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Iowa Aftercare Services Network | Children's Square USA

Assistance for youth, 18 - 21 years of age, who have 'aged out' of foster care, meet the challenges of living independently, and achieve self efficiency.

Case management provides coordination and linkage to available community resources.

Services include life skills training and experimental learning opportunities, assistance in obtaining and maintaining a safe and stable place to live, assistance in identifying and achieving personal education and employment goals, access to financial assistance to meet emergency or short-term needs, and assistance in obtaining medical care and mental health services.

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Skills Training | The Arc of Winnebago, Boone, and Ogle Counties

Offers life skills training workshops for building capacity for independence.

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Behavioral Healthcare and Integrated Care | Sinnissippi Centers

Offers a wide range of behavioral healthcare and integrated care services, including:

Individualized Treatment Services includes, comprehensive mental health and substance use assessment, counseling services, crisis stabilization, life skills development, and dual diagnosis services.

Substance use treatment services includes, outpatient treatment services, DUI evaluations and risk education, substance abuse education, substance use counseling, and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).

Psychiatric services include, medication assessment, medication monitoring, psychiatric services available in all Sinnissippi Centers' main office locations.

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Special Education Services | Des Moines Public Schools

Provides an educational program for children and youth ages 12-21 with intellectual disabilities. The program stresses self-help skills, communication skills, socialization skills, functional academics, and vocational skills. Referrals for school enrollment come from the student's special education program. Ruby Van Meter also has a Related Arts program that provides education in the areas of Physical Education, Music, Work Experience, Home Living Skills and Swimming.

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Adult Education Classes - Getting Ahead in a Just Gettin’ By World | Omaha Bridges Out of Poverty, Inc.

Using an evidence-based poverty alleviation curriculum, individuals attend an 8-10 week long Getting Ahead class in a cohort of 12-14 people meeting once or twice per week, followed by Life Skill Coaching with certified coaches for as long as needed.

Individuals identify resources, tools, and skills needed to remove barriers to success in their lives. Participants, aka “Investigators”, investigate the root causes of poverty and how to make changes needed in their lives toward stability and self-sufficiency, through learning soft skills, SMART goal setting, building assets, decreasing debts, increasing salary and wages, learning and discussing hidden rules of economic classes, learning emotional regulation, and much more.

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Behavioral Healthcare and Integrated Care | Sinnissippi Centers

Offers a wide range of behavioral healthcare and integrated care services, including:

Individualized Treatment Services includes, comprehensive mental health and substance use assessment, counseling services, crisis stabilization, life skills development, and dual diagnosis services.

Substance use treatment services includes, outpatient treatment services, DUI evaluations and risk education, substance abuse education, substance use counseling, and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).

Psychiatric services include, medication assessment, medication monitoring, psychiatric services available in all Sinnissippi Centers' main office locations.

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Behavioral Health Integrated Services | Woodward Community Based Services

Provides assistance in age-appropriate techniques to manage a child’s behavior in school, at home, and in the community. Offers individualized services to focus on developing crucial life-skills involving action-oriented interventions for both the child and their family.

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Community Classes | Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet

Offers community classes covering a variety of topics including Life Skills Training - Family Life Series, Stepping Up, personal development, anger management, and Positive Parenting.

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ECHO Housing and Employment Support | Cunningham Children's Home

Provides intensive case management for adults and families who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. Program will assist clients with obtaining and retaining stable housing and employment while developing essential life skills. Also provides transitional and independent living for DCFS referrals.

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Partners In Change | Fountain of Youth Program

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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WorkSource | WorkSource Enterprises

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.

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Jobs Partnership | Joy Care Center/Jobs Partnership

A 12-week education course for individuals who are unemployed, underemployed, or hard-to-employ designed to promote personal growth and professional success. Program participants receive mentors, weekly job leads and referrals, transportation, food, housing, and more. A job fair is held at the end of each course.

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Branching Out Independent Living Program | Omaha Home for Boys

Provides support to young adults to develop the skills and confidence needed to live self-sufficient, productive lives. Young people in the program work with their Independent Living Specialist to set goals in three focus areas: education, employment and independent living. With the guidance of their Specialist, young adults learn and practice skills to help them achieve their goals and thrive as independent adults.

