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Long term residential placement for youth 10-18 years of age. Outpatient substance abuse treatment and therapy services available for youth placed in the long-term residential program.

Behavioral health services for youth 5-18 years of age depending on the program or service.

Volunteer mentoring program for 3rd through 12th grade in math or reading skills.

Family preservation services in Iowa and Nebraska.

Educational programs for professionals working with youth.

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Mentoring Programs
Family Preservation Programs
Residential Mental Health Treatment Facilities

Connects individuals who are experiencing life hardships to others who provide friendship and mentoring. Mentoring covers topics such as coping with grief, budgeting, or other life hardships.

Counseling services for individuals and families, including play therapy for children. Telehealth services to Norfolk office include medication management and therapy.

Family support services.

Drug and alcohol evaluations.

Drug and alcohol intensive outpatient programs for adults and adolescents.

Mentoring program.

Medication management.

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Substance Use Disorder Counseling
General Counseling Services
Mental Health Evaluation
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Psychiatric Medication Services
Child Guidance
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Mentoring Programs
Y-PALS Mentoring Program has adult mentors available to mentor children in the area.
Mentoring program opportunities include community based (traditional), couples match, and school-based.

Community-based non-profit organization committed to serving at-risk youth of all ethnic groups, to provide underprivileged youth with strategies, tools and coping mechanisms to raise self-esteem, confidence and self-worth, so they can make better choices, understand the value of education, and be contributing members of society.

Offers:

- Rites of Passage: Leadership development for youth ages 7 to 18.

- Job Readiness: Preparing youth ages 14 to 21 for jobs in retail, customer service, and manufacturing industries.

- Skills and Drills Basketball: Sportsmanship and teamwork to encourage positive social and academic engagement, for youth ages 7 to 15.

- Mentoring (In-school and Afterschool): To be the positive role model, mentor, and father figure to at-risk youth ages 7 to 18 to help them build confidence, raise self-esteem, and reach their full potential at school and in life.

- FIRE Intervention Program: Interventions for students with low academic performance, especially for students who have been suspended, arrested, defiant, and totally disconnected from the education process.

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Mentoring Programs
Youth Enrichment Programs
Mentoring program for girls in middle school with twice monthly meetings and social get togethers during the school year. Mentors are female ISU students and must pass background checks.

Offers to empower male youth to make positive life choices. Program provides participants with mentor/mentee matches, weekly group mentoring sessions, graduation ceremonies and special events. Locations vary within the Polk County area, including community and school-based sites.

Offers adult to child one to one mentoring. School based mentoring is offered in the Marshalltown, West Marshall and BCLUW school districts. Mentors must be at ages 16 and older. Community based mentoring is offered for youth who live in Marshall County. Mentors must be ages 18 and older.

Provides volunteers to help children in school with learning skills such as reading, spelling, mathematics, writing, and social skills.

- Prevention Education: Mentees participate in school based prevention education groups on a weekly basis. Topics covered include self-awareness, social bondage, etiquette, college and career education, and personal development.

- College/Career Preparation: Mentees receive individual mentorship to assist with developing and implementing college/career plans, college applications, completing the FASFA, scholarship forms, transportation to college/career interviews, and annual college tours.

- KFACT University: Continuing support to program participants through university.

- Labor of Love: Opportunities for mentees to give back to the community through volunteerism.

Mentoring program includes skills mastery, character building, and fun, plus individualized attention from trained adults who serve as role models.

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Literacy Programs
Tutoring Services
Team Sports/Leagues
Boys/Girls Clubs
Mentoring Programs

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

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Literacy Programs
Tutoring Services
Team Sports/Leagues
Boys/Girls Clubs
Mentoring Programs
SchoolConnect matches elementary school students in Kindergarted through 5th grade with a mentor from area high schools and colleges. Matches meet once a week for 30 minutes at the elementary schools during the academic year. Matches are encouraged to be creative together and do activities that they both enjoy with an emphasis on enhancing communication and social skills. MentoringWorks provides games, craft supplies, books and STEM activities for matches at each elementary school.

CareerConnect focuses on developing career interest within juniors and seniors in high school and also building an employment pipeline within the community. Participants shadow a mentor in the career field of their choosing to establish new contacts, employment skills and potential employment. All services provided at no cost.

Provides the opportunity for the mentor (Big) to visit their Little in the child's school, after school program, or at another youth-serving agency. This allows for the mentor to meet in a more structured environment than out in the community, usually for about an hour per week.

Long term residential placement for youth 10-18 years of age. Outpatient substance abuse treatment and therapy services available for youth placed in the long-term residential program.

Behavioral health services for youth 5-18 years of age depending on the program or service.

Volunteer mentoring program for 3rd through 12th grade in math or reading skills.

Family preservation services in Iowa and Nebraska.

Educational programs for professionals working with youth.

Categories

Mentoring Programs
Family Preservation Programs
Residential Mental Health Treatment Facilities

Offers a National civil rights advocacy group with branches in Iowa and Nebraska.

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Ethnic Advocacy Groups
Mentoring Programs
Constitutional/Civil Rights Groups
Long term residential placement for youth 10-18 years of age. Outpatient substance abuse treatment and therapy services available for youth placed in the long-term residential program.

Behavioral health services for youth 5-18 years of age depending on the program or service.

Volunteer mentoring program for 3rd through 12th grade in math or reading skills.

Family preservation services in Iowa and Nebraska.

Educational programs for professionals working with youth.

Categories

Mentoring Programs
Family Preservation Programs
Residential Mental Health Treatment Facilities
Mentoring program includes skills mastery, character building, and fun, plus individualized attention from trained adults who serve as role models.

Matches youth ages 5-12 with caring, positive, committed, adult role models. The youth (Little) and mentor (Big) meet in the community 2-4 times per month for a minimum of 4 hours and spend time exploring activities they already enjoy and trying some new ones.

Matches youth ages 5-12 with caring, positive, committed, adult role models. The youth (Little) and mentor (Big) meet in the community 2-4 times per month for a minimum of 4 hours and spend time exploring activities they already enjoy and trying some new ones.

Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Categories

Literacy Programs
Tutoring Services
Team Sports/Leagues
Boys/Girls Clubs
Mentoring Programs
Works to assist central Iowa families and students through counseling, health care services, mentoring, sports and community projects.

Provides help to children to reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with mentors that have a measurable impact on youth.