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Community & Family Resources |
726 S 17th St Fort Dodge, IA 515.576.7261
Community and Family Resources is dedicated to proactively assisting individuals, families and communities to achieve healthy behavior and lifestyles through advocacy, prevention and treatment of substance abuse, problem gambling and mental illness.
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Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center (D/SAOC) |
PO Box 773 Fort Dodge, IA Toll Free Hotline: 888.356.2006 Office Line: 515.955.2273
Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center offers a variety of free and confidential services including residential, counseling, medical advocacy, transportation, food and clothing, information, education and referrals, safety planning, crisis intervention, court advocacy, laundry, case management and personal hygiene supplies.
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Disability Assistance
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Lifeworks Community Services |
1303 A St West Fort Dodge, IA 515.576.2126
Vocational, residential and community support services for persons with mental illness, intellectual or other disabilities.
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OneVision
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1470 21st Ave N Fort Dodge, IA 515.573.8243
Provides a variety of services for adults with disabilities
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Family Services
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Children & Families of Iowa
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111 Ave O W Fort Dodge, IA 515.573.2193
Provides individual and family counseling services, behavioral health intervention services, child psychiatric services, crisis childcare, crisis intervention, youth employment program, 24/7 Dads, domestic and international adoption services, pediatric integrated health homes case management, Girls Circle and Boys Council adolescent groups and Community Partnerships for the Protection of Children coordination.
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Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center (D/SAOC) |
PO Box 773 Fort Dodge, IA Toll Free Hotline: 888.356.2006 Office Line: 515.955.2273
Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center offers a variety of free and confidential services including residential, counseling, medical advocacy, transportation, food and clothing, information, education and referrals, safety planning, crisis intervention, court advocacy, laundry, case management and personal hygiene supplies.
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Iowa Department of Human Services
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Iowa Department of Human Services 330 1st Avenue N Fort Dodge, IA 515.955.6353
Provides a variety of health, food and counseling services.
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Iowa Women, Infants & Children Program (WIC)
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723 1st Ave S Fort Dodge, IA 515.573.4107
A supplemental nutrition program for babies, children under the age of five, pregnant women, breastfeeding women and women who have had a baby in the last six months. WIC helps families by providing healthy foods, nutrition education and referrals to other health care agencies. This service is provided through Webster County Health Department.
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Strengthening Families Program
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217 S 25th St, Ste C12 Fort Dodge, IA 515.576.2119
An evidence-based parent, youth and family skills building curriculum proven to delay the onset of adolescent substance use, lower levels of aggression in youth, increase the resistance to peer pressure in youth, reduce youth conduct programs in school and improve parent skills, including building a positive relationship with their youth, setting appropriate limits and following through on consequences while showing love and support for their children. Voluntary enrollment. Fall and winter sessions.
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Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc.
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900 Central Ave. Ste 11 Fort Dodge, IA 515.576.7774
Family Development and Self-Sufficiency Program and in-home counseling. Also provides utility assistance. Call to make an appointment. Hours Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
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Food Assistance
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Family Nutrition Program
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217 25th St Ste C12 Fort Dodge, IA 515.576.2119
Food budgeting and low-cost meal education for families with children ages 10 and under.
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Iowa Department of Human Services |
Iowa Department of Human Services 330 1st Avenue N Fort Dodge, IA 515.955.6353
Provides a variety of health, food and counseling services.
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Lord's Cupboard |
Lord’s Cupboard 127 N 10th St Fort Dodge, IA 515.576.7586
Provides emergency assistance and basic household supplies that last one week. Assistance given five times per year. Assistance also available to households that have had a fire or family members of domestic situations with no income eligibility required in these emergency situations.
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Salvation Army
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Salvation Army 126 N 7th St Fort Dodge, IA 515.576.1281
Offers food and nutritional programs.
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Housing Assistance
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Bridging the Gap
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24 N 9th St Ste B Fort Dodge, IA 515.573.3170
Provides household items, furniture, beds, etc. to low-income families. Delivery provided; referral necessary.
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Fort Dodge Housing Agency
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700 S 17th St Fort Dodge, IA 515.573.7751
Low-income rental assistance program (section 8, HUD housing).
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