| Nebraska Rural Response Hotline | 1-800-464-0258 |
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The Nebraska Rural Response Hotline provides referral services to members of farm, ranch and rural communities. In the early 1980s, financial pressure and related legal and emotional stress reached a crisis stage for many Nebraska farm families. As land values plummeted, debt piled, and foreclosures reached a record high, Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska (IMN) took action. In March of 1984, IMN began forming a coalition not only of its member church denominations but also of agencies and organizations with a direct interest in confronting rural hardship. Representatives of the coalition realized from the beginning that the underlying problems leading to the crisis would not be solved overnight, nor would the groups be able to provide monies to troubled farmers. But they knew they could garner the human and financial resources to help provide sound financial and legal counsel when requested and to respond to families with needs for emotional and spiritual support. The plan grew quickly because of the crisis nature of the problem and the coalition's commitment to service. The Nebraska Department of Agriculture, the Farmers Union, WIFE, NFO, the Center for Rural Affairs, the Ag Extension Division of the University of Nebraska, lenders, attorneys, and church representatives worked closely to build the response network and make it available to anyone in Nebraska agriculture. In 1990, the Rural Response Partnership (RRP) joined with the Nebraska Rural Response (Farm) Hotline, to continue the Hotline's statewide access to both agricultural and rural folks.
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| Rural Response Hotline | How it Works |
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1. Hotline Response
The Nebraska Rural Response Hotline 1-800-464-0258 is one of the primary services provided by the Farm and Rural Response Network and Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska. When a farmer, rancher, or rural resident calls the Hotline number, a carefully trained person will answer. The phone answerer will:
2. Referral The Farm Hotline is also a referral service to:
3. Support Overall, the program offers the help of dozens of attorneys, financial advisors, professional counselors, mediators, clergy and other persons who have volunteered their expertise to the program. All have a special interest in meeting the needs of persons caught up on the on-going rural and agricultural situation. 4. Sponsorship Sponsoring groups, individuals, and private companies have generously contributed to the budget for the Hotline. Further contributions from individuals and groups are welcome. Contributions should be directed to Interchurch Ministries of Nebraska and are tax deductible.
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