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Adult Services | Maze of Life Resource Center

Provides programs and training for adults, including:

- Life skills training

- Counseling

- Life and health coaching

- Health and wellness training

- Career coaching and job application/resume training

- Financial literacy

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Skills Series | ATLAS of Lyon County

Offers educational courses which are free to the public. Each month a different topic is explored. Vouchers to ATLAS's Christmas Store or School Supply drives may be earned by attendees for active participation.

Courses offered may vary and may cover topics such as:

- Public Speaking

- Setting Boundaries

- Learning to Budget

- Grief Recovery

- Life Skills for Teens

- Parenting

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Day Habilitation Services | Christian Opportunity Center

Supports people with disabilities in learning new skills in the following areas: intellectual functioning, physical and emotional health and development, language and communication, cognitive functioning, social and community integration, functional skill development, behavior management, responsibility and self direction, daily living activities, self advocacy and mobility.

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Enroll and Achieve Results Now (EARN) Program | Tri-County Opportunities Council

Provides customers with the opportunity to promote self-improvement, stability, employment, savings, and other essential life skills. Rewards are earned after actively and consistently achieving goals outlined in their goal plans. A maximum of $200 per month can be earned.

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Daybreak Center | Catholic Charities, Diocese of Joliet

Provides emergency housing and supportive services to homeless individuals and families. Services include case management, information and referral to community resources, education assistance, workshops, and access to food pantry.


Cold Shelter available on nights when it is 20F or below.

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Day Services | On With Life, Inc.

Provides day and respite services, addresses individual needs and desires for care, for informed choices and the individual's vision for the future. OWL is an approved provider for the Brain Injury Waiver Program, which was created by Iowa State Legislature in 1996. Services provided through the program include, supported Community Living-designed to assist the consumer with daily living needs, which includes, but are not limited to, community skills, personal needs, budgeting, social skills, home management and individual advocacy.

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ME Program | Pioneer Center for Human Services

Provides in-house and community based opportunities for those struggling with a disability, empowering them to work on their life goals and become more active in their community.

Offers assistance with money skills training, using public transportation in the community, learning community safety skills, choosing appropriate clothing, filling out job applications, and practicing interviewing skills.

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Therapeutic Services | Village Northwest Unlimited

Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Music Therapy, Speech Therapy, Exercise and Sports Development Program, Counseling and Psychological Services, Nursing Services, Life Skills, Dietary services, Recreational Services.

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Transition Program | Lifelong Access

Provides transition service programs to prepare students for adult life based on their goals, interests, and abilities.

Programs include:

- Transition Club; a weekly after-school program for students who will be transitioning from high school to adulthood

- S.T.A.R.; a spring break program for students to learn independent living skills, public transportation, employment, and residential options

- S.T.W.S.P.; a one-week program for students who are interested in preparing for employment and is designed for students who need increased staff support

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CYI Central Navigation | Southeast Nebraska Collaborative

Services helping older, unconnected youth age 14-25 voluntarily transition successfully into adulthood. Examples of eligible youth would be those currently or formerly in foster care, homeless or near homeless without family support, past involvement with the juvenile justice system, or those on probation that meet specific qualifying circumstances. 

Offers leadership opportunities, financial literacy and asset-building through Opportunity Passport, central navigation to connect to services, coaching toward goals, and gap funding for essential services or resources.

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Rent Wise and Tenant Education Program | Matt Talbot Kitchen and Outreach

Tenant education program that helps people learn how to find and keep decent rental housing and how to become more successful renters. Renters who complete this program of six modules earn a certificate of completion to show potential landlords and property managers that they want to be reliable tenants.

Rent Wise modules are offered quarterly.

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Exectant and Parenting Teen Education Program | Family Place, The

Offers to create educational opportunities in which children, youth and families are productive, caring, informed, healthy, lifelong learners helping to sustain economic security through education.

Provides a Family literacy program,  and GED/HSED to residents in Decatur County, Iowa.

Offers parent education home visiting services to expectant teens and teen parents. Creating the support which children and youth will learn, grow and develop by providing parent child instruction and parenting skills classes, nutrition education and life skills education.

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