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Provides a program that offers individuals the chance to earn a High School Equivalency Diploma. Students get the opportunity to connect to community resources for support and possible financial assistance as well as career exploration and preparation. Individuals must attend HSED orientation to register for classes. All classes are mandatory.

Emergency operations center for the County, which handles emergency response incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disasters. Also responsible for requesting federal assistance after a disaster.

Comprehensive reproductive health center providing prenatal and family planning (birth control) services. Other services include free pregnancy testing for women of any age, testing/treatment of sexually transmitted diseases for males and females, hormone replacement therapy, sterilization, education programs on sexual responsibility, female camp, school and sport physicals, and annual examinations for adult women. Bus tokens may be available for those with transportation needs.

Currently enrolling Iowa women in a program that provides free birth control services to those who have no insurance and meet income qualifications. Can provide long acting reversible birth control to any woman who medically qualifies for little to no out-of-pocket expense.

Teen pregnancy prevention program addresses questions relating to sexuality issues such as pregnancy, abstinence, birth control methods, and sexually-transmitted diseases. Anyone may request a free Teen Pack or Parent Pack, which include information on teen parenting, communication, birth control methods, and sexually transmitted diseases.

Offers both short and long-term experiences for youth. Short-term experiences include afterschool programs, camps, school-sponsored activities, conferences, and other events. Long-term experiences include learning communities in agriculture such as county clubs.

Provides the following, infectious disease investigation, patient education, and limited follow-up tests, information on international travel, STD/STI education, testing, treatment, referral, and partner notification for specific STD's (including gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV), Tuberculosis (TB) testing, initial chest x-rays, laboratory tests, and medical evaluations for positive TB reactors, Tuberculosis medications and follow up testing may be provided as medically indicated, Hepatitis C testing, harm reduction services (including access to sterile syringes, safe disposal of syringes, other injection supplies, education, and referrals), Naloxone (Narcan) education and distribution, Fentanyl test strips and male and receptive partner condoms.

Retail pharmacy located at OSF HealthCare Sacred Heart Medical Center. Works closely with medical providers to find the most therapeutic and cost-effective prescriptions. Orders medications that typical community pharmacies don’t carry. Offers online prescription refills.

• Ames Program: held at the Ames Community Center Gym - 515 Clark Avenue, Ames, Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 1:30 pm-2:30 pm
• Story City Program: held at the Mary Greeley Lifetime Fitness Center - 812 Elm Avenue, Story City, Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 11 am-12 pm

Meets with patients and the general public to discuss enrollment eligibility and find the best healthcare coverage for them. Options may include Iowa Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplace.

Offers social work case managers to help with basic needs, including referrals to housing, food, transportation and other emergency assistance programs.

Offers a public housing program, but does not participate in the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program, so voucher holders cannot port to this housing authority. Manages 60 units throughout Piatt County.

Provides help finding and keeping a job for individuals with disabilities or mental illness. Services may include job coaching, resume help, interview practice, and support at work.

Sells low-cost household goods, clothing, books, shoes, toys, linens, and more.

Specializes in providing assistance to individuals, couples, children, adolescents, and families for a full range of life and family issues, including couples problems, depression, anxiety, childhood and adolescent behavioral issues, trauma, and grief.

Staff are also available to provide education seminars or specialized group counseling programs on site to any local organization, school, church, or business; topics include communication, conflict resolution, parent training and education, child and adolescent groups, marital enrichment, and anger management.

Services may be available outside of normal business hours.

Provides individual, couples, and family therapy, as well as mental health evaluations, psychiatric medication evaluations and management. Therapeutic teams partner with clients to achieve goals related to mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, relationship problems, behavior problems, personality disorders and chronic mental illness.