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Provides temporary financial assistance for pregnant women and families with one or more dependent children.

TANF provides financial assistance to help pay for food, shelter, utilities, and expenses other than medical.

Transitional services are also available to help families become independent, such as GED preparation, vocational training, job retention programs, etc.

Offers library services and a variety of programming to the Urbandale community. Services include the circulation of books, videos, DVDs, audio, CD books, downloadable audio, eBooks, puzzles, puppets, and magazines. Public access to computers, internet, fax machine, scanner, and photocopier may be available.

Fire control, Advanced Life Support emergency services, business inspections, and public safety education.

- Public education is offered through public speaking, fire education, smoke detectors, and audiovisual programs.

Provides Release With Services (RWS) supervision to individuals released to the supervision of the Iowa Department of Corrections while awaiting trial. Probation/Parole Officers monitor compliance with court-ordered conditions, including attending required court appearances, and report violations of the release agreement to the court.

Provides all children suspected of being physically abused, sexually abused, or neglected with timely expert medical evaluations and treatment, as well as serving the community as a resource for prevention, research, and education. 

- MERIT case coordinator will receive requests for evaluation. 

• The coordinator will arrange for second opinions from other CAC's or DCFS investigators.
• Medical personnel will collaborate with investigative providers to determine next steps.

Helpline providing behavioral health assistance and referrals to parents. Connects eligible families to Family Navigator Services, to help identify existing community-based services and provide family peer support.

Provides older adults in need of additional supportive services, a place to participate in social and recreational activities while receiving necessary care and supervision. This program is meant for seniors who are in partial or total need of dependent help, socially isolated, physically or mentally impaired, and have an inability to manage personal care.

Classes on the topics of drugs and alcohol, parenting, anger management, and batterers intervention.

Provides trained crisis advocates to handle all aspects of domestic abuse and sexual abuse and its impact and the recovery process. Services may also include group and individual counseling. 

Provides child care assistance and referrals for clients. Offers training opportunities and technical assistance to child care providers, work to develop new child care options and assist employers in meeting their employees’ child care needs.

Provides outpatient mental health care to children, youth and families through the Pediatric and Adolescent Therapy, Medication Management and Behavioral Health Intervention Services.

- Addresses the mental health needs of children, adolescents and their families through individual and family therapy.

- Psychiatric nurse practitioner available to provide evaluation, medication management and health education as needed.

- Behavioral health intervention services offered at Children's Square campus; provides skills-based interventions for children and their families.

Offers the following services rapid HIV testing, rapid Hepatitis C testing, full-slate STI/STD testing (HIV, Hepatitis C, Syphilis, Herpes 1 and 2, Trichomoniasis, Gonorrhea, Chlamydia), pregnancy testing (available by request).

Can also provide PEP (post-exposure prophylaxis, if taken within 72 hours of suspected exposure), HPV vaccinations, Hepatitis A vaccinations, safe sex kit distribution, Narcan/Naloxone distribution, health navigation services (providing referrals to needed services), and transgender health navigation services.

Provides food to those in need.

Offers case management, assistance obtaining an Order of Protection, Civil No Contact Order, or Stalking No Contact Order, help with court advocacy, individual counseling, children's services and support groups.

LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) provides supplemental help for the winter heating bills November 1st through April 15th: LIHEAP Crisis Assistance when funding available provides in a life-threatening situation fuel, heaters, furnace repair; furnace replacement for homeowners when funds available. Applications are accepted October 1-April 30 for elderly or disabled households and November 1-April 30 for all other households. May have some crisis funding available outside the normal LIHEAP months, call local County Outreach Office for availability of funding.

Brings people and resources together to create lasting change and positive impact for the community. Volunteers and issue-focused experts work with the organization year-round to help assess the community's most pressing needs and distribute resources to programs that will positively impact the area. Organizations must apply for program funding. 

Offers internal medicine, pediatrics, general health care services, as well as ancillary services including laboratory, x-ray, pharmacy, nutrition, mental health counseling, health education and translation services.

Offers HAWK-I which provides the CHIP benefits (Children's Health Insurance Program) which offers health care insurance coverage for Iowa children in families with limited incomes. Depending on the size of the family Hawk-I is from free to no more than $40.00 per month; See website for income guidelines.

Provides training for potential foster parents and places children in homes that best meet their needs. Services for foster parents include ongoing training and development, 24-hour staff support, financial reimbursement, support groups, and respite care for personal time.

Provides statewide law enforcement and traffic safety services. Enforces traffic laws, promotes safe driving, and provides specialized law enforcement services, including collision investigations, commercial vehicle enforcement, and tactical response.

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