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Offers Child Care Expense Assistance through the Iowa Department of Human services is available to the children of income-eligible parents who are absent for a portion of the day due to employment or participation in academic or vocational training or PROMISE JOBS activities. Assistance may also be available for a limited period of time to the children of a parent looking for employment. APPLY TO BE A REGISTERED CHILD CARE PROVIDER. SEARCH FOR REGISTERED CHILD CARE PROVIDERS at www.hhs.iowa.gov

Serves to safeguard the health of low-income pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants, and children up to age 5 who are at nutritional risk by providing nutritious foods to supplement diets, information on healthy eating including breastfeeding promotion and support, and referrals to health care.

Offers a free home assessment, which will install energy-saving products, such as programmable thermostats, ENERGY STAR® certified LEDs, WaterSense® certified showerheads, WaterSense® certified faucet aerators, hot water pipe insulation, air sealing and insulation, furnace tune-ups.

Offers workshops that teach individuals and families how to get more out of money and how to save money for financial goals. This is a series of workshops that are a blend of instruction and hands on activities so each concept can be mastered. 

Provides temporary homes for children of families in crisis. Services allow parents an opportunity to resolve a temporary crisis while reducing risk of abuse, neglect, and isolation for children. Connects families with a family friend, who offers a healthy relational support as the family navigates the situation. Also connects the family with a family coach, who can provide linkage to services in the community and set goals to reach a place of stability. 

Provides help to veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to financial hardship, unemployment, addiction, depression, or transition from jail. Services include immediate food and shelter needs, including both transitional and permanent housing, job training, life skills development, and education, financial support to prevent homelessness, addiction and depression treatment, health and dental care, and justice system navigation and community reentry from jail.

Provides day habilitation and community integration services to build and improve skills for daily living, self-care, social skills, and community living.

Weatherization services include a cost-effectiveness energy audit, air leakage checks, insulation, and all combustion appliances inspection for repair and/or replacement.

Provides assistance to adults with serious mental health conditions who are Medicaid beneficiaries in coordinating and managing their health and mental health care services. The program provides support and assistance for clients in identifying goals and working with the healthcare team to ensure that the needs of the client are met. Services include coordinating the client's primary and specialty care providers, coordinating the care provided in the hospital, clinic, and the community, and access to a Peer Support Specialist who have experienced living with mental illness.

Resource center focused on supporting individuals with disabilities in achieving independent living within their communities.

Provides assistance with bathing and other types of personal care.

Provides mental health and psychiatry services to those in need. Services include counseling, medication management, and mental health case management.