Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
Financial assistance for families unable to play their utility bills.
Contact: this website address
HACAP
Food assistance, WIC, Child Health, Maternal Health, Breastfeeding Support, Child Care Nurse Consultant, Medicaid/Hawk-I, 1st Five, Head Start/Early Head Start, Energy Assistance/LIHEAP, I-Smile Oral Health, Affordable Housing, Homelessness
Contact: HACAP Office Front Desk: 319-393-7811 Ext. 1001 or www.hacap.org
DHS: Food Assistance
Access to food through increased benefits for current and newly eligible applicants, food assistance auto-recertification, suspension of food assistance work requirements, online options to purchase food, emergency food assistance and home-delivered meals.
Contact: this website address or Matt Highland with questions, mhighla@dhs.state.ia.us or 515-281-4848
Food Assistance
Up to $250 assistance to families via phone applications only with costs associated with delivered food, medication, diagnostics, transportation and telehealth as a result of COVID-19 risk or incidence.
Contact: this website address
Information for families on COVID-19 and other services offered in a variety of languages.
Contact: this website address
TotalChild and Systems of Care
Long term support, advocacy, networking, and goal setting for students and their family.
Contact: Jamie Robinson - jrobinson@fouroaks.org
Help for Separated / Divorced Parents
Therapist/mediator available to guide free joint parenting sessions (mediations) for parents who are not together. Sessions are by phone or Skype. Can also help parents exchange their children peacefully at Kids First's offices.
Contact: www.kidsfirstiowa.org or www.facebook.com/kidsfirstiowa/
or Laura Martin - llauramartin@kidsfirstiowa.org or leave a message at 319-739-5430
Access to ACT test prep program job/internship searches and applications for students
Contact: Alphonce O'Bannon - Al@lbajourney.org 319-533-5095; Kerry Crowell - Kerry@lbajourney.org 319-440-0157
AAAP
Facilitators at McKinley, Wilson, and Taft Middle Schools are available for questions, support, and interest in next year's program. Wilson facilitators will also assist students in obtaining food from Grab and Go Meal sites.
Contact: Wilson Middle School: Ashley Stull - astull@crschools.us & Jessica Comacho - jcomacho@crschools.us
Taft Middle School: Monique Clark - moclark@crshools.us
McKinley Middle School: Marian Johnson - mrjohnson@crschools.us
Achievement Academy
Facilitators Licensed childcare for youth 5-11 currently enrolled in achievement academy. Offered Monday-Friday 8am-5pm at Jane Boyd Community house.
Contact: Megan Brown - 319-366-0431
Family Support
Community-based services to support basic needs and self-sufficiency. Services are provided to enrolled families and will be conducted in telecommunications.
Contact: Melissa Zehr - 319-784-1301
Harambee House
Rental assistance to those with some form of income and are not in subsidized housing already.
Contact: 319-366-1408
Free, confidential information and referral helpline and website serving 42 counties in Iowa. Trained 211 professionals access a statewide database of agencies and resources to connect you to essential health and human services in our community. Multilingual assistance available.
Contact:
Landline: 2-1-1
Mobile: 319-739-4211
Toll free: 1-866-469-2211
Download the 211 app
Text your zip code to 898211
Visit 211iowa.org
Online AA/NA, family/peer support networks and mutual aid online meetings.
Contact: this website address