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Provides support through a home visiting process to assist families moving from welfare to work, financial crisis, and financial management using a partnership between the family and a certified Family Development specialist.
Program is designed to help families become self-sufficient. Provides a family specialist to work with families to identify situations that promote success, set goals for to reach self-sufficiency, also to identify tools and resources to overcome barriers. Working in partnership with a specialist, families learn how to make their own decisions and learn what resources they can utilize for help. This program works with community partners to help those in the program gain access to needed services.
Program is designed to help families become self-sufficient. Provides a family specialist to work with families to identify situations that promote success, set goals for to reach self-sufficiency, also to identify tools and resources to overcome barriers. Working in partnership with a specialist, families learn how to make their own decisions and learn what resources they can utilize for help. This program works with community partners to help those in the program gain access to needed services.
FADSS Family Development and Self-Sufficiency program provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan).
Provides support through a home visiting process to assist families moving from welfare to work, financial crisis, and financial management using a partnership between the family and a certified Family Development specialist.
Provides support through a home visiting process to assist families moving from welfare to work, financial crisis, and financial management using a partnership between the family and a certified Family Development specialist.

Provides assistance with a variety of needs, including translation, interpretation of documents, benefit applications such as SNAP, Medicaid, ADC and SSI.

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Immigrant Benefits Assistance
General Benefits and Services Assistance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Program is designed to help families become self-sufficient. Provides a family specialist to work with families to identify situations that promote success, set goals for to reach self-sufficiency, also to identify tools and resources to overcome barriers. Working in partnership with a specialist, families learn how to make their own decisions and learn what resources they can utilize for help. This program works with community partners to help those in the program gain access to needed services.
Family development assessment which helps families determine strengths and barriers toward being self-sufficient and to aid in setting family goals.

Offers a program that consists of structured home visits conducted by skilled family development specialists that include: assessments that support healthy self-exploration, science-informed goal pursuit designed to build core skills, a framework and process for career development, connecting families to stabilizing supports and career opportunities in the community.

FADSS Family Development and Self-Sufficiency program provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan).
FADSS Family Development and Self-Sufficiency program provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan).
Program designed to assist FIP recipients achieve self-sufficiency through a partnership between the family and certified Family Development Specialists. Staff works with the family to help them set goals and strive towards them while working with the family to help them overcome their everyday problems and barriers.

Offers a partnership with families who receive FIP to provide them with the support they need to gain independence from public assistance. The program is voluntary and does not affect FIP benefits. It is focused on families success and growth. Contact your local outreach center for more information.

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TANF
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

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Transportation Expense Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Case/Care Management
Work Clothing
Provides rental assistance to qualified low-income and moderate-income individuals and families with funding provided by HUD. The three assistance programs, created by HUD, are:

SECTION 8 HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM is a program which provides rental assistance for participants who want to rent from a private landlord. Eligibility for the programs is determined by family composition, income, arrest history, past participation in Federally subsidized programs and monies owed to the Agency or other Federally subsidized programs. Approximately 3,000 households are served through Section 8 programs The application process can take 6 months to 4 years. Callers are welcome to call monthly to check if the waiting list is open.

PUBLIC HOUSING consists of units located throughout the city of Des Moines that are owned and managed by the Des Moines Municipal Housing agency. Participants in this program are offered a rental unit. Upon acceptance of a unit, a participant enters into a lease agreement with the Des Moines Municipal Housing Agency and pays approximately 30% of their monthly adjusted income for rent. Call or visit www.dmgov.org for applications.

FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM is a voluntary self-sufficiency program that is available only to residents of Public Housing or those receiving the Section & Voucher. The purpose of this program is to coordinate housing assistance with public and private resources to enable families to achieve economic independence. Services include: case management, education through workshops, and linkages to resources in the community.

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Public Housing
Government Subsidized Private Rental Housing Listings
Housing Authorities
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
Program designed to assist FIP recipients achieve self-sufficiency through a partnership between the family and certified Family Development Specialists. Staff works with the family to help them set goals and strive towards them while working with the family to help them overcome their everyday problems and barriers.

Free, voluntary program where coaches work with families for 3-6 months to help navigate and access resources in the community, increase families' protective factors, and problem-solve to address challenges a family may be facing. A coach is assigned to meet with the family and connect them to needed support.

The program offers case management support, mental health services for parents/guardians and children, education support, and some supports to meet basic needs and ensure safety.

Other support includes assistance finding safe, stable housing, connections to local food resources, help applying for benefits and tracking application status, budgeting and employment assistance, and education supports for parents/guardians and children.

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Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Case/Care Management
Comprehensive Information and Referral
FADSS Family Development and Self-Sufficiency program provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan).
Provides support through a home visiting process to assist families moving from welfare to work, financial crisis, and financial management using a partnership between the family and a certified Family Development specialist.
Connects youth and families with resources and support. Navigators have the ability to "fill gaps", either through helping agencies partner around a common goal, or through flexible funding for needs such as rent, utilities, transportation, and more.

Community Response is designed to reduce unnecessary involvement of child welfare and juvenile justice while increasing the informal and community supports for youth and families. By utilizing Central Navigation, the goal is to coordinate existing resources and match participants with a resource to either solve an immediate need or develop a longer-term coaching relationship.

Categories

Transportation Expense Assistance
Medical Expense Assistance
Comprehensive Information and Referral
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Rental Deposit Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Case/Care Management
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Mental Health Expense Assistance
Work Clothing
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs

Assistance with goal setting to create stability; assistance with budgeting needs.

Family development assessment which helps families determine strengths and barriers toward being self-sufficient and to aid in setting family goals.

Offers case management to provide targeted services to families wanting to break the generational cycle of poverty and enable a path out of constant crisis. Services include, moving families from crises and vulnerability to stability and eventually self-sufficiency, meeting with a caseworker to develop your personalized action plan, tracking progress, reaching milestones, prepare for the future, service connections to: job training, health services, childcare and education, housing options, legal services, and more.

Hotel Vouchers (through Stepping Stones program) are currently for one-night stays only, and are limited to Mason County. Contact for more information.

FADSS Family Development and Self-Sufficiency program provides intense support to families receiving FIP (Family Investment Plan).