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Provides information about scleroderma and support groups. The Heartland Chapter serves Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota. For information call or go online. Local Contacts Des Moines - (515) 745-5607, Jill Connolly Ames/Des Moines - (515) 231-0621, Barbara Burke Omaha - (402) 680-1350, Jackie Latka or (402) 659-2416, Pat File Sioux Falls - (605) 376-1004, Annie Schock

Provides information on STI's/STDs, including AIDS/HIV. KCHD also provides referrals to centers for STI/STD and AIDS/HIV screening, testing, and treatment.

Provides intensive services where and when the clients need them. Outreach teams include peer support specialists and practitioners with expertise in psychiatry, nursing, social work, substance use treatment, and employment. These teams initiate the housing search, develop a care plan, and continue to work with clients over the long-term. 

**Not offering Thanksgiving baskets for this year 2025**

Offers a turkey or ham to cook at home. Sign up will end Wednesday, November 20, 2024.

Provides weatherization services to low income households, which helps conserve fuel and reduce energy costs by making homes and apartments more energy efficient. Also provides many health and safety upgrades.

Services vary, but may include insulation installation, HVAC repair or replacement, electric base load reduction (lighting and refrigerator replacement), and air sealing.

Maximum $16,000 for energy-related weatherization and repair work (per client's home). Maximum $3,500 for health and safety-related measures.

Provides weatherization services to low income households, which helps conserve fuel and reduce energy costs by making homes and apartments more energy efficient. Also provides many health and safety upgrades.

Services vary, but may include insulation installation, HVAC repair or replacement, electric base load reduction (lighting and refrigerator replacement), and air sealing.

Maximum $16,000 for energy-related weatherization and repair work (per client's home). Maximum $3,500 for health and safety-related measures.

Offers access to experienced health specialists who provide information about approved HIV treatment options, assist in locating HIV/AIDS clinical trials across the USA, and offer counseling services for individuals at risk of contracting or transmitting HIV. Counseling includes personal risk assessments, development of personalized action plans, and support for behavior changes to reduce the risk of acquiring or transmitting HIV.

Provides case management, peer support, substance abuse counseling and therapy options to adults in recovery from substance abuse. Can also offer group and individual support.

Limited financial assistance provided to prevent rent eviction or utility disconnection. May also assist with rent or utility deposit, where appropriate. Utility assistance can also include cell phone bill help. 

First apply for assistance at the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (through ACCESSNebraska at www.accessnebraska.ne.gov) for an eligibility determination and referrals to community agencies with Letter of Eligibility, then schedule an appointment with the Community Service Coordinator.

Psychiatric Medical Institute for Children: a PMIC facility for emotionally disturbed children between the ages of 10 to 17 and is operated by Orchard Place, a private, non-sectarian, non-profit corporation. Orchard Place can accept children of average or potentially average intelligence who evidence a desire for help and a willingness to make a commitment to treatment. No child is denied admission on the basis of race, religion, creed, or residence. Includes individual therapy for each child, recreational and group therapy, medication monitoring, pediatric and nursing services, family therapy; and therapeutic living relationships to enable living with self and others. Education provided through Des Moines Public Schools.

Out of home placement option for children and adolescents whose special needs hinder their success in a traditional foster care placement.

Offers 30 hours of training, in-service training, professional consultation, 24 hour on call support services, respite services for foster parents, and performance evaluations.

Foster parents are reimbursed for the child's basic needs, with an additional stipend for providing treatment.

Mental health counseling for individuals, couples, and families.

Utilizes various techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing to develop an individualized treatment plan that best suits each client.

Offers law enforcement services to the city of Marengo. 

Offers FIP (Family Investment Program) a cash assistance program for children and their families who have low income, also available to relatives caring for children whose parents are not in the home. The goal of FIP is to help families leave poverty and become self supporting, can participate for up to 60 months. FIP is Iowa's Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program.