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Immunization administration and immunization education are provided by appointment.

Refugee Assessment and Immunization Clinic provides the required medical assessment and vaccines to newly arrived refugees of all ages within the first 90 days of arrival in the United States. Referrals to private medical providers for ongoing services are made. This program works in collaboration with local refugee resettlement agencies.

Provides library services, including CDs, movies, and video games. Some materials may be accessed online using a library card. Services may also include computers for internet access and word processing, reference service and interlibrary loans, FAX, photocopy services, state and federal tax forms. Meeting rooms are available for community non-profit groups.

Offers scholarships to help low-income youth go to college or trade school each year.

If an individual has trouble hearing on the phone, he or she may be eligible for a free amplified phone. Individuals can receive an application packet, test, and select a phone they would like to order.

Helps low-income people and families buy food.

Offers the Restaurant Meals Program, which allows eligible SNAP customers to buy meals at authorized restaurants. (Available to SNAP customers who are homeless, elderly, and/or disabled.)

The LINK card is accepted at many farmers' markets.

Expedited/Emergency SNAP Benefits may be available (in 5 days or less from the date of application) to eligible clients if:

- Monthly income, cash, and bank accounts are less than client's rent or mortgage plus utility costs, OR

- Monthly income is less than $150 and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100, OR

- At least one person in the household is a migrant farm worker and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100.

Helps low-income people and families buy food.

Offers the Restaurant Meals Program, which allows eligible SNAP customers to buy meals at authorized restaurants. (Available to SNAP customers who are homeless, elderly, and/or disabled.)

The LINK card is accepted at many farmers' markets.

Expedited/Emergency SNAP Benefits may be available (in 5 days or less from the date of application) to eligible clients if:

- Monthly income, cash, and bank accounts are less than client's rent or mortgage plus utility costs, OR

- Monthly income is less than $150 and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100, OR

- At least one person in the household is a migrant farm worker and client's cash and bank accounts are not more than $100.

Offers law enforcement services to the Guthrie County area. Issues gun/firearm permits, runs requested background checks, and manages the county Jail.

Works to end homelessness one person at a time. Offering seven homes across the community, where individuals enrolled in our 12- to 18-month Pathways to Progress Program receive support. This intensive program follows a four-phase system, addressing seven key areas of instability to help participants regain stability and independence.

Provides engineering and design of County roadway projects, including local resurfacing and bridge replacement. The division is responsible for the construction and maintenance of the County Secondary Road System, including ditch cleaning, roadway surface repairs, bridge and culvert repairs, and snow removal.

Offers help and hope to people struggling with depression, anxiety, anger, panic, compulsions and other nervous symptoms and emotional problems. At weekly meetings, people learn practical coping techniques to manage negative thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors and replace them with healthy thinking and constructive activity. Meetings last two hours.

​For Story County, IA, in-person meetings are Thursdays at 12 pm, at the First Christian Church (6th and Clark) in Ames, IA.

Social services includes help from an oncology social worker to access community resources, including financial assistance, transportation, support groups and other services.

Counseling and behavioral health support includes counseling, stress management, relaxation techniques, education and help with spirituality.

Hereditary Cancer Risk Program offers risk assessment, genetic testing, prevention trials, community cancer screenings, and smoking cessation programs.

Physical wellness provides physical, occupational and speech therapy; exercise programs and lymphedema program.

Nutritional services offer nutritional evaluation, herbal education, and drug interaction review.

Inner Beauty specialty salon for cancer survivors offers consultation with a clinical cosmetologist and certified mastectomy fitter as part of a medically-based appearance program.

Meal program provides breakfast, lunch, and dinner to individuals on campus, as well as to-go meals to any hungry person in the Omaha community, by request.

Volunteer Iowa and its partner agencies work with organizations and individuals on three main fronts: 1) to help agencies develop quality programs that use service as a strategy to fulfill their missions and address Iowa’s greatest areas of need 2) to help engage Iowans in their communities by promoting service and expanding the volunteer base and 3) to connect individuals with appropriate service opportunities by building the volunteer infrastructure.

The commission provides information and technical assistance on community volunteering, volunteer management, mentoring program certification, Service Enterprise Initiative, and volunteer recognition. In addition, the commission administers Iowa's AmeriCorps programs, the Iowa Mentoring Partnership, Governor's Volunteer Awards and Volunteer Hall of Fame. Other services include: providing training and coordination for Volunteer Reception Centers, which are activated to coordinate volunteers during and after disasters; coordinating the Iowa Nonprofit Summit (a biennial conference on nonprofit and volunteer management); and, providing a statewide volunteer matching portal "Get Connected". More information and access to the portal is available at www.volunteeriowa.org.

Title X Family Planning is a voluntary birth control program that provides information about birth control methods or the number and spacing of children.

Services are confidential and include:

• Physical exams
• Pregnancy testing and options counseling
• STD education, testing, and treatment
• Birth control methods and counseling, including emergency contraception
• Community education services for professionals, schools, parents, and teens

Literacy, basic skills, GED, and ESL classes for students of other cultures.

Adult and continuing education programs.

Adult basic education.

Classes also meet at the following location:

Ord - Ord Learning Center, 1514 K Street, Suite 1; call (308) 728-3299 for information.

Provides equine therapy for individuals with disabilities or mental health issues.