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Offers budget, credit, and debt counseling and VA Fiduciary Services and Social Security representative payee-Government benefits are directly deposited into an FMCCI account and the beneficiary's bills are paid.
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Personal Financial Counseling
Budgeting assistance.
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Personal Financial Counseling
Budget counseling.
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Personal Financial Counseling
Provides financial counseling services to Eastern Iowa. Counseling and educational programming is held in-person and online. Services include housing, budget and credit counseling and financial literacy programs. The goal is to improve the financial capability of those seeking services, as well as raise the level of financial stability in the community.
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Financial Literacy Training
Personal Financial Counseling
Provides one-on-one assistance to job seekers for job searches, resume assistance, interview preparation, and employer connections. Multiple Career Fairs during the year connect job seekers with employers. Walk-ins and also pre-arranged appointments with a Career Coach are available.
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Prejob Guidance
Ex-Offender Employment Programs
Job Search/Placement
Adult Basic Education
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Dropout Programs
Career Exploration
Personal Financial Counseling
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Vocational Assessment
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Benefits Screening
Offers a home visiting program that works with families on budgeting, parenting, and goal setting. This is a voluntary program to help families in need.
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Home Based Parenting Education
Personal Financial Counseling
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach provides production agricultural assistance, farm financial counseling, and assisting farm families in transition.
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Food Production Support Services
Personal Financial Counseling
Provides the following services: Budget Counseling, Debt Management Plans, Credit Report Review, Voluntary Bill Paying Services, Bankruptcy Counseling and Education, Certified Housing Counseling Agency (Pre-purchase education, Default/foreclosure prevention, Loss Mitigation).
Education program helps with: Basic financial knowledge, Credit education, Pre-Purchase education and Checking account education.
Education program helps with: Basic financial knowledge, Credit education, Pre-Purchase education and Checking account education.
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Financial Assessment Tools
Personal Financial Counseling
Housing Counseling
Debt Management
Representative Payee Services
Budgeting assistance.
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Personal Financial Counseling
Budgeting assistance.
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Personal Financial Counseling
Homebuyer education offers monthly workshops to help potential homeowners prepare for homeownership; one-on-one counseling is also available after completing the workshop.
Advocacy services include preparing mortgage plan, review purchase agreements, review credit reports, and assist with correcting incorrect information on credit reports.
Foreclosure prevention counseling.
Financial education.
Advocacy services include preparing mortgage plan, review purchase agreements, review credit reports, and assist with correcting incorrect information on credit reports.
Foreclosure prevention counseling.
Financial education.
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Debt Management
Financial Literacy Training
Housing Counseling
Personal Financial Counseling
Offers to learn about persons situation and needs, then help explore options and steps to help stabilize resources. Program support included but not limited to financial assistance, resource referral, budgeting and finance help, prayer and encouragement. Please enter the north door on the east side of the building.
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Personal Financial Counseling
Temporary Financial Assistance
Offers credit counseling, debt relief and management through budget and credit counseling restructuring of monthly debt payments. Types of debts in which CCS can be most beneficial to clients are credit card, medical bills, and finance company debts. Target population are clients that generate enough income to cover their monthly living expenses but run short each month on their debt servicing.
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Debt Management
Personal Financial Counseling
Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.
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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Native American General Assistance
Case/Care Management
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Care team members provide one-on-one support. Personalized help in the areas of finance, housing, parenting, and more. Faith and Finances course available.
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Rent Payment Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Budget counseling.
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Personal Financial Counseling
Credit counseling offered free and confidentially regarding credit card, medical, and other types of debt. Offers budget counseling and a debt management program where many credit card companies will stop or reduce interest and late fees.
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Debt Management
Personal Financial Counseling
Provides free training classes in areas of the four wheels (physical, relational, emotional and spiritual) to help neighbors in need move forward in developing healthy, self-sustaining lifestyles. One to one mentoring is also available. Optional child care (up to age 12) and an evening meal are offered.
Families suffering under the burden of debt can speak with a real attorney at no charge, to determine if bankruptcy would allow them a fresh start. Also, those falling behind on mortgage payments may discuss how a chapter 13 bankruptcy can stop foreclosure and save the family home. Calls and advice are free. If a caller should hire or work with an attorney to file for bankruptcy, filing fees are set by the state
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Personal Financial Counseling
Offers mortgage delinquency counseling, foreclosure intervention, and reverse mortgage counseling.
Certified consumer credit counselors provide confidential services free of charge. Customized services provided in person, by phone, or by internet/email include:
-- Financial Counseling
-- Credit Report Counseling
-- Debt Management Plans
-- Education and Workshops
-- Comprehensive Housing Counseling
Debt management plan assists clients who enroll in the program with managing their budget.
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Debt Management
Personal Financial Counseling
Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.
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Certificates/Forms Assistance
Native American General Assistance
Case/Care Management
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Material assistance including hygiene items for adults, children, and infants; food; furniture; household items including bedding, towels, kitchen utensils, silverware, plates, pots and pans, diapers, formula, etc.
Vouchers for ID and Driver's License fees.
Individualized referrals and budgeting assistance.
Transportation assistance in special circumstances, including gas vouchers and bus vouchers, for medical, immigration or housing appointments.
Vouchers for ID and Driver's License fees.
Individualized referrals and budgeting assistance.
Transportation assistance in special circumstances, including gas vouchers and bus vouchers, for medical, immigration or housing appointments.
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Food Pantries
Diapers
Formula/Baby Food
Personal Financial Counseling
Transportation Expense Assistance
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Bedding/Linen
Kitchenware
Personal/Grooming Needs
Furniture
Budget counseling.
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Personal Financial Counseling
Negotiates with current creditors to lower or eliminate the interest rate (typically to 2% to 5%) and have clients debt-free in five years or less. There is no prepayment penalty. Clients can leave the program at any time, although the creditors may return the interest rates to previous levels. Regardless of how many creditors are owed, this program works on a single, consolidated monthly payment.
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Personal Financial Counseling
Debt Management
Budget counseling.
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Personal Financial Counseling