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Offers Employment Law Advocacy.

Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

School System Advocacy
Certificates/Forms Assistance
General Legal Aid
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Welfare Rights Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Debt Management
Legal Information Services
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Advance Medical Directives
Will Preparation Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Representation
Protective/Restraining Orders
Consumer Law
Tax Information
Adoption Legal Services

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Works to build awareness of abuse by partnering with local agencies to offer community education programs and a resource library.

Categories

Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Shelters
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Abuse Counseling
Dating Violence Prevention
Sexual Assault Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Support Groups

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Support group for victims of domestic violence. Open to anyone who is experiencing or has experienced abuse in an intimate relationship, including individuals who are still involved in the abusive relationship. Transportation available.

Categories

Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Sexual Assault Counseling
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Sexual Assault Shelters
Domestic Violence Shelters

Offers to investigates and processes claims relating to unpaid wages, vacation pay, unpaid expenses, unauthorized deductions, minimum wage, and related matters. If a case cannot be settled or mediated, the Iowa Division of Labor may file a suit against the employer.

Categories

Employment Related Advocacy Groups
Labor and Employment Law
Consumer Complaints

Services offered include:
-- Emergency preparedness
-- Health Promotion Education

-- Preventative dental services
-- Health Classes & Workshops (Including Living Well With Chronic Disease, Diabetes Prevention Program, Stepping On, Tai Chi, Question Persuade Refer Suicide Prevention Training, and more)
-- Public Health Nursing & Community Health Workers
-- Medicaid Application Assistance
-- Patient Navigation
-- Family Support Services & Home Visitation
-- Car Seat Fitting Stations (By Appointment)
-- Bike Safety Events & Helmet Fittings
-- Medication Assistance
-- Environmental Services
-- Disease investigation of food poisoning, influenza, rabies and West Nile virus
-- Tobacco Cessation Programs (Beat the Pack or Freedom From Smoking, also local information sessions)

Categories

Communicable Disease Control
COVID-19 Immunization Clinics
Dental Care
Child Passenger Safety Seat Inspections
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Medication Information/Management
Public Health Nursing
Friendly Visiting
General Immunization
Bicycle Safety Education
Emergency Preparedness and Response Planning
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Smoking/Vaping Cessation
General Health Education Programs

Offers services that range from crisis intervention counseling, legal, medical and/or personal advocacy, safe shelter and safety planning, transitional and emergency housing, community education and outreach. CIAC staff and volunteers will travel to meet victims in order to accommodate their needs. Advocacy is provided with landlords, schools, employers, and other professionals to secure their rights, stop eviction or utility shut off and/or safety. All services are free, voluntary, confidential and available to all without discrimination.

Categories

Sexual Assault Counseling
Child Sexual Assault Prevention
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Child Abuse Support Groups
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Abuse Counseling
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Adult Sexual Assault Prevention
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services

Provides legal services in order to help with the following:

-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

-- Guardianship of adults to ensure health care.

-- Nursing home and home care issues.

-- Powers of attorney and other advance directives.

-- SSI and social security denials, cessations, terminations, overpayments, and garnishments.

Categories

Guardianship Assistance
Elder Law
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Advance Medical Directives
Available most daytime weekday hours and some evenings and weekends.
Files claims and determines eligibility for unemployment benefits. The fastest way to access unemployment benefits is through the website. People can also file at the local IDES office.

Categories

Unemployment Insurance
Unemployment Insurance Benefits Assistance
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.

Categories

Personal Financial Counseling
Native American General Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance
Case/Care Management
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Provides older adults assistance to apply for the Benefits Access Application (BAA), which offers a discount on license plate renewal and free bus passes. Once application is approved, a certificate of eligibility can be printed to take to one's local transit authority or Secretary of State Office. Qualifying individuals will receive a discount on their license plate renewal fee, making the plates available to them for $10. Bus passes will be free.

Categories

Benefits Screening
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Advocates for residents living in licensed long term care facilities.
The Clerk of Court does not give legal advice but provides a resource for County residents who choose to represent themselves in court or have questions on divorce, child custody, paternity, grandparent rights. Information on legal fees and costs for hiring attorneys is also available.

Categories

Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Uncontested Divorce Assistance
Family Law Courts
Legal Information Services
Self Representation Assistance
Legal Counseling
Paralegal Counseling
Grandparent Rights
Contested Divorce Assistance
The Clerk of Court does not give legal advice but provides a resource for County residents who choose to represent themselves in court or have questions on divorce, child custody, paternity, grandparent rights. Information on legal fees and costs for hiring attorneys is also available.

Categories

Grandparent Rights
Contested Divorce Assistance
Family Law Courts
Uncontested Divorce Assistance
Self Representation Assistance
Paternity Suits
Legal Information Services
Free legal assistance with civil legal problems involving basic necessities for low-income individuals in all 99 Iowa counties. Assistance ranges from providing counsel and advice to representation before various agencies and courts.

Community legal education presentations offered, as well as over 20 printed booklets on various legal topics; a wide variety of legal education materials are also available on the website.

Legal services are provided in all civil legal areas, including:
Consumer/Finance - debt collection, repossession, garnishment, contracts/warranties, predatory lending, and public utilities (including utility disconnection or shut off notices).

Education - expulsion/suspension, special education, learning disabilities, school fees, access, vocational education, and student financial aid.

