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Works with disabled individuals to find employment by assisting them with job readiness skills, benefits counseling, job development, and case management. The program works with local business, as well as state and federal agencies, to ensure that the services are all encompassing.

2025

Offers gifts and food to those in need for the Christmas 2025 holiday. Reach out to the local County Outreach Office for more information regarding holiday help in the area.

Provides diapers, period supplies, or incontinence products to those in need. 

Offers individual, couples, and family counseling, medication management, Substance use disorders, and domestic violence education.

The Healthy Pregnancy (Maternal Health) Program offers free support, education, and resources to pregnant people and new parents. Helps with: applying for Medicaid health insurance; finding health care providers in Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, and Scott Counties; scheduling health care appointments; connecting to community resources and services; health screenings and referrals; social assessments and guidance; dental screenings, fluoride varnish application, and oral health education; breast/chest feeding education and support; health education and support; transportation; and interpretation services.

Provides collaborative leadership, fundraising, and support for health and human service programs assisting Jasper County, Iowa, residents. The grant cycle begins each October, with funding awarded in the following March. 

Offers family based immigration (bringing a family member from another country), asylum, immigrant victims of crime, domestic violence, or human trafficking, DACA, citizenship , and minors who are in the USA without their parents.

Consultation clinics are routinely held in Bloomington-Normal, Champaign, Kankakee, Springfield, Peoria, and Carbondale. See website calendar for meeting information.

Provides early childhood education that meets the needs of all children and families. The focus of the program is to prepare students for future academic success.

Works to help individuals, including those facing significant employment barriers, secure and retain high-quality jobs. The program assists people in finding employment, funds training when needed to gain or retain a position, and provides assistance in obtaining work permits or official documentation required for work authorization.

The Adult Program serves people who are at least 18 years old and, if applicable, registered for Selective Service. The Dislocated Worker Program serves individuals registered for Selective Service who have lost their jobs and meet dislocated worker categories defined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

The Youth Program serves in-school youth (ages 14-21) and out-of-school youth (ages 16-24) who need assistance with training or education to enter the workforce successfully, with a focus on young people facing barriers to success. This includes government-subsidized summer employment programs that provide job opportunities in the public and private sectors during the summer months. Registration for these summer opportunities occurs during a spring application period.

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

Offers a home health care program. Services include nursing services, social services, physical, speech and occupational therapy, nutrition counseling, wound care management and assistance with personal care. Home infusion services provide IV and infusion therapies to individuals in their homes under the supervision of an IV nurse. 

Provides a variety of health services to adults and children. Services include annual exams for men and women, sports and school physicals, well-baby visits, a diaper bank for families that have earned points to receive diapers and wipes, childhood and adult immunizations, wellness care, chronic disease management (such as diabetes, asthma/COPD, kidney disease, heart disease, hypertension and HIV/AIDS), health insurance counseling, sexually transmitted disease and treatment, birth control options, pregnancy testing and mental health evaluations.

Provides law enforcement services to Pocahontas County residents, excluding those in Fonda, Laurens, and Pocahontas who have their own police departments. Services include operating correctional facilities for the detention, confinement, treatment, employment, training, and discipline of individuals charged with or convicted of crimes. Additionally, the agency manages 911 services, offering a telephone response system staffed by trained personnel to assess emergency assistance requests and dispatch appropriate emergency response agencies such as law enforcement, fire, paramedics/EMTs, or ambulance services.

Provides a 15 minute or daily service designed to assist/instruct individuals with their daily living needs.

LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) assists low-income homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Assistance is based on household income, size, type of fuel and type of housing. The application period is from October 1-April 30 for elderly and disabled households and November 1-April 30th for the rest of the households. Persons applying must meet 200% poverty guidelines.

LIHEAP also offers a crisis program that may be able to assist homeowners who are with no heat or limited heat during the off months of the LIHEAP program (May-September). The furnace component for crisis runs October 1-April 30th.

Offers a home energy audit program. Services include the initial walk through and the blower door test. During the walkthrough members will identify areas where air may be leaking in and perform initial safety checks. The blower door is specialized equipment that allows to measure the level of air infiltration by surveying the extent of air leaks in the home. Depending on the results of the home energy audit, members may proceed with weatherization services. Services may include repairs for windows, doors, attic access, outlets, rim joints, ducts, water pipes, and efficiency improvements.

Offers a wide range of FREE energy efficiency services including energy saving kits, energy audits, and weatherizations on homes in the Cedar Valley area.

Supports caregivers caring for adults with chronic conditions through a variety of services like one-on-one visits, educational sessions, events, and support groups. Zoom calls are available.

Provides help with parenting after a separation or divorce, offering joint parenting sessions at no cost to any Iowa parents. Sessions are designed to help parents find common ground, reduce conflict, improve communication and design a communication plan, resolve parenting disputes, craft parenting plans. Offers a unique child-centered approach helps keep kids out of the middle and helps parents make progress. Kids First serves as a neutral exchange location for parents who need help exchanging their children peacefully. Provides a child-friendly environment that ensures a smooth transition for children from one parent to the other without the parents meeting. Kids First also coaches parents so they can work toward having conflict-free exchanges on their own. Exchanges are free.

Offers a micropantry with non-perishable food items, located outside of the parish hall. Food gets restocked at least once per week.