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Offers a place where men in recovery from addiction learn to live together in harmony and help each other grow in their sobriety.

Residents come from a recovery program or other areas when they need additional structure and support before returning to their homes and communities. The 7 houses have a resident manager, strict format, and structure to keep the house in order and the men sober in an environment that provides fertile ground for people to grow.

Crime reporting agency offering a telephone number, web tips, and text messaging to encourage citizens in the community to volunteer vital information helpful to law enforcement agencies fight crime.  Callers remain anonymous and are eligible to receive a cash reward if the information given leads to an arrest or grand jury indictment of a felony offender.

Provides school supplies to Henderson County students, that are in need, at the beginning of the school year.

Provides short-term assistance to relatives or close family supporters (fictive kin) who have been caring for a child/children informally. Relative caregivers receive assistance in obtaining guardianship of the child for whom they are providing care. Also helps resolve any crisis the family may be facing and prepares the relative caregivers to achieve permanency for the child as well as for them. Services aim to prevent children's entry into out-of-home care and help children achieve permanency.

Additionally, families are provided with financial assistance, if needed, to address needs such as clothing for the child(ren), additional needed furniture to accommodate the child(ren) such as mattresses, beds, and linen, and helping the child(ren) to be enrolled in school by acquiring birth certificates of child(ren). Also helps family identify appropriate additional benefits to which they may be entitled.

Services may include:

-- Assistance in obtaining guardianship.

-- Education on navigating the court system and proceedings.

-- Help obtaining a child-only grant, subsidized day care and other entitlements.

-- Guidance on enrolling children in local schools.

-- Assistance with financial and housing issues.

-- Cash and in-kind assistance to help meet the basic needs of the family.

-- Referral linkages to other needed community resources including legal services, and medical and mental health services.

Provides recreational and social activities for seniors. Activities include bingo, cards, painting, dancing, group exercise sessions and lunches.

Offers education and support for low-income parents and expecting moms. The Nest program provides educational classes and an incentive program to help low-income parents purchase baby supplies. The Healthy Futures program offers one-on-one support to young moms including parenting skills training and screenings for child development and maternal depression. Services include: Screenings for maternal depression, child development, and home safety; parenting education about children’s development stages; and family assistance by providing referrals to appropriate resources. Special funds are also available to assist during a crisis (when available).

Provides energy assistance for eligible low income families in which a benefit is paid directly to the utility companies on behalf of eligible households, or directly to renters if the utility costs are included in their rent.

Some applicants may qualify for the Percentage of Income Payment Plan (PIPP), where an eligible client pays a percentage of their income, receives a monthly benefit towards their utility bill, and receives a reduction in overdue payments for every on-time payment they make by the bill due date. Contact for more information.

If the homeowner's furnace is not working or is dangerous or emitting carbon monoxide into the household, LIHEAP may be able to provide a furnace repair or replacement. Contact for more information.

General Assistance provides financial support to Muscatine County income eligible residents in emergency situations. Trust Services provides payee support to persons determined by the Social Security Administration to need assistance in managing their benefits.

Offers GED classes, and GED, HiSET, and TASC testing.