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Provides support, opportunities, and transitional housing for young women transitioning out of foster care. Young women work with staff to create personalized plans to help navigate key areas of life with the goal of completing the independent living program within approximately 24 months. Staff offer guidance and connect youth with essential resources, enabling them to take the next steps toward independence. This transitional living program must be completed while the client is going to school or work, and is not an emergency shelter.

Provides help to get young adults into safe, secure housing so they can focus on building a brighter future. These programs provide living options that center on participants achieving self-sufficiency. YSS advocates work one-on-one with the participants to create a plan to acquire safe and secure housing, stable employment, and financial stability.

Programs include:
Transitional Living Program (Ames, Boone, Marshalltown) - Single individuals ages 16-21
Rapid Rehousing (Ames, Boone, Des Moines, Marshalltown) - Single individuals ages 18-24
Lighthouse (Boone, Des Moines) - Families with parents ages 16-24
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (Des Moines) - Single individuals or families ages 18-24 based on income

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Youth Centers
Supervised Living for Older Youth
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter. Rent assistance.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Provides a women's transitional living program for women in crisis or in need of rehabilitation services. Minimum stay of 4 months with a maximum stay of two years; 3 meals and snacks provided; no alcohol or illegal drugs allowed, and random drug testing performed. Substance abuse, mental health and medical assessments are required upon arrival. Intensive Case Management provided: residents are required to find employment and maintain appointments for counseling, aftercare, and support groups. Rent does begin to accrue upon move in, at a rate of $420 per month. No deposit required.

*The Beacon is not an emergency housing program. Pre-screen required.

Support groups are open to the public, but are for women only:
1. Alcoholics Anonymous, Mondays at 7pm.
2. Alcoholics Anonymous, Wednesday at 7pm.
3. Empowerment, First Wednesday at 7 pm.
4. Narcotics Anonymous, Thursday at 7 pm.

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Transitional Residential Substance Use Disorder Services
Transitional Housing/Shelter

Safe Passage is the domestic violence and sexual assault agency for DeKalb County. Services provided include:

-- 24/7 crisis hotline and text line.

-- 25 bed Emergency shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children.

-- Transitional housing for victims of domestic and sexual violence.

-- Individual, group and family counseling for adults and children experiencing domestic and sexual assault or abuse.

-- Legal advocacy including help obtaining Orders of Protection and support at court.

-- Medical advocacy to victims at hospital emergency room.

-- Prevention and professional education in schools, with police and other first responders and to community groups.

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
General Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Sexual Assault Counseling
Child Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Shelters

Services to runaway, homeless, near-homeless and street-dependent youth. Array of services includes shelter, street outreach, transitional living, and maternity group home.

24-hour crisis line for youth needing emergency assistance.

Emergency services include shelter program (short-term), Transitional Living Program (TLP), and Maternity Group Home (MGH) for up to 18 months. A variety of support services are provided for youth while in residence.

Require authorization of parent or guardian within 72 hours of placement for shelter placements and housing services.

Services include housing, all meals, transportation to school and scheduled appointments. Must be involved in daily residential activities including hygiene, meal preparation, scheduling activities, laundry, and facility upkeep.

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Youth Shelters
Maternity Homes
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Runaway/Homeless Youth Helplines

Designated dual-diagnosis/co-occurring mental health & substance abuse treatment facility. Gateway is able to provide treatment to those with substance use disorder, with or without a mental health diagnosis.

Substance use treatment options vary by location, but may include:

-- Residential treatment.

-- Outpatient treatment.

-- Virtual addiction treatment.

-- Detoxification.

Services may include:

-- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT).

-- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

-- Dilectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

-- Co-Occuring Diagnosis/Dual Diagnosis Treatment.

-- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

-- Mindfulness-Based Sobriety.

-- Motivational Interviewing (MI).

-- Recovery Support Groups.

-- Trauma-Responsive Treatment.

-- 12-Step Facilitation.

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Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Gambling Disorder Counseling
Transitional Housing/Shelter
General Counseling Services
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Medication Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Integrated Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
DUI Offender Programs

Offers a safe place for the practice of life for survivors of human trafficking, exploitation, and prostitution. Includes a residential treatment program for survivors of sex and labor trafficking. Also offers a wide range of restorative services to help survivors affect change in their lives.

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Human Trafficking Counseling
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Human Trafficking Shelters

Provides housing assistance and supportive services for individuals experiencing domestic violence who are homeless or at risk of being homeless.

Programs include:

- Transitional Housing program: temporary rent-free housing, financial classes, case management, counseling, and housing advocacy

- Rapid Re-Housing program: temporary rental assistance, housing advocacy, and case management services

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Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.

Provides emergency shelter and longer-term housing opportunities and supportive services for single adults and families experiencing homelessness and extreme housing instability.

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Homeless Shelter
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter. Rent assistance.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Transitional Housing/Shelter

Provides transitional housing with supportive services to those who are homeless.

The goal of transitional housing is to help individuals or couples achieve self sufficiency and increase their skills and income.

Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.

Assists homeless teens with a safe, stable home, provides income adequate to meet their basic needs, and assists and directs in overcoming the problems that interfere with their ability to live independently.

Two-year transitional housing program for single men, single women, and homeless veterans. Residents meet with a case manager weekly. Additional housing programs are available for homeless men who are employed or employable and homeless male adults who have mental health concerns but are stable.

Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter. Rent assistance.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Transitional Housing/Shelter

Transitional housing offering interim support to homeless individuals.

Rapid re-housing places priority on moving a family or individual experiencing homelessness into permanent housing as quickly as possible.

Permanent supportive housing pairs housing with supportive services to assist homeless persons with a disability or families with an adult or child member with a disability achieve housing stability.

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Rapid Re-Housing Programs
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter. Rent assistance.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Transitional Housing/Shelter

Provides an 18-month program with stable and safe housing while youth learn skills and habits that can end chronic homelessness, reintegrate youth into the community, and help youth find and maintain long-term jobs at livable wages.

Offers transitional housing and support services for Veterans experiencing homelessness. Specific case managers to assist veterans in finding affordable housing, access to appropriate health care, substance abuse services, and mental health recovery services.

12-month residence program for those coming out of addiction. Applications are accepted each quarter. Call for more information.
Provides help with emergency shelter and transitional housing for Des Moines County communities.

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Homeless Shelter
Transitional Housing/Shelter
A transitional residence for men coming home from prison. Peer mentors, who have been through the criminal justice system themselves and found the path to success, will support each resident on their journey back into the community.

Has 12 efficiency, 4 one-bedroom, and 3 two-bedroom units of transitional and permanent supportive housing. Provides food, shelter, clothing, supportive services, and assistance in finding employment. Prioritizes families with children. After two months of residency, applicants who demonstrate effective use of services may be approved for transitional housing up to one year.

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing