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Family Development and Self Sufficiency Program (FaDSS) | Polk County Iowa Offices

The mission is to improve the lives of families at risk of long-term welfare dependency or instability by creating opportunities for self-sufficiency.

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Community Response Central Navigation | Active Community Team of Saunders County

Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to “fill gaps”, either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, medical expenses, and more.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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Pathway of Hope | Salvation Army - Hastings

Case management approach that empowers families to achieve change by recognizing their inherent strengths and skills.  Helps develop an action plan that includes personal aspirations and practical actions, all while providing relevant agency services and referrals to appropriate community resources.

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Family Development and Self-Sufficiency | West Central Community Action

Provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan). Structured home visits conducted by family development specialists include assessments that support healthy self-exploration, science-informed goal pursuit designed to build core skills, a framework and process for career development, and connecting families to stabilizing supports and career opportunities in the community.

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Family Development and Self-Sufficiency | West Central Community Action

Provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan). Structured home visits conducted by family development specialists include assessments that support healthy self-exploration, science-informed goal pursuit designed to build core skills, a framework and process for career development, and connecting families to stabilizing supports and career opportunities in the community.

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Pathway of Hope | Salvation Army - Lincoln

Case management resources to end the cycle of poverty and establish financial stability.

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FaDSS | North Iowa Community Action Organization

Provides support through a home visiting process to assist families moving from welfare to work, financial crisis, and financial management using a partnership between the family and a certified Family Development specialist.

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Central Navigation / Proactive Families and Financial Services | Norfolk Family Coalition

Offers to connect youth and families to a wide range of resources and support to address immediate needs and foster long-term stability. Navigators work to bridge service gaps by facilitating partnerships among agencies and providing flexible funding for essential needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, work clothing, medical expenses, mental health care, and minor home repairs. 

The initiative aims to reduce unnecessary involvement in child welfare and juvenile justice systems while enhancing informal and community supports. Participants are matched with resources to resolve urgent issues or establish ongoing coaching relationships. Services are open to anyone, with a focus on youth and families experiencing multiple needs, including housing, basic life skills, parenting, and employment readiness.

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Family Development Self-Sufficiency Program (FaDSS) | New Opportunities, Inc.

Program is designed to help families become self-sufficient. Provides a family specialist to work with families to identify situations that promote success, set goals for to reach self-sufficiency, also to identify tools and resources to overcome barriers. Working in partnership with a specialist, families learn how to make their own decisions and learn what resources they can utilize for help. This program works with community partners to help those in the program gain access to needed services.

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Family Development Assessment | Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc.

Family development assessment which helps families determine strengths and barriers toward being self-sufficient and to aid in setting family goals.

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Pathway of Hope | Salvation Army - Fremont

Case management approach that empowers families to achieve change by recognizing their inherent strengths and skills. Helps develop an action plan that includes personal aspirations and practical actions, all while providing relevant agency services and referrals to appropriate community resources.

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Pathway of Hope | Salvation Army - Quincy

Offers case management services to families with at least one child under the age of 18.  Case management works to help families reach stability. Goals created are client-oriented, and case managers connect clients to job training, health services, housing options, legal help, education, and more. 

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Family Development and Self Sufficiency (FaDSS) | Community Action of Eastern Iowa

Program designed to assist FIP recipients achieve self-sufficiency through a partnership between the family and certified Family Development Specialists.  Staff works with the family to help them set goals and strive towards them while working with the family to help them overcome their everyday problems and barriers.

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Community Response | CEDARS

Free, voluntary program where coaches work with families for 3-6 months to help navigate and access resources in the community, increase families' protective factors, and problem-solve to address challenges a family may be facing. A coach is assigned to meet with the family and connect them to needed support.

​The program offers case management support, mental health services for parents/guardians and children, education support, and some supports to meet basic needs and ensure safety.

