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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING | HEARTLAND FAMILY SERVICE

Heartland Bridges is a short-term transitional housing program offered by Heartland Family Service that is designed to assist people with a diagnosed mental health or co-occurring condition while they transition to stability in the community. The goal of the program is to help clients secure permanent housing and connect them with community-based mental health or substance abuse services and avoid unnecessary incarceration.

The program aims to provide a home-like, trauma-informed experience for clients. Program staff are available 24 hours a day at the facility for resident oversight and assistance. The building is composed of 15 beds that are arranged in either single- or double-occupancy bedrooms and bathrooms. The space also offers a family-style kitchen, dining room, and living room. Residents pay 30% of their income toward their living expenses at the facility.

Staff can help clients:
-- Create a plan for housing
-- Connect to services to improve physical and mental health
-- Support in recovery from substance use
-- Support in finding employment or applying for Social Security benefits
-- Connect to programs that help with life skills (cooking/cleaning, budgeting, relationship/communication skills, using community resources, etc.)

Applicants must complete a screening form available on the website: www.heartlandfamilyservice.org/counseling-prevention/heartland-bridges-program

Physical Address

600 9th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Hours

Mon 12 am - 11:59 pm; Tue 12 am - 11:59 pm; Wed 12 am - 11:59 pm; Thu 12 am - 11:59 pm; Fri 12 am - 11:59 pm; Sat 12 am - 11:59 pm; Sun 12 am - 11:59 pm;

Application process

Complete screening form on website; Call for information

Fee

Call for information

Required documents

Eligibility

Men and women ages 18 and older who reside in Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, or Shelby counties in Iowa; must meet all Southwest Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services Region eligibility requirements

Languages

English

Agency info

HEARTLAND FAMILY SERVICE

Provides human services in the areas of Child and Family Well-being, Counseling and Prevention, and Housing, Safety, and Financial Stability.