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Provides skill training, paid work opportunities, community integration and employment to individuals in order to enhance and maintain their independence in community living. The program gives support, assistance and advocacy for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Provides day habilitation services, which offers activities designed to foster the acquisition of skills, build positive social behavior, greater independence and personal choice. Services and supports are based on the identified needs and desires of the person served. Services offered work to enable and enhance intellectual functioning, physical and emotional health and development, language and communication development, cognitive functioning, socialization and community integration, functional skill development, behavior management, responsibility and self direction, daily living skills, self-advocacy skills or mobility.

Offers two levels of Supported Community Living Services designed to meet the daily living needs of adults with disabilities and mental illness. These services increase a client's independence and provide a level of relief for family members and caretakers. The level of service is determined by the individual, guardians, case managers, and providers to best suit their needs.

Provides help persons with disabilities to find and acquire full or part time work in their communities. Offers a day program designed to give persons with disabilities the opportunity to grow skill sets and explore life, no matter how severe their disability.

Services include:

- Day Programs.

- Work skills evaluation.

- In-house/on-site community job placement.

- Vocational case management.

- Young adult employment services.

- Transportation services.

- Life skills mentoring.

Focuses on personal, social, educational, and vocational development.

Offers two programs to promote community involvement:

- CAPS (Community Awareness Possibilities and Supports): Daily learning opportunities, experiences, and activities within the community.

- ECNO (Empowering Community Networking Opportunities): Weekly opportunities to get out in the community by participating in various volunteer opportunities.

Provides individualized programming for adults with developmental, physical, and medical disabilities. Offers the following services:
- Developing social skills and other everyday skills
- Various kinds of therapy
- Activities of daily living
- Pre-vocational and vocational skills training
- Communication development
- Community/vocational outings.

Offers supported employment opportunities to individuals who have both the desire to work in an integrated work setting and employment abilities for this setting. The two main goals of these services are to give the individuals the opportunity to earn competitive wages and allow these wages to be earned in an integrated work setting.

Provides vocational training for persons who require a higher level of care than is available through other Hope Haven programs. Individuals receiving services must have a primary diagnosis of a mental disability and must be certified by the Iowa Foundation for Medical Care to be in need of this level of service.

Offers day training services that assist with life skills, vocational training, and community inclusion, to gain independence. Services include community-based recreation experiences, pre-vocational training, life skills building, and health and wellness activities. 

Provides opportunities for community inclusion by delivering Peace Meals to area seniors, going to the library, swimming, camping, fishing, voluntary community service, and shopping locally. These events encourage people to make their own choices while providing employment and regular working hours for persons who qualify, for commensurate pay.

Teaching a variety of skills based upon each individual's capabilities, increased responsibility for independent living, upgrading basic academic skills, improving social skills and improving individual self-esteem

Provides a social program for young adults and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities who wish to socialize, learn new skills, share talents, connect with their community, or practice skills needed for greater independence.

Activities may include:
- Gardening
- Arts and crafts
- Special speakers
- Music
- Book reading/discussion
- Games
- Animals

Offers outpatient mental health therapy to children and adults. Services include: 

COMMUNITY LIVING SUPPORT for individuals with disabilities, including in-home and community supports that assist individuals with disabilities to live independently in the community of their choice. Serves individuals with autism, intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, brain injury, individuals dealing with interfering behaviors, and dual diagnosis of intellectual disability and mental illness.

EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT for individuals with disabilities, providing community supports to find, obtain, learn, and maintain a competitive employment position in the community. Specializes in individuals with intellectual disability, developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and chronic mental illness. HOME BASED HABILITATION SERVICES for individuals who have a mental illness, offering supports in the home, community, and employment site to assist the individual in maintaining independent living and employment.

PREVOCATIONAL TRAINING for individuals with disabilities, including mental health issues, to develop physical and emotional tolerance for work demands and pressures, acquire personal-social behaviors to interact effectively with employers and co-workers, and build basic manual, academic, and communication skills necessary for job readiness.

MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY specializing in Art and Play Therapy, Trauma recovery, and more. The team also provides therapeutic support for adults experiencing both an intellectual disability and a mental health diagnosis.

Offers opportunities to meet new people and explore new places. Helps members navigate the complex world of friendship and connection. Social Coaches work with individuals and groups to build skills that create fulfilling connections. Membership is required.

-- Social Opportunities: Provides weekly events where members can connect with other members with disabilities. Staff support members as much as they need. The purpose of social opportunities is to meet other people and explore community spaces.

-- Co-Op Meetings: Provides quarterly information sessions to members with disabilities and their families (who are also members). Provides information about disability services in the area and how to better utilize Community Choices services and programs. Co-Op meetings also include a 30-minute social time for everyone to connect and catch up with the cooperative community.

Helps adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities develop and enhance daily adaptive living skills and economic self-sufficiency through out-of-home training designed to foster appropriate behavior, greater independence, and personal choice.

Designed to help individuals optimize their personal and social competency to live successfully in the community. Activities include volunteerism, leisure and recreation, health and wellness, personal empowerment, access to the arts, making friends, pursuing hobbies, passions, and more.

Vocational, residential, and day services support and training to persons with developmental disabilities and/or related conditions.

Works to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities achieve greater independence, personal choice, self-awareness, and wellness opportunities. 

Offers assistance for individuals in developing or maintaining life skills into community integration. Day habilitation is provided in a small group setting.