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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
Provides a private and confidential, non-judgmental review of your household finances. A counselor will help you create a budget. Can also provide some housing counseling for those looking to buy a house or currently own a house.

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Personal Financial Counseling
Housing Counseling
Financial assistance for rent, mortgage, and utilities.

Emergency services to homeless and other individuals in need, including motel vouchers.

Food pantry.

Gas vouchers.

Prescription expense assistance.

Money management education.

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Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Food Pantries
Transportation Expense Assistance
Homeless Shelter
Food Stamps/SNAP
Personal Financial Counseling
Community Action Agencies
Mortgage Payment Assistance
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
Resource and referral agency that fosters economic and emotional stability for heads of households. Meet with staff to discuss:
--Constant money shortages
--Better job with better hours
--Preparing a resume and practicing for a job interview
--Community resources for which clients may be eligible
--Enrolling in school to increase earning power
--Applying for local single parent scholarships for associate or bachelor degree college courses
--Applying for the United Way Certification Course scholarships for women in transition
--'How to' on parenting, working and attending school at the same time
--How to budget and shop for a used car
--Referrals to appropriate legal counsel

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Personal Financial Counseling
Prejob Guidance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Job Search/Placement
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.

An 8-hour pre-purchase homebuyer training course to prepare consumers for sustainable homeownership.


The class is offered in English and Spanish multiple times per month.

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Personal Financial Counseling
Financial Literacy Training

Provides budget and debt counseling and education. Also offers HUD-approved Housing Counseling and education including: pre-purchase, mortgage default and foreclosure prevention, bankruptcy counseling and education and credit report review.

Debt Management Program (DMP) also available for clients to pay unsecured debt (credit cards and loans) at reduced interest and fees.

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Financial Literacy Training
Housing Counseling
Personal Financial Counseling
Utilizes volunteers to work with seniors on budgeting, sorting through mail, checkbook balancing, and bill paying. This program assists seniors 60 years of age and older who need assistance due to physical or mental disabilities, unpaid bills, inability to read or write, loss of home due to foreclosure, or threats of utility shut-off.
Provides a private and confidential, non-judgmental review of your household finances. A counselor will help you create a budget. Can also provide some housing counseling for those looking to buy a house or currently own a house.

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Personal Financial Counseling
Housing Counseling
Assistance with budget development, organizing debts, balancing checkbooks, managing bills, paying creditors in a timely manor, mediation between debtors and creditors, emergency assistance through low-interest rate loans.

A protective service for limited-income seniors who need help managing their finances. Bill payer volunteers assist individuals who are able to make decisions about their financial affairs but who need help organizing bills and paying them on time.

Representative payee volunteers are appointed by Social Security to receive and manage benefits of a person who is determined incapable of managing his or her own finances. In contrast to the bill payer program, the representative payee signs the checks and has full control of the benefits. They pay bills and make sure the client's needs are being met.

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Representative Payee Services
Personal Financial Counseling

Provides assistance to limited-income seniors who need help managing their finances. The level of care provided is based on the need of the person. The goal of the program is to assist low-income seniors and persons with disability (who are financially exploited) to assure independence and to prevent pre-mature institutional care and abuse.

The program helps with such bill-paying activities as opening and organizing mail, setting up budgets, and balancing checkbooks for seniors who remain in control of their finances, but need some help keeping things in order.

Representative Payee volunteers help clients manage their Social Security benefits, if the client is unable to handle his or her own finances. The Representative Payee volunteer manages and pays the client's expenses from an account into which the Social Security benefit is automatically deposited.

Helps individuals experiencing difficulty managing their financial obligations.

Works to improve the community's social and economic conditions. Programs are offered in three core service areas of ducation, workforce development and money management.

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Mentoring Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Personal Financial Counseling
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Work with DHS, parole officers and other agencies that work with juveniles that need payee services or age out of programs.

Routes callers to IRS tax relief help centers across the country to connect with an expert for free advice to assist with any tax problem, find tax debt forgiveness, and other solutions.

Tax experts seek options for reductions and affordable payment plans.

Budget counseling.
Free evaluations, assessments, and interventions for problem gamblers. Help line service available 24 hours.

Five week family education program for anyone who wants to learn more about the affects of addiction.

Individual and group counseling.

Presentations to schools, community groups, churches, lawyers, probation, judges and businesses.

Substance abuse evaluations and individual counseling.

Mental health assessments and counseling for individuals, couples, and families. Overspending assessments and counseling.

Financial budgeting assistance.

Anger management.

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Anger Management
Personal Financial Counseling
Gambling Disorder Counseling
Gambling Disorder Support Groups
Housing stability program for lower income families with one or more school-aged children facing a threat of homelessness. Families who enter this program will commit to a minimum of six months to work towards overcoming financial and housing obstacles in order to stabilize their housing and financial situations. Assistance with short-term financial support may be included, as well as other educational and supportive services.

Provides basic life necessities that helps keep clients in their homes.

MORE is not able to provide unlimited funds to anyone; however, it is available to provide advice and, if available, some funds to those facing eviction or utility shut-offs. The MORE Center is also a facilitator for Salvation Army assistance.

Those facing eviction or utility shut-off (gas, electric) may visit the MORE Center during regular hours to receive an application. Must provide proof of residence, all family income, 5 day notice to vacate or utility shut-off notice, social security number, and any other pertinent documentation. A case worker will call back to evaluate immediate needs and advise on a course of action.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling