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TRANSITIONAL HOUSING | HEARTLAND FAMILY SERVICE

600 9th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51501

Men and women ages 18 and older who reside in Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, or Shelby counties in Iowa; must meet all Southwest Iowa Mental Health and Disability Services Region eligibility requirements
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Pottawattamie County, Iowa
Cass County, Iowa
Page County, Iowa
Montgomery County, Iowa
Shelby County, Iowa
Harrison County, Iowa
Mills County, Iowa
Monona County, Iowa
Fremont County, Iowa

Description

Short-term transitional housing, designed to assist people with a diagnosed mental health or co-occurring condition while they transition to stability in the community. Helps clients secure permanent housing and connects them with community-based mental health or substance abuse services and avoid unnecessary incarceration.

Staff are available 24 hours a day at the facility for resident oversight and assistance. The building consists of 15 beds that are arranged in either single- or double-occupancy bedrooms, plus bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, and living room. Residents pay 30% of their income toward their living expenses at the facility.

Staff can help clients:

- Create a plan for housing

- Connect to services to improve physical and mental health

- Support in recovery from substance use

- Support in finding employment or applying for Social Security benefits

- Connect to programs that help with life skills (cooking/cleaning, budgeting, relationship/communication skills, etc.)

Providing organization

HEARTLAND FAMILY SERVICE

Provides human services in the areas of Child and Family Well-being, Counseling and Prevention, and Housing, Safety, and Financial Stability.