View Search Results

Reimburses for funeral and burial expenses when a person's resources and all other sources of payment are less than the DHS standard payment rates. The maximum amount that DHS will pay is $1,370 for a funeral and $686 for a cremation/burial.

Service to the Ames, Boone, Hamilton, and Story County business community as it relates to community and economic development.

Hotline to report fraud, waste, program abuse, mismanagement, misconduct, conflict of interest and contact/grant fraud by DHHS employees, and beneficiaries.

Most complaints fall in the following categories:

- Crime, gross misconduct, or conflicts of interest involving HHS employees/contractor.

​- Fraud, waste, or abuse relating to HHS Grants/Contracts, including American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grants.

​- False/Fraudulent claims submitted to Medicare/Medicaid.

​- Kickbacks/inducements for referrals by Medicare/Medicaid providers.

​- Medical Identity Theft involving Medicare and/or Medicaid Beneficiaries.

​- Failure of a hospital to evaluate and stabilize an emergency patient.

​- Abuse/neglect in nursing homes and other long term care facilities.

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Helps low-income people and families buy food.

Offers the Restaurant Meals Program, which allows eligible SNAP customers to buy meals at authorized restaurants. (Available to SNAP customers who are homeless, elderly, and/or disabled.)

The LINK card is accepted at many farmers' markets.

Expedited/Emergency SNAP Benefits may be available (in 5 days or less from the date of application) to eligible clients if:

- Monthly income, cash, and bank accounts are less than client's rent or mortgage plus utility costs, OR

- Monthly income is less than $150 and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100, OR

- At least one person in the household is a migrant farm worker and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100.

Pathfinder Support Services offers supportive, strength-based services to children and families by providing new skill acquisition and development of a child's parents or caretakers to promote positive parenting practices and healthy child development.

Pathfinder Support Services also offers the following services:

-- Supervised Visitation

-- Drug Screening and Testing

-- In-Home Safety

-- Juvenile Justice Family Support

-- Day and Evening Reporting for juvenile offenders

-- Private Pay

Offers the support group, Grandparents Raising Grandchildren to help support any older adults who are caring for children.

Offers recreational discount program for families to receive 50% off activities and rentals at the Polk County Conservation Parks. With this card, families can receive discounts on camping, cabins, equipment rentals, program registration, equestrian programs and more.

Provides after-school programing which includes homework tutoring, physical activities and expanded learning opportunities.

Offers a food pantry with canned and boxed goods. Available once a month.