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Offers law enforcement services to the Bremer County area, including responding to emergency calls through a 911 telephone response service that assesses and dispatches appropriate emergency assistance. Additionally, the agency issues gun/firearm permits, conducts requested background checks, and manages the county jail.

Family Support Services specialists provide in-home and community educational and support services to assist with parenting and home management problems that place children at risk of abuse or neglect.

Intensive Family Preservation is a response to a family crisis that may, without intervention, result in the removal of children from the home. Services are varied but may include help with parenting strategies, relationship issues, communication skills, anger management, school problems, behavior problems, and life skills.

Parenting Time services are provided to children who have been removed from their biological family’s home and are now allowed supervised visits with a member of their biological family. Activities include teaching or modeling parenting skills, reinforcing behavioral management skills and teaching coping skills. Specialists help families strengthen bonds by identifying issues that affect the family’s relationships by observing and assessing visits. Specialists also provide information to assist with permanency plans for the child.

Family Support helps build families through strength-based activities such as developing appropriate social skills, teaching parenting and nurturing, creating family bonding, teaching awareness of boundaries, developing self esteem, seeking community resources, seeking employment, and teaching home economics.

County government services.

Offers an intensive voluntary program for pregnant individuals or have newly delivered children in Hamilton County. Families are enrolled and receive weekly home visits with staff that provide in home activities, assessments and education on growth and development. Children may remain in the program until age 3.

All Open Door Mission Donation Centers accept donations such as vehicles, gently used clothing, household items, toys, shoes, bedding, etc.

Furniture donations can only be accepted at the Donation Center on the main campus by the Airport, on the East side of the Timberlake Outreach Center.

(Due to the increased cost of gasoline, staffing, and fleet maintenance, Open Door Mission is not able to offer pick-up service.)

Provides a correctional facility that primarily houses inmates with treatable personality disorders, substance abuse problems, specializes in treating sex offenders and those having substance abuse problems, and helps inmates transition to life on the outside. 

Provides school supplies to students in need at the beginning of each school year through the Back-to-School Fair. Pre-registration is required, call or visit the United Way of Mahaska County Facebook page for more information.

Works with primary care providers who identify social/emotional or developmental concerns, family stressors, or caregiver depression during well child medical exams. If a condition is identified, the family is referred to a support specialist who provides care coordination. Specialists may provide referrals for developmental screening, mental health or behavioral health services, or other needs, and will monitor the family's progress.

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)."  When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Outreach program connecting Veteran Serving Organizations (VSOs) to arts grants.

Offers a program that uses counseling and therapy to incorporate patients faith and spiritual beliefs in the process of personal growth, healing, and change.

Provides a food pantry to anyone in the Des Moines Metro Area.

Offers a program for parents and youth individuals ages 10-14 to work together and build relationships. Participants will practice skills, play learning games, and do family projects in highly interactive sessions. Sessions are designed to increase family bonding, build positive communication skills, and solve problems together. 

Offers a program for parents and youth individuals ages 10-14 to work together and build relationships. Participants will practice skills, play learning games, and do family projects in highly interactive sessions. Sessions are designed to increase family bonding, build positive communication skills, and solve problems together. 

Offers a program for parents and youth individuals ages 10-14 to work together and build relationships. Participants will practice skills, play learning games, and do family projects in highly interactive sessions. Sessions are designed to increase family bonding, build positive communication skills, and solve problems together.