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A comprehensive community college offering career and technical, transfer degrees, diplomas, and certificates designed to support a wide range of educational and career goals. The college serves recent high school graduates, adult learners, youth and individuals seeking to advance or change careers. NICC provides High School Equivalency (HSE) preparation/testing programs that help students build the knowledge and skills comparable to a high school education. The college also offers English as a Second Language (ESOL) programs to support non-native speakers in developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills necessary for success in academic, professional, and community settings. In addition, the college delivers workforce training, continuing education and short-term credential programs aligned with regional industry needs, helping students quickly gain in-demand skills and enter or advance in the workforce. 

A comprehensive community college offering career and technical, transfer degrees, diplomas, and certificates designed to support a wide range of educational and career goals. The college serves recent high school graduates, adult learners, youth and individuals seeking to advance or change careers. NICC provides High School Equivalency (HSE) preparation/testing programs that help students build the knowledge and skills comparable to a high school education. The college also offers English as a Second Language (ESOL) programs to support non-native speakers in developing listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills necessary for success in academic, professional, and community settings. In addition, the college delivers workforce training, continuing education and short-term credential programs aligned with regional industry needs, helping students quickly gain in-demand skills and enter or advance in the workforce. 

Guides families through their child’s journey with a medical condition. Works with doctors, schools and community groups to create a seamless support system.

Care coordination team works together with families to develop a plan of care that addresses a child’s medical, social, behavioral, educational and financial needs. Care coordination is free for all children who have eligible medical conditions, regardless of their family’s income level.

Care coordination can include finding specialized medical care, helping families understand their child’s diagnosis and medical treatment plan, explaining insurance benefits and attending school meetings.

Helps children who are medically fragile remain in their family home rather than a hospital or skilled nursing facility.

Assists with:

- Finding specialized medical care

- Making sure families understand their child’s diagnosis and medical treatment plan

- Helping families understand their insurance benefits and maximize their coverage

- Attending IEP /504 Plan school meeting

- Connecting families with financial support, grants and other community resources

- Preparing for the transition to adulthood

Provides direct services to victims/survivors of domestic violence, sexual violence, dating violence, sexual harassment, and human trafficking in the Asian Pacific Islander communities in Iowa. Services include domestic violence and sexual assault hotlines, adult and youth domestic violence and sexual assault prevention and intervention programs, spouse and intimate partner abuse prevention, and child sexual assault prevention programs that educate children about personal safety, recognizing inappropriate behavior, and reporting abuse.

Offers government services to the residents and city of Grimes, including access to utility services for water, sewer, garbage, and recycling. Additionally, the city provides services through the City Clerk's Office, which is responsible for maintaining records of city activities and transactions, preparing and publishing official notices, maintaining the city code, coordinating and preparing agendas for city council meetings, and recording meeting minutes.

Offers a clothing closet for men needing professional attire for job interviews, position change for current employment, or events and activities. Clients will receive a designated number of items depending on size availability. Individuals may receive clothing twice a year (1 from Jan-June and 1 from July-Dec). Max items up to 3 suits/jackets, 5 shirts, 3 slacks, 5 ties, 1 belt, and 1 pair of shoes. 

Provides care to those following hospitalization or stayed in a rehabilitation center. Offers services to help an individual make a safe and healthy recovery at home.

Offers an interactive outdoor history museum, which educates and connects all peoples to the many stories of Midwestern rural heritage. The 500-acre, open-air museum represents three centuries of Iowa agriculture with a 1700 Iowa Farm, 1850 Pioneer Farm, 1900 Horse-Powered Farm, and 1876 town of Walnut Hill. Visit the website for more information and calendar of events.

Provides assistance to people with little to no income in obtaining pro bono legal assistance from area lawyers and attorneys in specialized fields while also providing compassion, empathy, and a listening ear to all who come seeking help. Through the CCLS program, the program director matches a client's legal case with an area lawyer who has agreed to represent him/her in the court of law.

