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Provides the primary caregiver with a break in what can be an overwhelming responsibility in caring for a frail older adult. This is an in-home care option. Criminal background checks along with dependent adult and child abuse checks through the State of Iowa are provided for each potential independent caregiver.

Caregiver support line for caregivers of veterans; licensed clinical social workers are available to answer questions, listen to concerns and directly link callers to the Caregiver Support Coordinator at their local VA Medical Center, Each VA Medical Center has a caregiver support coordinator.

- Employment agency for job seekers with developmental disabilities.

- Career planning, job placement, and ongoing support and consultation to employee and employer.

- Provides community based day services, residential supports, and respite services.

- Diversity training to employers on working with people experiencing developmental disabilities.

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 respite in home service allowing caregivers time outside the home for errands or personal time.

- Employment agency for job seekers with developmental disabilities.

- Career planning, job placement, and ongoing support and consultation to employee and employer.

- Provides community based day services, residential supports, and respite services.

- Diversity training to employers on working with people experiencing developmental disabilities.

**Does NOT offer emergency housing options for families or adults.

Offers various support services to families with children through a cooperative of area churches. Trained volunteers and staff work with parents facing chronic stress or crisis to find resources and supports that can help. The following services are offered with volunteers from local churches:

Crisis Child Hosting: Temporary care of vulnerable children to give parents a safe option during a crisis.

Child Respite Hosting: Hosting children for shorter periods (typically a few hours to a few days a couple of times a month). This provides parents with respite relief and allows for stabilization.

Mentoring and Advocacy Services for Parents: focuses on working with parents to develop goals and relationships/friendships to decrease isolation and increase support for the parent. Advocates can also help parents find local resources to help relieve stress.

Mental Health Respite is designed to provide shelter and assistance to address immediate needs which may include case management on a 24/7 basis to consumers experiencing a need for transition to another home or residential setting or a break from the current home or residential setting. Mental Health Respite provides a safe, protected, supervised residential environment on a short-term basis. The intent of the service is to support a consumer through the transition or break, provide linkages to needed behavioral health services, and assist in transition back to the community.

Services provided:

- Case Manager provides individual and group education services.

- Certified Peer Support Specialists offer individual and group recovery services.

- Residential Technicians provide individual and group services.

Recreational services for adults with disabilities.

Provides support services to individuals caring for a Veteran with serious illness or disabilities. For qualifying individuals, access to training, counseling, or respite care may be available.

Provides support services to individuals caring for a veteran with serious illness or disabilities. For qualifying individuals, access to training, counseling, or respite care may be available.

Provides support services to individuals caring for a Veteran with serious illness or disabilities. For qualifying individuals, access to training, counseling, or respite care may be available.

- Employment agency for job seekers with developmental disabilities.

- Career planning, job placement, and ongoing support and consultation to employee and employer.

- Provides community based day services, residential supports, and respite services.

- Diversity training to employers on working with people experiencing developmental disabilities.

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 scheduled, in-home, non-medical visits lasting 2-3 hours to temporarily relieve caregivers of responsibility for providing care.