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Homeless shelter for women and children.

Adult Co-occurring Disorders Residential Treatment Program offers transitional housing and residential treatment for adults 19 and over with co-occurring severe and persistent mental illness and substance dependence. Services include individual, group, and family counseling; recreational therapy; case management; and psychiatric services. Expected stay 6-8 months. Eligible clients must be homeless.

Community Transitions provides psychiatric residential rehabilitation services in a residential setting to prepare adults with serious mental illness for community living.

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
Transitional Residential Substance Use Disorder Services
Residential Mental Health Treatment Facilities
Transitional Mental Health Services

Long-term shelter program for two-parent families, single-parent families, couples of the same and opposite sex, and single cisgender or transgender women experiencing homelessness or near homelessness. Participants in the program are assigned to a Case Manager who works with the client on budgeting, connecting with services, and helping with goal setting.

Offers a place where men in recovery from addiction learn to live together in harmony and help each other grow in their sobriety.

Residents come from a recovery program or other areas when they need additional structure and support before returning to their homes and communities. The 7 houses have a resident manager, strict format, and structure to keep the house in order and the men sober in an environment that provides fertile ground for people to grow.

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.

Transitional housing for men.

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

Provides a family style home designed to empower single, unwed mothers through continued education, vocational & hands on experience. A combination of structured independence, skill training, and life coaching will provide a home for the homeless, and the opportunity to build a stable future for themselves and their children. The program will require moms to participate and complete parenting classes, nutrition, pre-postnatal care, living skills, financing, healthy coping & relationship skills, yoga & art therapy, counseling and bible study.

Each mom will be assigned a case manager who will help develop, design, and implement an individualized "life plan".

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
Samaritan Program participants stay on campus and work actively toward goals such as seeking housing, transportation, etc. 90-day maximum stay.

New Life Program lasts approximately one year and is designed for those seeking a new life in Christ and a life free from the bondage of sin and addiction.

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
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Runaway/Homeless Youth Helplines
Maternity Homes

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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Supervised Living for Older Youth
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Youth Centers
Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.

Housing and support for those experiencing domestic violence and under-supported pregnancies.

Transitional housing apartments for families, single men, and single women.

Offers Christ-centered recovery and long-term transitional living program for women who have lost their housing.

Transitional housing, providing basic needs and supportive services for homeless women without children in their custody, 19 years or older, for 24 women at a time, for up to one year.

Other services provided to clients include follow up home visits and access to basic needs for women with successful departures, in-house educational workshops, assistance with obtaining medical care and transportation, information and referral, computer learning lab, case management and advocacy, financial support, and in house recovery meetings.
Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.
Provides a transitional housing programs for veterans who are homeless and/or disabled. SSVR is a 15-bed congregate facility which provides shelter and supportive services for up to 24-months and addresses all barriers to independent living.

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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Supervised Living for Older Youth
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Youth Centers
Provides an apartment for short term when available for women and children.
Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.
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 Housing/Shelter
Transitional Residential Substance Use Disorder Services
Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.

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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Integrated Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Gambling Disorder Counseling
Transitional Housing/Shelter
DUI Offender Programs
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
General Counseling Services
Medication Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.