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Chlamydia and gonorrhea testing.

Employment services including resume service and counseling.

Change is an Inside Job program provides people with the skills necessary to change the way they are living their lives through a series of videos and workbook sessions.

Conflict resolutions and collaborative negotiations.

Victim impact panel for first time DUI offenders.

Provides substance use treatment to assist individuals and families.

Offers volunteer work with the community to provide housing for those in need. Services include build and sell decent, quality, affordable houses to families at a zero percent interest rate. Select families based on their level of need, willingness to partner with Habitat, and ability to repay a mortgage. Services may also provide home maintenance, budgeting, and financial educations classes free of charge to anyone in the community. 

Provides a non-profit, no-kill animal rescue and shelter. Also provides spay and neuter services for owned dogs and cats on Wednesdays.

GED classes help adult students improve reading, math, science, and/or social studies knowledge, to help students pass the GED test and earn the equivalent of a high school diploma.

Citizenship classes help students prepare for the naturalization interview, as well as the 100 questions used for the civics portion of the naturalization test to become a US citizen. Classes meet twice a week, with one class being held in Columbus and one in Schuyler. Morning or evening classes are available, and students may start anytime during the year and continue for as long as needed until they have the confidence to pass the citizenship test. Classes are taught entirely in English; students must have a basic understanding of English to attend.

English as a Second Language (ESL) classes help students learn English through conversation, writing, and listening.

One-on-one employability skills help individuals look for and apply for jobs and are tailored to specific needs.

A program made up of dedicated, caring, and specially trained professionals who provide a comprehensive organized approach for the redirection and control of the harmful aspects of stress caused by a traumatic or critical incident. Services are provided to Emergency Services Personnel. All 99 counties are covered by a CISM Team, find the county team lead below for further assistance.

BENTON COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT. TEAM - Team leader is Deputy Shelby Chekal, (319) 310-2424/Sheriff’s Office: (319) 472-2337 ext. 6238. Counties covered: Benton County only. BREMER COUNTY CISM TEAM - Team Lead: Kip Ladage (319) 404-4363. Counties covered: Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Howard. Note: Butler and Floyd Counties also covered by the North Iowa CISM Team (Mason City). CENTRAL IOWA CISM TEAM (American Red Cross) - Team Lead: Dianne Fagner (515) 277-5406, Alternate Team Lead: John Coulter (641) 344-4235. Counties covered: Adair, Boone, Carroll, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Greene, Guthrie, Hardin, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marshall, Polk, Poweshiek, Ringgold, Story, Tama, Union, Warren, and Wayne. Note: Des Moines Police Department, Polk County Sheriff and Polk County Mental Health all have a Peer Support Team that provides CISM support: for Des Moines PD contact Sgt. Sean O'Neil (515) 283-4811, Polk County Sheriff's Office, contact Sgt. Ayal Naggar (515) 466-0889 and Polk County Mental Health, contact Sara Lupkes (515) 286-3589. DUBUQUE CISM TEAM - Team Lead: Jessica George (563) 599-6558 or (563) 583-1711, Alternate Team Lead: Marty Benda (563) 590-5955. Counties covered: Allamakee, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Jackson, Jones, Linn, Winneshiek. Note: Jones and Jackson Counties also covered by the Quad Cities CISM Team. FORT DODGE - Team Lead: Gary Snook (515) 571-1712. Counties covered: Calhoun, Hamilton, Humboldt, Pocahontas, and Webster. NORTH IOWA CISM TEAM (MASON CITY) - Team Lead: Kelli Carlson (641) 390-1438, Alternate Team Lead: Brian Koob (641) 430-2950. Counties covered: Butler, Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth, and Wright. Note: Butler and Floyd Counties also covered by the Bremer County CISM Team. Note: Kossuth County is also covered by the Spencer / Spirit Lake CISM Team. NW IOWA CISM TEAM – Team Lead: Shawn Scholten (712) 476-5245. Counties covered: Lyon, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, and Sioux. QUAD CITIES IA/IL - Iowa Team Lead: Jamie Temple (563) 271-8106 or (563) 323-1000. Counties covered: Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Johnson, Louisa, Muscatine, and Scott. Note: Jones and Jackson Counties also covered by the Dubuque CISM Team. SIOUXLAND CISM - Team Lead Kayla Mayer (712-225-2129) or Jessie Dominoski (712-301-1889). Counties covered: Cherokee, Crawford, Ida, Monona, Sac and Woodbury. SOUTHEAST IOWA ALLIANCE – Team Lead: Brandon Howard (319) 576-1113 or (319) 753-8390. Alternate Team Lead: Gary Syznula (319) 572-2238. Counties covered: Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Van Buren, and Washington. Note: Van Buren County is also covered by the Southern Prairie CISM Team. SOUTHERN PRAIRIE CISM TEAM - Team Lead: Jeanetta Nieuwsma (712) 314-2152, Alternate Team Lead: Teri VanKooten (641) 820-0121. Counties Covered: Appanoose, Davis, Iowa, Jefferson, Keokuk, Mahaska, Marion, Monroe, Van Buren, and Wapello. Van Buren County is also covered by the Southeast Alliance. SOUTHWEST IOWA CISM TEAM - Team Lead: Rita Pierson (712) 322-1896 or (402) 680-8407, Alternate Team Lead: Marsha Houser (402) 403-7195. Counties covered: Adams, Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby, and Taylor. SPENCER AND SPIRIT LAKE CISM TEAMS - Spencer Team Lead: Chris Meyer (712) 240-2810 or (712) 264-6517, Spirit Lake Team Lead: Steve Hopkins (712) 330-1144. Both teams work together to cover: Buena Vista, Clay, Dickinson, Emmet, Kossuth, Lyon, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto and Sioux. Note: Kossuth County is also covered by the North Iowa CISM Team. IOWA STATEWIDE CISM TEAM RESPONSE:IOWA CISM NETWORK - Coordinator: John Coulter (641) 344-4235, Vice Coordinator: Brian Koob (641) 344-5235. Note: Whenever an issue occurs or a team fails to respond to a request, please notify John Coulter or Brian Koob for resolution.

Offers scholarships, amounts are dependent of funding levels, to income eligible individuals who are planning to attend accredited Illinois University, community college, technical or vocational schools. Preference is given to applicants of racial or ethnic minorities.

Offers scholarships, amounts are dependent of funding levels, to income eligible individuals who are planning to attend accredited Illinois University, community college, technical or vocational schools. Preference is given to applicants of racial or ethnic minorities.

Collects property taxes, conducts annual tax sale for delinquent taxes, processes vehicle transactions, issues driver's licenses, and issues motor vehicle titles and registrations.

Provides weatherization services to low income households. Helps conserve fuel and reduce energy costs by making homes and apartments more energy efficient. Also provides many health and safety upgrades.

Services vary, but may include insulation, furnace work, and air sealing.

Provides city government departments and other city information. 

Advocates for quality child care and assists providers in developing health and safety policies.

Helps families in crisis by offering programs that work to stabilize families through guidance, emotional support, and basic necessities. Caseworker services are provided to families and seek to preserve families to enable children to remain safely at home and avoid separation and/or placement of the children. Referrals to other programs or community agencies are conducted as appropriate.

Intact Services are tailored to a family's particular crisis and are provided to prevent children from coming into the foster care system. Services may include:

-- Parenting classes.

-- Emergency caretakers.

-- Housing assistance.

-- Individual and family counseling.

-- Child development education.

-- Respite care.

-- Daycare.

-- Employment placement.

-- Household management education.

-- Emergency food assistance.

-- Community resource referrals.