United Way of Story County Community Partners

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United Way of Story County (UWSC) has a key group of community partners

that provide over 90 core programs we support annually.

American Red Cross-Lincoln Way Chapter - 515-232-5104

Helps local families in times of disasters; serves military personnel and their families; gives training in first aid and water safety

Disaster Services • Health and Safety Education • Separated Families

Provides pre-school, before and after school, and summer child care on a sliding fee scale

Day Care Infants • Day Care Children • Day Care School Age

Offers a wide variety of supports and services to persons with mental retardation and developmental disabilities and their families

Active Lifestyles • Respite • Advocacy

Provides shelter for abused women and families as well as crisis counseling and other services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault

Battering Shelter • Battering Crisis Intervention • Battering Counseling and Support •Rape Crisis Intervention • Rape Relief Counseling and Support • Battering Court Watch • Public Education and Awareness

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa-Story County pairs at-risk youth with a caring adult to provide guidance, support and most importantly friendship. Togehter we help children become mature and responsible adults who confidently reach their goals.

Community Based Mentoring

Helps instill values in young men and helps prepare them to make ethical choices over their lifetime and to achieve their full potential

Youth Development/Social Adjustment

To Inspire and enable young people of Story County to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

Social Adjustment and Development Services

Helps boys and girls grow into responsible individuals and develop sound values through the guidance of adult volunteers

School Age Child Care • School Age Child Care Scholarship • Youth Development/Social Adjustment

Provides probation services for adult offenders

Probation Supervision

Central Iowa RSVP - 515-733-4917

Recruits, screens, and matches adult volunteers aged 55+ with quality opportunities to share their skills, interests, and life experiences in response to a wide variety of community needs. Also provides Volunteer Management for Disaster in Story County

Disaster Services • Volunteer Management • Volunteer Transportation Services

Provides and promotes comprehensive family centered services and supports that enable children with special health care needs to live at home with their families

Day Care Children • Day Care Infants

Offers to help those with drug or alcohol related problems and to their families

Group Therapy • Individual Therapy • Co-Occurring Treatment • Education

Provides an emergency shelter and meals to temporarily assist homeless families and single adults

Shelter plus Meals

Offers group activities designed to help girls have fun while learning to use resources wisely and to become good citizens

Youth Development/Social Adjustment

Provides emergency assistance to prevent individuals/families from losing their homes or utilities and assistance in securing new housing, food and adult employment service

Emergency Rent and Utility Assistance • Health Food Vouchers

Provides daycare and outreach services for elderly and handicapped adults, including transportation and meals; provides programming for active seniors

Activity and Resource Center • Adult Day Care • Bill Payer • Congregate Meals • Friendly Visitor • Home Delivered Meals • Outreach • Transportation Routes

Provides visiting nurse and home health services on a sliding fee scale; helps children and elderly adults maintain preventative health programs through community clinics; offers Meals on Wheels, Lifeline and Hospice services

Community Clinics • Home-Based Hospice • In-Home Nursing • Meals on Wheels • Home-Health Assistance • Lifeline

Legal Aid Society of Story County - 515-382-2471

Provides legal assistance to income eligible residents of Story County on a broad range of civil matters, including but not limited to, family law, debtor/creditor and Social Security Disability Appeals

Legal Aid Civil

Provides services for people with disabilities; respite care, home health care; crisis child care; residential treatment for children; mental health assessments and in-home mental health services

Support Community Living • Crisis Childcare • Family Education Program • MELD • Foster Care Recruitment

Provides services and supports which enable persons with disabilities to maximize their presence and independence in the community

Employment Assistance • Enclave

Provides a range of services to low income people, including family development, emergency food shelves, fuel assistance, well-child and WIC clinics, and supplemental medical treatment funds

Child Dental • Community Dental Clinic • Family Development • Fluoride Varnish • Food Pantry

A program for income-eligible individuals over the age of 60 who work one-on-one with children in Story County schools and childcare centers

NAMI Central Iowa (National Alliance on Mental Illness) - 515-292-9400

Provides education, support and advocacy for persons with mental illness and their family members

Assistance Fund • Family and Consumer Education • Family and Consumer Support • Public Education and Awareness

Promotes early language and literacy development in children from birth to 8 years of age and nurtures healthy parent-child relationships

Provides outpatient therapy, psychiatry, crisis intervention and outreach services for all ages

Crisis • Evaluation by MD or ARNP • Medication Status Exams • Mental Health Evaluation • Nursing • Social Development Group • Support Services for Chronically Mentally Ill • Therapy

Provides child care for families in the Maxwell-Collins area

Day Care Children • Day Care Infants • Day Care School Age • Preschool

Provides infant, pre-school and school age child care for students and working families on a sliding fee scale

Infant • Children • School Age • Preschool

Volunteer Center of Story County - 515-268-5323

Inspires, educates and mobilizes volunteers to address community needs in Story County

Service Learning • Volunteer Management

Comprehensive services for the prevention, diversion, and treatment of youth and family problems including education, afterschool, mentoring, counseling, crisis intervention, shelter, drug treatment, foster care, adoption, family development and aftercare

Child Safety

Talk about Touching • Employment Training • Family Counseling Center • Family Development • Foster Family Recruitment • Kids Club • GRIP Mentoring Program • HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education • Rosedale Shelter • Stork's Nest • Substance Abuse Education and Outpatient • Youth Development - Nevada

YWCA is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women and promoting peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all

Advocacy Against Discrimination • Girls Power • Parent and Student Support • Training and Informal Education

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