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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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Personal Financial Counseling
Home Based Parenting Education
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.

Offers veterans (ill or injured post 9/11 veterans within 10 years of discharge) and their families the opportunity to live in a rent-free, single-family home for a period of two to three years while receiving financial counseling and community reintegration support.

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Personal Financial Counseling
General Housing Expense Assistance

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.

Those falling behind on mortgage payments may discuss how a chapter 13 bankruptcy can stop foreclosure and save the family home.

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.
Budget counseling for individuals who are seeking financial stability through budget management.
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.
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
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.

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
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Personal Financial Counseling
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction
Computer Literacy Training Programs

Offers education on home buying, taxes, business assistance, insurance, budgeting, loan, investments, credit scores, and checking and savings accounts.

Program is offered at the Mexican Consulate.

Debt counseling at low cost.

Budgeting assistance.

Pre-filing bankruptcy counseling.

Help interpreting credit reports.

Housing education and counseling.

Community education and speaker's bureau, educational information for companies experiencing layoffs.

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Financial Literacy Training
Debt Management
Housing Counseling
Personal Financial Counseling

Offers personalized housing counseling services to help individuals and families achieve stable, affordable housing.

Certified counselors provide guidance on a variety of housing issues, including homebuying, homeownership, HOEPA, and HECM reverse mortgages.

Assists with budgeting, debt management, and credit-building to strengthen financial stability.

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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Life Skills Education
Personal Financial Counseling
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Provides financial counseling, debt management plan, credit report reviews, bankruptcy counseling and education, and pre-purchase education.

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.

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Diapers
Furniture
Personal/Grooming Needs
Bedding/Linen
Formula/Baby Food
Kitchenware
Personal Financial Counseling
Food Pantries
Transportation Expense Assistance
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance

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
Financial Literacy Training
Housing Counseling
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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Home Management Instruction
Parenting Skills Classes
Food Safety Education
Family Life Education
Nutrition Education
Financial Literacy Training
Personal Financial Counseling
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach provides free financial coaching assistance by trained volunteers.

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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Financial Literacy Training
Housing Counseling
Personal Financial Counseling

Certified Financial Counselors help anyone in the community to better understand their finances, set up a budget, pay down debt, or improve their credit score and borrowing power.

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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Temporary Financial Assistance
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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Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Case/Care Management
Native American General Assistance
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.