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Provides transitional services to formerly incarcerated individuals.

Services include, but are not limited to:
- Transitional housing
- Counseling
- Vocational assistance (including job skills training and career counseling)
- Life skills development (including budgeting, health and wellness information, parenting training, etc.)

In some cases Neuro/Bio-feedback can be provided to help those with damaged or toxic brains. This portion of the program is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and can begin after a person is stabilized with Neuro/Bio-feedback.

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Life Skills Education
Ex-Offender Counseling
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Ex-Offender Employment Programs
Ex-Offender Reentry Programs
Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.
Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.
Transitional housing program for homeless youth. Offers case management, food, transportation, money management, counseling, and other services to youth ages 16-21 who are homeless or living in a shelter.
Transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter. Rent assistance.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Transitional Housing/Shelter

Provides support, opportunities, and transitional housing for young women transitioning out of foster care. Young women work with staff to create personalized plans to help navigate key areas of life with the goal of completing the independent living program within approximately 24 months. Staff offer guidance and connect youth with essential resources, enabling them to take the next steps toward independence. This transitional living program must be completed while the client is going to school or work, and is not an emergency shelter.

Provides help with emergency shelter and transitional housing for Des Moines County communities.

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Homeless Shelter
Transitional Housing/Shelter

Designated dual-diagnosis/co-occurring mental health & substance abuse treatment facility. Gateway is able to provide treatment to those with substance use disorder, with or without a mental health diagnosis.

Substance use treatment options vary by location, but may include:

-- Residential treatment.

-- Outpatient treatment.

-- Virtual addiction treatment.

-- Detoxification.

Services may include:

-- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT).

-- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

-- Dilectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

-- Co-Occuring Diagnosis/Dual Diagnosis Treatment.

-- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

-- Mindfulness-Based Sobriety.

-- Motivational Interviewing (MI).

-- Recovery Support Groups.

-- Trauma-Responsive Treatment.

-- 12-Step Facilitation.

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
General Counseling Services
Integrated Co-Occurring Disorders Treatment
DUI Offender Programs
Medication Based Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
Gambling Disorder Counseling
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Transitional housing, providing basic needs and supportive services for homeless women without children in their custody, 19 years or older, for 24 women at a time, for up to one year.

Other services provided to clients include follow up home visits and access to basic needs for women with successful departures, in-house educational workshops, assistance with obtaining medical care and transportation, information and referral, computer learning lab, case management and advocacy, financial support, and in house recovery meetings.
12-month residence program for those coming out of addiction. Applications are accepted each quarter. Call for more information.

Transitional housing available to individuals who are LGBTQ+ and experiencing homelessness. Provides up to 24 months of housing with case management and referral services.

If HIV+, see Billy's House program.

Transitional housing for homeless single veteran men.

Supportive services include therapy and case management.

Offers the following services for domestic violence victims and their families, advocacy related to medical, civil, and legal needs, 24-hour crisis hotline, counseling, emergency shelter, long term housing options, and safety planning.

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Domestic Violence Intervention Programs
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Domestic Violence Hotlines
Domestic Violence Shelters
Homeless families with children participate in a housing and supportive services project for up to 24 months.

Adult Co-occurring Disorders Residential Treatment Program offers transitional housing and residential treatment for adults 19 and over with co-occurring severe and persistent mental illness and substance dependence. Services include individual, group, and family counseling; recreational therapy; case management; and psychiatric services. Expected stay 6-8 months. Eligible clients must be homeless.

Community Transitions provides psychiatric residential rehabilitation services in a residential setting to prepare adults with serious mental illness for community living.

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Residential Mental Health Treatment Facilities
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Transitional Mental Health Services
Transitional Residential Substance Use Disorder Services
Residential Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities

Provides an emergency shelter for young men and young women. The staff work with the youth and their families to solidify permanent housing, education, and an on-going support network. Services are available to both pregnant and/or parenting teens.

Outpatient and intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program offering a continuum of care from evaluation to education/intervention to treatment and aftercare for adolescents and adults experiencing life area problems due to misuse, abuse, or dependence on alcohol/drugs. Individualized treatment services provided in individual, family, and group counseling sessions.

Inpatient treatment for adults available in Elgin.

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Comprehensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Substance Use Disorder Counseling
Inpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment Facilities
Transitional Housing/Shelter

Veterans Transitional Housing provides group living with supportive services for male veterans experiencing homelessness and problems with mental illness or co-occurring disorders. Veterans must be services connected and approved to reside in the program by VA Nebraska-Western Iowa Health Care Systems. Expected stay is six months.

Veterans Permanent Housing Program is rental assistance for veterans male or female who are experiencing homelessness and problems with mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorders.

Veterans Transition in Place provides scattered site housing for male or female veterans who are experiencing homelessness and problems with mental illness, substance abuse, or co-occurring disorders. Upon graduation, veterans retain lease of rental.

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Transitional Housing/Shelter
Homeless Permanent Supportive Housing

Provides transitional living for young women and mothers with up to two children who have aged out of foster care or otherwise experiencing homelessness.

Participants enrolled at CHH enjoy private bedrooms, full sized kitchens, family style living spaces, and large outdoor recreational areas. While residing at CHH, participants work alongside Program Specialists and an onsite LIMHP/LADC to help them achieve their individual goals. Evening classes and therapy groups follow the 8 Dimensions of Wellness model as participants work toward increasing their independent living skills, enhancing their mother/child relationship(s), and caring for their mental health.

Provides a transitional housing programs for veterans who are homeless and/or disabled. SSVR is a 15-bed congregate facility which provides shelter and supportive services for up to 24-months and addresses all barriers to independent living.

Housing and support for those experiencing domestic violence and under-supported pregnancies.

Provides shelter, food, clothing, and mentoring in addition to assisting with other practical needs to homeless pregnant women. Mothers may reside at the home during pregnancy and up to 14 months following childbirth.

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Post Pregnancy Shelter/Transitional Housing
Transitional Housing/Shelter
Offers a long-term restorative home where women can heal from sexual exploitation and extreme abuse. An array of supportive services are provided to foster healing, recovery, and an opportunity to begin a new life. Residents can stay up to 2 years at the home. Services included are housing, an individualized program for holistic healing where medical and therapeutic needs are met, and addiction recovery support provided as needed, and much more.

Short term housing in private furnished apartment. Every family works with a Housing Advocate.

Provides help to get young adults into safe, secure housing so they can focus on building a brighter future. These programs provide living options that center on participants achieving self-sufficiency. YSS advocates work one-on-one with the participants to create a plan to acquire safe and secure housing, stable employment, and financial stability.

Programs include:
Transitional Living Program (Ames, Boone, Marshalltown) - Single individuals ages 16-21
Rapid Rehousing (Ames, Boone, Des Moines, Marshalltown) - Single individuals ages 18-24
Lighthouse (Boone, Des Moines) - Families with parents ages 16-24
Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (Des Moines) - Single individuals or families ages 18-24 based on income

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Youth Centers
Supervised Living for Older Youth
Transitional Housing/Shelter