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Umbrella agency that supports Scott County Early Childhood Iowa, Scott County Decategorization, and provides oversight and monitoring to Dubuque, Clinton, Jackson, Cedar, Muscatine, Lee, Henry, Des Moines, and Louisa Counties Decategorization projects and Scott County Community Partnerships for the Protecting of Children. Provides community planning and funding and seeks to address and overcome systemic challenges that interrupt the lives of children ages birth to 18, while increasing access and streamlining resources throughout the community.

Scott County Early Childhood Iowa receives state and federal money to contract with local agencies that support and address multiple issues for children ages birth to 5.

Decategorization provides programming that will deter children and youth ages 6-18 from entering or safe exit from the Juvenile Justice and the Child Welfare Systems. Serves Dubuque, Clinton, Jackson, Scott, Cedar, Muscatine, Lee, Louisa, Des Moines, and Henry Counties

Scott County Health Committee convenes the health community members and address health issues surrounding children and youth of Scott County.

CPPC: Scott County-Community Partnership for Protecting Children increases awareness with child abuse and implement the four strategies of policy and practice change, neighborhood networking, family team meeting, and shared decision making.
Community partnership seeking to create a healthy community. The Initiative strives to be the community's recognized leader for creating collaborative action on health and abides by the core values of commitment, collaboration, and creativity.

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General Health Education Programs
Planning/Coordinating/Advisory Groups
Offers local governments a wide variety of technical assistance on land use planning, zoning and subdivision regulations. We can provide information on historic preservation, recreation planning, downtown revitalization, and urban renewal special taxation districts.
Service agencies who focus on youth concerns plan and present an annual Quad Cities Youth Conference. The mission is to provide youth with the opportunity to enhance decision-making skills which are necessary for living in a socially complex world and to establish contacts with community resources.
Transportation planning, including community planning coordination and development information services. Research, grant writing, socio/economic data maintenance. Census Bureau contact point. Economic development coordination.

Des Moines Area Sports Commission (DMASC) is the local sports authority handling and promoting sporting events throughout the area.

Planning, coordination, and funding organization for mental health programs that serve Rock Island County residents with mental illness, developmental disabilities, and/or chemical dependency. No direct services provided.