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Mental health services including outpatient psychiatric care, individual and family evaluation, medical management, psychotherapy, and group therapy.

Outpatient chemical dependency services.

Provides support groups for anyone who is parenting. Groups are a tool for relieving stress by allowing parents to discuss issues they are going through. These groups are a way for parents to find community and support.

Supportive home for those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction; residents must abide by the rules of the home, including never using drugs or alcohol while a resident. Homes may house men, women, women with children, or men with children.

Vacancies can be searched online at www.oxfordvacancies.com.

Helps those with a problem with gambling. Offers free screenings and provide individual and group counseling.

Thrift store located at 341 East 4th Street in Minden. Redistribution center for gently-used clothing and small household goods. On-going bag sales.

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.

Meals served. Limited bus service.

Recruits, screens, trains and supports volunteers (Court Appointed Special Advocates) who are assigned by a juvenile court judge to advocate for a child, who is under the jurisdiction of the court due to abuse or neglect.

Serves as the child's voice in court.

Provides an Early Childhood Home Visiting program that works to get children school ready. Home visits occur weekly to work with parents on child development, behavior management, safety, and creating a learning environment. Educational services are designed to meet the child’s individual interests. Learning experiences are planned in collaboration with parents/caregivers to foster total growth and developmental skills. Children participate in music, art, language, literacy, dramatic play, math, and science.

Offers a food pantry to those in need.

Offers a food pantry delivery service to the greater Polk County area in the Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. For delivery services individuals must call and provide basic information about their household to receive food.  Requests for delivery are taken on a first-come first-serve basis. Individuals requesting a delivery must call from Mon-Wed 9 am-12 pm, and all orders are delivered on Thursdays. 

Provides community resource flyers and information offering referrals to programming. 

Provides a variety of camps for children, such as summer camp, PACT - Police and Children Together, Leaders of Tomorrow, Girls Rock, Kids in the Kitchen, Urban Farm, etc.

Provides a safe, home-like daily living environment away from male Guests in the Lazarus House program. The Day center provides

Separate, enhanced space to allow women and children to focus on and more effectively achieve their goals.

Indoor and fenced outdoor play area and recreational space for children.

Additional bathroom facilities, including showers and a bathtub for children.

Classes specific to women’s issues.

Individualized attention and support.

Provides a family support specialist that will complete intake for all juvenile delinquency court referrals, participate in all truancy hearings, and provide case management to deliver intervention and associated activities to support juveniles and their families.

Builds homes with the help of volunteers and family partners. The mortgage is financed with an affordable Habitat loan, with a modest down payment.

Offers children to participate in various activities and staged play to explore with a balance of language, sensory, fine and gross motor, art, math, music, cognitive and social-emotional concepts. 

Oversees the election process, voter registration, maintains financial records for the county, maintains current real estate information and assessment maps.

Provides in home services to assist individuals with living successfully with mental illness and developing the skills necessary to advance to a less restrictive, community-based setting.