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Converts unneeded vehicles into Red Cross donations to help those in need. Free pick-up may be available, and the program accepts cars, trucks, motorcycles, RVs, boats, snowmobiles, jet skis, tractors, farm equipment and more, in any condition—even salvaged.

Senior centers provide a place for congregate meals, as well as social activities, games, educational programs, etc.

Offers to address and focus on prevention, intervention, detection and reporting elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation by presenting the senior consumer with options to enhance and protect their life and independence.

Provides a 24-week domestic abusers education program. -- For men in Waterloo, the intake/orientations are held the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at 4 pm and the 3rd Friday of the month at 9 am. If the intake session falls on a holiday, it is held at the same time in the following week. Located at Waterloo Residential Correctional Facility.

-- For women in Waterloo, the intake/orientations are held the 1st Monday of the month at 3 pm. If the intake session falls on a holiday, it is held the same time the following week. Located at Women's Center for Change. -- For Dubuque, contact Ryan Kelley at (563) 585-5244 to set up an intake/orientation appointment.

-- For West Union, the intake/orientation is held the 1st Tuesday of the month at 3 pm. If the intake session falls on a holiday, it is held at the same time in the following week. Located at 500 S Pine Street, West Union, IA.

Offers transportation assistance to appointments, school supplies, adopt-a-family, and backpack buddies. 

Provides a wide range of hospital services such as respiratory therapists, birth center, senior programs, psychiatric care, counseling, health screening, and physical therapy.

Provides a client-choice food pantry in which individuals can choose the food and household items they desire. Guests must bring their own bags or boxes for groceries.

Offers food delivery to low income seniors, low income housing projects, and people shut in due to illness or medical handicap.

Informs and advocates for victims of crime in Dakota County.

Free and confidential services to crime victims who have suffered physical, sexual, financial, or emotional trauma as a result of the crime; offers information, advocacy, prevention, support, and assistance to violent and property crime victims.

Transitional residential substance use treatment for adult males with a primary diagnosis of moderate to severe substance use. Individuals must have completed a primary substance use disorder treatment program within 12 months prior to placement and must be in need of additional treatment services. Treatment planning is individualized according to client need, and services are provided in a chemically-free environment. Services include individual and group counseling, shared living responsibilities, self-help groups, and vocational/educational counseling.

Provides police and dispatch services responsible for emergency assessment and response.

Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children from birth to age five, pregnant women and their families. The programs are child-focused and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.

Both programs provide a range of individualized services in the areas of education, medical, dental and mental health, nutrition and social service to children and their families. Parent involvement is encouraged and support is offered for children with disabilities.

Local school contacts in Audubon, Calhoun, Carroll, Dallas, Greene, Guthrie and Sac Counties are listed below:

-- Audubon, Carroll, Coon Rapids: (712) 830-9442

-- Adel, Waukee: (515) 987-7428 or (712) 830-1327

-- Guthrie Center, Jefferson, Panora: (712) 830-6990

-- Rockwell City, Lytton, Sac City, Schaller, Crestland, Southern Cal: (712) 830-1326

-- Perry: (515) 238-2194

Clinical services offered include:

- Pediatrics,

- Developmental-behavioral pediatrics,

- Ear, nose and throat,

- Audiology,

- Orthopedics and sports medicine,

- Pediatric gastroenterology,

- Pediatric hematology assessment,

- Pediatric neurology,

- Pediatric ophthalmology,

- Pediatric rheumatology,

- Pediatric cardiology,

- Same Day Pediatrics.

Al-Anon is for family members and friends who are concerned about someone's drinking. Alateen is for teenagers dealing with someone's alcoholism, usually a parents' drinking.

Provides a Veteran's Employment Specialist to assist with coordinating counseling, testing, and identifying training and employment opportunities for veterans.

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