Employment - employment discrimination, wage claims, earned income tax credit, and taxes.

Family - adoption, custody, visitation, guardianship, domestic abuse, human trafficking and exploitation, family violence (child abuse, elder abuse, battered women/men), including assistance with restraining orders, and child support.

Health - Medicaid, Medicare, government children's health insurance programs, long term health care facilities, nursing homes, supplemental medical insurance, and hospital care.

Housing - federally subsidized housing, homeownership, real property, landlord/tenant, public housing, mobile homes, housing discrimination, foreclosures, forfeitures, and mortgage predatory lending practices.

Benefit Programs - ADFC/FIP, Social Security, food stamps, Social Security Disability (SSD), Supplemental Security Income (SSI), unemployment compensation, veterans benefits, FEMA, government benefits, and utility assistance applications.

Individual Rights - mental health, disability rights, civil rights, human trafficking, AIDS/HIV issues, assistive devices, and institutional confinement.

End of Life Planning - wills, living wills, advance directives, and power of attorney.

Drivers License.

Advocacy and legal assistance for people with disabilities, people with Alzheimer's disease, people with brain injury, people with mental illness, children, migrants, and veterans.

Categories

School System Advocacy
Certificates/Forms Assistance
General Legal Aid
Landlord/Tenant Assistance
Labor and Employment Law
Welfare Rights Assistance
Patient Rights Assistance
Discrimination Assistance
Debt Management
Legal Information Services
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Human Trafficking Legal Assistance
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Advance Medical Directives
Will Preparation Assistance
Child Custody/Visitation Assistance
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Legal Representation
Protective/Restraining Orders
Consumer Law
Tax Information
Adoption Legal Services

Provides abuse and crisis intervention services to those going through a domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or sex trafficking situation. Services include a family violence crisis line, counseling or counseling referrals for survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault, emergency shelter and transportation, peer support groups, and child advocacy.

Protection order assistance, criminal justice/legal advocacy, and medical advocacy are also available to those who may need it.

Categories

Sexual Assault/Incest Support Groups
Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Domestic Violence Shelters
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Human Trafficking Shelters
Sexual Assault Counseling
Human Trafficking Support Groups
Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Sexual Assault Shelters
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Advocates for residents living in licensed long term care facilities.
Offers information to producers, professionals and agribusinesses concerning the application of developments in agricultural law and taxation (federal and state legal opinions of relevance, as well as legislative developments). Also serves as a primary source of professional educational training in agricultural law and taxation.
Provides low-cost guardianship assistance to families or others seeking uncontested legal guardianship of adults (18 years or older) with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

Services to help survivors of domestic violence, older adults, people with disabilities, and immigrant survivors of violence and trafficking:

-- Orders of Protection for people experiencing domestic violence.

-- Divorce, custody, or child support in cases involving domestic violence or child endangerment.

-- Elder abuse, including financial exploitation.

-- Other court orders to stop abuse, harassment, or stalking.

-- Immigration issues faced by survivors of domestic violence and trafficking.

-- Guardianships of minors and adults to ensure safety and stability.

Categories

Domestic/Family Violence Legal Services
Protective/Restraining Orders
Child Support Assistance/Enforcement
Immigration/Naturalization Legal Services
Health Related Advocacy Groups
Helping Services for Youth and Families offers advocacy and crisis intervention services for victims of domestic violence. Services include: A 24-hour domestic violence helpline; A 24-hour Domestic Abuse Survivor chat line, which can be reached at https://www.helpingservices.org/chat/; Short-term safe homes and connections to transitional housing services; Advocacy and counseling services; Assistance with protective orders and other court services; Accompaniment to legal and medical appointments; Child advocates and support groups for children who have been exposed to domestic violence; and Provision of basic necessities such as personal care items, clothing, gas or food cards, and comfort items for children.

Categories

Domestic Violence Shelters
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Counseling
Domestic Violence Support Groups
Safe Houses
Temporary Restraining Orders
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Counseling for Children Affected by Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Provides supportive services to help elders 60 years and older remain in their own home. There are no income guidelines and no cost to participate in the Case Management Program, but there may be fees for individual services. Medicare, Medicaid may cover some of the cost. The Case Manager will assist the older adult in exploring available services, explaining benefits they may qualify for, arrange for the services needed and will continue to be available to coordinate the services and act as an advocate when advocacy services are needed. Individuals and their families choose which services they receive.

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Senior Advocacy Groups
Case/Care Management
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Disability Rights Iowa is federally funded, as part of the nation-wide protection and advocacy system created by federal law, to serve people with developmental disabilities, mental illnesses, and other disabilities. Disability Rights Iowa may assist with abuse, neglect, education, employment, housing, or denial of services.

DOES NOT help with divorce, custody, adoption, bankruptcy, criminal representation, civil mental health commitment, consumer/business law, debtor-creditor law, personal injury, malpractice, etc. The issue must arise from the individual's disability.

Categories

Protection and Advocacy for Individuals With Disabilities
Discrimination Assistance
Provides legal information, referrals, and advice about public benefits, health insurance, immigration matters, and issues in the child welfare system via online or telephone inquiries from low-income community members and/or persons advocating on behalf of such community members.

Categories

Hunger/Poverty Action Groups
Children's Rights Groups
Political Action/Lobbying Groups
Welfare Rights Assistance
Women's Advocacy Groups
Immigrant Rights Groups