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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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Personal Financial Counseling
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Provides pre-purchase home buyer classes and counseling help clients decide whether homeownership is the best decision for them. These classes and counseling may also qualify clients for substantial down payment assistance programs.

Foreclosure avoidance and default intervention counseling is designed to help with whatever options there may be to save clients' homes, or get caught up on payments.

Reverse Mortgage Counseling is available for seniors desiring to stay in their homes by using their equity to produce lump sums for current needs, annuity payments and lines of credit for ongoing needs.

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Housing Counseling
Personal Financial Counseling
Financial Literacy Training
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.

Provides help to individuals with develop and to achieve life goals. Offers participants social-emotional support and acts as a bridge in making connections to immediate needs, as well as developing life-changing skills. The program has 3 phases, each phase lasting 60 days. The participant will meet one on one with a Fountain of Youth professional each week to see how they are progressing with their goals and what can be done to help. This program consists of each participant making an individual success plan that pertains to one of the following areas: knowledge of self and others, citizenship, basic life skills, education, health and wellbeing, financial literacy and workplace success. The program is a minimum of 60 days commitment and a maximum of 6 months.


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Personal Financial Counseling
Life Skills Education
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
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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Native American General Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Case/Care Management

Provides one-on-one financial counseling and coaching, including a complete in-depth budget analysis, an individualized financial action plan that outlines steps to be taken, and a benefits check to determine what other resources or programs might be of assistance to achieve financial stability.

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.

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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Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Computer Literacy Training Programs
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Personal Financial Counseling
Mentoring Programs
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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Native American General Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Case/Care Management

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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Personal Financial Counseling
Housing Counseling
Financial Literacy Training
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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Native American General Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Case/Care Management

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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Personal Financial Counseling
Housing Counseling
Financial Literacy Training
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

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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Personal Financial Counseling
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance

Offers to help create a detailed strategy to manage finances throughout the military career and beyond. It includes budgeting, savings, debt management, insurance, retirement, tax and transition planning. Aimed at optimizing resources, mitigating risks and achieving financial goals, it's essential for stability and security.

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Military Transition Assistance Programs
Military Family Service/Support Centers
Personal Financial Counseling

Provides volunteers to make home visits to the older person's home in order to assist with things such as check writing, bill paying, checkbook balancing, and general money management.

Provides individualized financial counseling to individuals and families. Aims to bring individuals and families out of poverty and improve the financial stability of low- and moderate-income persons throughout the city. Areas of service include:

- Improving credit score.

- Creating a savings plan.

- Reducing debt.

- General money management.

- Safe banking.

- Home ownership planning/management.

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach provides free financial coaching assistance by trained volunteers.
Extension and Outreach provides workshops on money management and personal finances at various times and locations throughout the year. Also have print materials and online information regarding these topics.
Offers financial counseling to help farmers with financial planning and analysis. Services are provided one-on-one and specialists will arrange to meet the farmer for sessions at times and locations that meet the client's needs.
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 pre-filing counseling about filing for bankruptcy and pre-discharge education.

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 comprehensive credit counseling services, including certified credit counselors to advise on managing your money and debts, help with developing a budget, and free educational materials and workshops. Also offers debt management services to provide immediate help to those who are in a financial crisis and a long-term plan for debt-free living.
The ISU Extension and Outreach office offers education in the areas of: family financial management, including budget and credit counseling; consumer decision making; nutrition and health; food preservation and food safety; strengthening family relationships; child care issues; parenting education; and other family life topics.

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Family Life Education
Financial Literacy Training
Nutrition Education
Home Management Instruction
Personal Financial Counseling
Food Safety Education
Parenting Skills Classes