CCLS provides assistance in the areas of adoption, bankruptcy, child custody and support, debt elimination, employment, environmental issues, family Law, guardianship, immigration, landlord-tenant disputes, real estate transactions, social security benefits, traffic accidents, and wills and probate.

Provides in-person and virtual tax assistance to anyone free of charge with a special focus on taxpayers who are over 50 or have low-to-moderate income for the 2026 tax season. Free, year-round tax assistance is also available on the Internet. Taxpayers can post tax questions to online tax assistors by visiting the website.

Provides a cohesive partnership among the communities and Fire Departments to reduce the number of fire injuries and deaths, by providing evaluation, education, and redirection assistance to the children who exhibit fire setting behavior at no cost to the families affected. Trained providers will connect a child (or youth) to appropriate resources in the community, this can include fire safety education or professional counseling services when necessary. CONTACTS: North Eastern Iowa Counties (Region 1): Allamakee, Black Hawk, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Chickasaw, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Howard, Mitchell, Winneshiek. Contact Jason Kayser, Regional Coordinator, 319-404-8417, [email protected]. North Central Iowa Counties (Region 2): Boone, Cerro Gordo, Franklin, Greene, Hancock, Hamilton, Hardin, Humboldt, Kossuth, Marshall, Story, Webster, Winnebago, Worth, Wright. Contact Greg Nelson, Regional Coordinator, 515-573-2871, [email protected]. North Western Iowa Counties (Region 3): Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Clay, Crawford, Dickinson, Emmet, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O'Brien, Osceola, Palo Alto, Plymouth, Pocahontas, Sac, Sioux, Woodbury. Contact Lt. Joe Rodriguez, Regional Coordinator, 712-279-6146, [email protected]. South Western Iowa Counties (Region 4): Adams, Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby, Taylor. Contact Brent Smmith, Regional Coordinator, 319-331-5049, [email protected]. South Central Iowa Counties (Region 5): Adair, Appanoose, Clarke, Dallas, Decatur, Guthrie, Jasper, Lucas, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Ringgold, Polk, Union, Warren, Wayne. Contact Mike Whitsell, Regional Coordinator, 515-208-5704, [email protected]. South Eastern Iowa Counties (Region 6): Benton, Cedar, Clinton, Davis, Des Moines, Henry, Iowa, Jackson, Jefferson, Jones, Johnson, Keokuk, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Mahaska, Poweshiek, Scott, Tama, Van Buren, Wapello, Washington. Contact Brent Smith, Regional Coordinator, 319-286-5200, [email protected]..

Free home repairs and modifications for low-income homeowners age 60 and over. Services include plumbing, electrical, roofs, gutters, flooring, grab bars, handrails, ramps, tub/shower modifications and other critical repairs.

Work is done by staff, volunteers and trade professionals.

Provides an outreach programs seeking to assure that limited-English-proficient immigrants and refugees eligible for WIC and SNAP benefits can successfully access these programs administered by IDHS.

The Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR) administers this program through a network of community-based partner agencies.

Apartments for chronically homeless single men and women.

Offers public pools in various locations throughout the Des Moines area. Swimming lessons and other programs are available at each location for individuals ages 6 months to adults 16 and older. A variety of sessions will be offered at variety of times, including Baby and Me, Preschool Swim, Learn-To-Swim Levels 1 - 5, Adult Lessons and Private Lessons.

Visit website to register for swimming lessons https://secure.rec1.com/IA/des-moines-parks-and-recreation/catalog

Offers residential treatment program providing individualized assessment and service plan to help youth develop higher levels of personal accountability, congestive self-control, and personal coping skills.

Offered to any adult with mental illness living in Iowa. Peer support specialists offer emotional support, help with resources and referrals, and goal-setting over the phone, text or Zoom. Sign up for a weekly 30 minute slot and receive peer support from home.