The FaDSS (Family Development and Self-Sufficiency) Program is a supportive service to assist families with significant or multiple barriers to reach self-sufficiency. FaDSS partners with PROMISE JOBS, an employment and training program for families. FaDSS provides services that promote, empower, and nurture families towards economic and emotional self-sufficiency.
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Community Action Agency of Siouxland is a private non-profit organization that has been helping people and changing lives since its incorporation in 1971. Although our programs have changed over the years, the goal has remained the same – to help hard-working families and individuals improve their own lives and become self-sufficient.
- Low-Income Home Energy Assistance (LIHEAP)
- Early Childhood Education
- Community Services
- Emergency Food Pantry
- Child & Adult Care Food Program (CACFP)
- Child Care Nurse Consultant
- Family Development & Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS)
- Weatherization
Eligibility:
Primarily serve Woodbury County residents, but do have a handful of programs that serve additional counties.
Intake Process:
For more information call: 712-274-1610 or complete form: Contact Us – Community Action Agency of Siouxland
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5:00pm
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- LIHEAP
- Weatherization
- Food Pantry
- Head Start
- FaDSS
- WIC
Eligibility:
Residents of Des Moines, Henry, Lee, Louisa counties.
Intake Process:
Contact by phone at : 319-753-0193 or contact local office at: Community Action of Southeast Iowa – Find An Agency – Iowa Community Action Association
Interpreters Available:
Phone 563-283-6030 for Spanish speaking
Payment:
No cost to participants
Handicap Accessible: Yes
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Mid-Iowa Community Action Center – Marshall County
Programs: Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program, 1st Five, Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS), Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Head Start, Early Head Start, Maternal Child Health, Healthy and Well Kids in Iowa (Hawki), I-Smile, Weatherization Assistance Program, Healthy Child Care Iowa (HCCI)
“Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc. (MICA) is a private, non-profit organization serving children and families in central Iowa. Established in 1965, we serve families in Hardin, Marshall, Poweshiek, Story, and Tama counties.”
- 1st Five
- FaDSS
- LIHEAP
- WIC
- Family Connections
- Head Start
- Early Head Start
- Maternal Child Health
- Hawki
- Dental
- Weatherization Assistance
- Healthy Child Care Iowa
Eligibility:
MICA serves Jasper, Marshall, Poweshiek, and Tama Counties.
Hours:
Monday, 10am – 6:00pm
Tuesday. 9:00am – 5:00 pm
Wednesday & Thursday, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm
Payment:
No cost to participants.
Handicap Accessible: Yes
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A Community Action Agency to fight poverty at a local level by assisting low-income families in Northwest Iowa to become self-sufficient. Mission: Helping People. Changing Lives.
- Free confidential referrals to local childcare providers
- Guidance in what to look for in child care,
- Resources to make Family Emergency Preparedness plan
- Referrals to other agencies to assist in paying for early childhood care and education
Eligibility:
Dependent on each program/service. Check site for specifics on program and eligibility: Mid-Sioux Opportunity Inc. – Mid-Sioux Opportunity, Inc.
Intake Process:
Contact Mid-Sioux to be set up further.
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 8:00am-4:30pm
Mailing Address:
418 S Marion Street
Remsen , IA 51050
Payment:
No costs to particpant.
Website: Visit Website
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North Iowa Community Action Organization
Programs: Healthy Child Care Iowa (HCCI), Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), Weatherization Assistance Program, Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) Supplemental Food Program, Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS), 1st Five, Head Start, Early Head Start, EPSDT Care for Kids Program / Title V Child & Adolescent Health
“The Promise of North Iowa Community Action is to change people’s lives, to embody the spirit of hope, to improve communities, and to make North Central Iowa a better place to live.”
- LIHEAP
- Crisis Case Management
- Disaster Case Management
- Weatherization Assistance
- Community Partners Self-Sufficiency Development Program (CoPa)
- Family Development and Self Sufficiency (FaDSS)
- Family Planning (Title X)
- WIC
- Healthy Pregnancy Program
- 1st Five
- Child Care Nurse Consultants (CCNC)
- Head Start
- Early Head Start
Eligibility:
For those in Butler, Cerr0-Gordo, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Kossuth, Mitchell, Winnebago, Worth counties.
Intake Process:
For more information contact : 641-423-5406
Hours:
Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:30pm
Payment:
No cost to participant.
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