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Christmas gifts and food in partnership with county partners.

For Christmas 2025:

As of 11/20/25, no longer accepting applications but community members may still call and see if the office might have extra gift cards to Dollar Fresh and Family Fare grocery stores in Richardson County for food for the families (distributed on December 14th).

[For Christmas 2024:

Holiday Gift and Food Basket applications may be picked up at the SENCA office in Falls City or Humboldt, starting October 28th, 2024. No applications will be accepted after November 15th at 4 pm.

For any questions, call the SENCA office: Humboldt number is (402) 862-2411; Falls City number is (402) 245-5284.]

Legal service program that helps:

- Individuals and families obtain and maintain Medicaid and Medicare and obtain coverage for services needed.

- With medical assistance denials, terminations, spend down issues (Medicaid, Medicare).

- Older adults and people with disabilities get the help needed to remain in their own home or secure coverage for long-term care.

- Older adults and people with disabilities establish powers of attorney.

- With nursing home discharges.

- Family members obtain guardianship or other legal authority to care for loved ones.

- People with HIV/AIDS obtain care and services.

Offers services for homeless youth and their families. Helps students enroll or stay in school. Connects families to community resources for health, transportation, food, and more.

Offered to at-risk youth and focuses on building life skills and promoting mental wellness through a 24-week dog training program. Participants are taught foundational to advanced dog training skills, while also engaging in self-reflection and activities to improve their social-emotional health. The program is broken into three 8-week sessions, with each session focusing on different aspects of personal growth, such as building trust, confidence, and emotional awareness.

Offers classes to help discover better nutrition, exercise choices, find practical ways to deal with pain and fatigue, and understand new treatment choices.

Provides practical information for anyone to access in the areas served. Education services include agriculture, horticulture, family and consumer economics, nutrition and wellness, and youth development. The website has information about different programming options available.

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.

Provides a voluntary program for individuals receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to assist with skill development and employment. Services include job search support, structured job search activities, and classroom training, which includes computer literacy instruction to help participants learn or improve their skills in using computers, hardware, and various software applications.

Provides an online resource for individuals seeking assistance with opioid or other drug addictions. The website includes information on Medication for Addictions Treatment (MAT) and features a map to locate nearby providers contracted with the State of Iowa. While the online list is not exhaustive, additional facility options can be found at yourlifeiowa.org/facility-locator. The platform also emphasizes access to resources such as opioid antidotes, including Narcan, which can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose and help prevent fatalities. The service is open to anyone.

Supports individuals facing employment challenges by offering short-term training and certification funding.

Provides funding up to $1000 for courses, classes, or tests that result in a credential, license, or certification. Common fields include health care, construction, and IT (information technology), among others. Partners with local businesses and organizations for job placement for participants.

Supports DACA renewals, with the goal of helping individuals maintain employment.

Supportive services include funding for uniforms, tools, and transportation to work, up to $300.

Provides information on STI's/STDs, including AIDS/HIV. KCHD also provides referrals to centers for STI/STD and AIDS/HIV screening, testing, and treatment.

Provides support services to individuals impacted by cancer, services include: support groups, body image workshops, stress management, health and wellness education, and more.

Assists older persons or their caregivers in identifying their needs and place them in contact with appropriate community resources or service providers.

Follow up activities are included such as making sure the older person was able to receive the service or help the older person obtain the service.

Responsible for coordinating the state response to disasters. Personal preparedness information can be found at www.ready.iowa.gov. Iowa residents can also sign up for local alerting through Alert Iowa at www.alert.iowa.gov

Provides programs and services protect public health by reducing the burden of communicable diseases and non-communicable diseases. Services include breast and cervical cancer screenings, through the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program, tuberculosis screening, STI and HIV testing, smoking prevention, immunizations, and COVID-19 testing and vaccines.

Offers home delivered meals to older adults and military veterans. Two options are available:

- Hot Meal Delivery: Freshly prepared meals, delivered hot over the lunch hour up to five days a week.

- Frozen Meal Packs: Mix and match a pack of 5 or 7 ready-to-heat meals, delivered weekly.

Menus and interest form are available on the website.

All meals are prepared in the Meals-on-Wheels kitchen in the Drake neighborhood and are hand-delivered by drivers and volunteers Mon-Fri.

Funding is available for those living on a limited income. Clients do not need to receive meals every day and schedules can be flexible.

Week-long overnight summer camp for youth (weeks available for 3rd-12th grade). Sponsorship available for campers from low-income families. Camp includes 8 Weeks of sleepaway summer camp, offered Monday-Friday. Each week is for specific age groups. Camper transportation, meals, and activities included with registration.

Provides a thrift store offering clothing, household goods, and furniture available at low cost to the community or vouchers if needed can be picked up at the Iowa Street location to be used here. Donations accepted at any time.

Provides access to materials, including print, electronic, streaming, and downloadable items. Materials are available for circulation and in-house reference use. Computers are also available for users access word processing, resume writing, and spreadsheets.