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At Risk/Homeless Housing for Domestic Violence | Anew: Building Beyond Violence and Abuse

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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Lifespring Ministry | Wayside Cross Ministries

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

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Phased Residential Pathway Program | Ruth Harbor

Offers comprehensive programs and housing for young women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy. Provides housing, counseling, education and career support, life skills, nutrition and health care support, Christ-centered community, referrals for other human services, and specialized education on the options of parenting or placing for adoption.

Not an emergency shelter.

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Coordinated Entry Access Point | Bridge Home, The

Coordinated Entry is the front door to homeless services. It is the first point of contact for those who need housing assistance. It provides guidance to anyone experiencing homelessness to the correct support and housing programs most appropriate to their situation.

PROACTIVE AND SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS
STREET OUTREACH: collaborate with local partners to meet individuals and families experiencing homelessness where they are and offer assistance in camps and on the street.
LIBRARY OUTREACH: regular hours at libraries in Ames, Boone and Marshalltown where people experiencing homelessness can meet with a case worker and work on a housing plan.
EMERGENCY SHELTER: short-term emergency shelter and housing support services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Provides food, financial education, and health and wellbeing assistance.

LONG-TERM PROGRAMS
SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: client-focused services based on the degree of need and the severity of barriers individual/families are facing. Will help clients secure affordable housing and provide the tools needed to overcome financial barriers and maintain a permanent home. Individualized support services, including life skills counseling, employment assistance, budgeting and financial literacy, and community resources referrals are also provided.
RAPID RE-HOUSING: is a time limited program, with temporary financial housing assistance and supportive services for people experiencing homelessness leading to permanent housing and self-sufficiency. The timeframe will be from a minimum of one month to typically a maximum of six months of rental assistance.
CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY SERVICES: connects clients to various external programs and community resources to help them achieve sustainable, healthy outcomes.

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Transitional Shelter and Rent Assistance | Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc.

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

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Robb's House | DeLaCerda House, Inc.

Short term housing targeting HIV infected homeless persons.  Residents are provided a safe and supportive environment where they can regain independence through linkage to a variety of community resources, such as medical care, financial support, case management, disability benefits and future permanent housing arrangements.

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The Bridge Homeless Shelter / MELD at Youth Services Network | Youth Services Network

Provides an emergency shelter for young men and young women. The staff work with the youth and their families to solidify permanent housing, education, and an on-going support network. Services are available to both pregnant and/or parenting teens.

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Project First | Blue Valley Community Action Partnership

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

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Transitional and Supportive Housing | Well, The (Women's Empowering Life Line)

Transitional and permanent housing services.  Transitional housing is provided for up to 12 weeks.  Permanent housing for individuals who identify as in recovery from mental health and /or substance abuse disorders.

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Residential Services | CenterPointe, Inc.

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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Supportive Housing Program | Shelter Care Ministries

Short term housing in private furnished apartment. Every family works with a Housing Advocate.

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Housing and Restorative Services | Dorothy's House

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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Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing Services | Transitions DMC

Provides help with emergency shelter and transitional housing for Des Moines County communities.

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Restorative Homes | Catalyst Ministries

Offers a long-term restorative home where women can heal from sexual exploitation and extreme abuse. An array of supportive services are provided to foster healing, recovery, and an opportunity to begin a new life. Residents can stay up to 2 years at the home. Services included are housing, an individualized program for holistic healing where medical and therapeutic needs are met, and addiction recovery support provided as needed, and much more.

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Project First | Blue Valley Community Action Partnership

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

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Bridges Transitional Living Program | CEDARS

Scattered-site housing for homeless teens, state wards, former state wards, and juvenile offenders. 24-hour support, case management, and employment assistance. Nationally accredited by the Council of Accreditation (COA).

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Temporary Housing | Almost Home at Saint John's Lutheran Church

Provides temporary housing to homeless men who are taking care of their children. Housing includes free and safe accommodation to fathers with children, with the goal of strengthening the family unit and assisting the fathers to become work ready.

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Temporary Housing | Helping Hands - Knoxville

Provides an apartment for short term when available for women and children.

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Transitional Housing | Center For Siouxland

Transitional housing available to individuals, couples, and families. Must be referred by Coordinated Entry.

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Transitional Housing | Hope House Catholic Worker

Provides transitional housing for men only. Most clients are referred from another agency.

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Housing Teens | Bethany for Children & Families

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.

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St. Gianna Program | Catholic Social Services of Southern Nebraska

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

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Transitional House | Good Samaritan Ministries

Provides transitional house with support services to prepare individuals for a transition into the community.

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The Bridge Homeless Shelter / MELD at Youth Services Network | Youth Services Network

Provides an emergency shelter for young men and young women. The staff work with the youth and their families to solidify permanent housing, education, and an on-going support network. Services are available to both pregnant and/or parenting teens.

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Supportive Housing Programs | YSS

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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