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Provides assistance to limited-income seniors who need help managing their finances. The level of care provided is based on the need of the person. The goal of the program is to assist low-income seniors and persons with disability (who are financially exploited) to assure independence and to prevent pre-mature institutional care and abuse.

The program helps with such bill-paying activities as opening and organizing mail, setting up budgets, and balancing checkbooks for seniors who remain in control of their finances, but need some help keeping things in order.

Representative Payee volunteers help clients manage their Social Security benefits, if the client is unable to handle his or her own finances. The Representative Payee volunteer manages and pays the client's expenses from an account into which the Social Security benefit is automatically deposited.

Provides shelter, assistance, and 24-hour case management to those experiencing a need for transition to another home or residential setting or who need a break from their current home or residential setting.

- Provided on a short-term basis, to provide support through the transition or break. Provides links to needed behavioral health services and assists in the transition back to the community.

Services include:

- Case Manager, providing individual and group education services.

- Certified Peer Support Specialists, offering individual and group recovery services.

- Residential Technicians, providing individual and group services.

Adult outpatient services includes individual, couple, family, group therapy and psychological testing, psychiatric evaluation, medication and management.

Child and adolescent outpatient services includes psychological testing, play and art therapy, individual therapy, family therapy.

Geriatric outreach on-site for nursing home facilities including behavior management plans, nursing and pharmacological consultations, psychotherapy, and staff education.

Depression screening year-round in all outpatient clinics, free of charge to youth and adults.

Responds to calls and aids in the rescuing of abandoned, sick or injured or stray animals. provides adoption services.

Intermediate program which takes a firm, zero-tolerance stance against drugs and violence. Students receive discounts at businesses and admission into special events and retreats for making a commitment to be alcohol, tobacco, other drug, and violence free. Weekly meetings are held at numerous local junior high schools.

Offers a variety of additional substance abuse prevention services free to Scott County residents, including curriculum in the schools, drug-free workplace training, Esteem Team groups, etc.

Offers 24/7 support to survivors of sexual assault and abuse, as well as their families, 365 days a year. Provides free, confidential services dedicated to empowering survivors of sexual assault and guiding them on their path to healing. Services include counseling, medical and legal advocacy, prevention and professional education programs, and child sexual assault prevention initiatives that aim to protect children from molestation and other forms of sexual assault. These initiatives focus on teaching children about personal boundaries, recognizing inappropriate behavior, and encouraging them to report incidents of assault or uncomfortable situations.

Offers food to individuals in need of food in the Creston area.

Free, professional support services to anyone affected by cancer. Services include counseling (one-on-one over the phone), support groups (by phone or online), publications, workshops, and limited financial assistance with cancer-related costs such as transportation, home care, and child care.

Offers a free and confidential crisis line for veterans. Can also help with local suicide prevention coordinators, who can connect veterans to ongoing counseling and services in their area. 

Provides service coordination for individuals with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and developmental disabilities. Services include information and referrals, assessment of needs, development of individualized service plans, and coordination of funding and supports as needed.

Provides help to low-income people and families buy food.

Offers the Restaurant Meals Program, which allows eligible SNAP customers to buy meals at authorized restaurants. (Available to SNAP customers who are homeless, elderly, and/or disabled.)

The LINK card is accepted at many farmers' markets.

Expedited/Emergency SNAP Benefits may be available (in 5 days or less from the date of application) to eligible clients if:

- Monthly income, cash, and bank accounts are less than client's rent or mortgage plus utility costs, OR

- Monthly income is less than $150 and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100, OR

- At least one person in the household is a migrant farm worker and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100.

Provides a food pantry to anyone in need.  Go to the food pantry building in the back of the parking lot.

Serves as a crisis team with an Engagement Specialist and Crisis Counselor providing mobile crisis response intervention.

Services include:

• On-site counseling
• Mental health evaluation
• Assessment for psychiatric hospitalization

Provides help to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to focus on building personal skills through active treatment. The program assists clients to achieve their personal goals and desires through education, pre-vocational training, assistance with personal care, and community integration.

Provides in-home assistance to seniors to help them remain independent in the home. Services include case management, home care aid (non-medical in-home care to assist with activities of daily living, such as bathing, grooming, dressing, housework, meal preparation, and transportation for essential errands), emergency home response system, automated medication dispenser, and money management. Care Coordinators can also assist older adults and their caregivers in finding options when leaving the hospital or long-term care center.

Offers e-learning tools, social support, and information about quitting.

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Support group for victims of domestic violence. Open to anyone who is experiencing or has experienced abuse in an intimate relationship, including individuals who are still involved in the abusive relationship. Transportation available.