​Other support includes assistance finding safe, stable housing, connections to local food resources, help applying for benefits and tracking application status, budgeting and employment assistance, and education supports for parents/guardians and children.

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FaDSS - Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Program | Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc

Offers visitation program for low-income families providing free services in partnership with their FaDSS Family Development Specialist who works with the whole family to address their basic needs, improve child well being, and develop career opportunities.

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Hope Offers People Empowerment (HOPE) | Central Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc.

Assistance with goal setting to create stability; assistance with budgeting needs.

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Family Development Self-Sufficiency Program (FaDSS) | New Opportunities, Inc.

Program is designed to help families become self-sufficient. Provides a family specialist to work with families to identify situations that promote success, set goals for to reach self-sufficiency, also to identify tools and resources to overcome barriers. Working in partnership with a specialist, families learn how to make their own decisions and learn what resources they can utilize for help. This program works with community partners to help those in the program gain access to needed services.

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Family Development and Self-Sufficiency | West Central Community Action

Provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan). Structured home visits conducted by family development specialists include assessments that support healthy self-exploration, science-informed goal pursuit designed to build core skills, a framework and process for career development, and connecting families to stabilizing supports and career opportunities in the community.

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FaDSS - Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Program | Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc

Offers visitation program for low-income families providing free services in partnership with their FaDSS Family Development Specialist who works with the whole family to address their basic needs, improve child well being, and develop career opportunities.

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Housing Services | Des Moines City Offices

Provides rental assistance to qualified low-income and moderate-income individuals and families with funding provided by HUD. The three assistance programs, created by HUD, are:

SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM is a program which provides rental assistance for participants who want to rent from a private landlord. Eligibility for the programs is determined by family composition, income, arrest history, past participation in Federally subsidized programs and monies owed to the Agency or other Federally subsidized programs. Approximately 3,000 households are served through Section 8 programs The application process can take 6 months to 4 years. Callers are welcome to call monthly to check if the waiting list is open.  

PUBLIC HOUSING consists of units located throughout the city of Des Moines that are owned and managed by the Des Moines Municipal Housing agency. Participants in this program are offered a rental unit. Upon acceptance of a unit, a participant enters into a lease agreement with the Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency and pays approximately 30% of their monthly adjusted income for rent. Call or visit www.dmgov.org for applications.

FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM is a voluntary self-sufficiency program that is available only to residents of Public Housing or those receiving the Section & Voucher. The purpose of this program is to coordinate housing assistance with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence. Services include: case management, education through workshops, and linkages to resources in the community.

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Family Development and Self-Sufficiency | West Central Community Action

Provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan). Structured home visits conducted by family development specialists include assessments that support healthy self-exploration, science-informed goal pursuit designed to build core skills, a framework and process for career development, and connecting families to stabilizing supports and career opportunities in the community.

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FaDSS | Four Oaks Family and Children’s Services

FaDSS is a free and voluntary home visitation program that partners with families to set goals that lead to self sufficiency. FaDSS works with low income families, at or below 175% of federal poverty level based on family size or receiving cash assistance (FIP). FaDSS is a family based program, working with the whole family and offering activities and screening with children 0-5. FaDSS assists families in learning to set goals and advocate for themselves, as well as connecting with community resources.

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Family Development and Self-Sufficiency | West Central Community Action

Provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan). Structured home visits conducted by family development specialists include assessments that support healthy self-exploration, science-informed goal pursuit designed to build core skills, a framework and process for career development, and connecting families to stabilizing supports and career opportunities in the community.

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Family Development and Self-Sufficiency | West Central Community Action

Provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan). Structured home visits conducted by family development specialists include assessments that support healthy self-exploration, science-informed goal pursuit designed to build core skills, a framework and process for career development, and connecting families to stabilizing supports and career opportunities in the community.

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Family Development Assessment | Southeast Nebraska Community Action Partnership, Inc.

Family development assessment which helps families determine strengths and barriers toward being self-sufficient and to aid in setting family goals.

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