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FAMILY AND HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH CLAYTON COUNTY

The ISU Extension and Outreach office offers education in the areas of: family financial management, including budget and credit counseling; consumer decision making; nutrition and health; food preservation and food safety; strengthening family relationships; child care issues; parenting education; and other family life topics.

What's Here

Financial Literacy Training
Food Safety Education
Personal Financial Counseling
Parenting Skills Classes
Nutrition Education
Family Life Education
Home Management Instruction

FAMILY AND HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS | IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION AND OUTREACH ALLAMAKEE COUNTY

The ISU Extension and Outreach office offers education in the areas of: family financial management, including budget and credit counseling; consumer decision making; nutrition and health; food preservation and food safety; strengthening family relationships; child care issues; parenting education; and other family life topics.

What's Here

Financial Literacy Training
Parenting Skills Classes
Personal Financial Counseling
Nutrition Education
Home Management Instruction
Family Life Education
Food Safety Education

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR VETERANS | OPERATION HOMEFRONT

Offers veterans (ill or injured post 9/11 veterans within 10 years of discharge) and their families the opportunity to live in a rent-free, single-family home for a period of two to three years while receiving financial counseling and community reintegration support.

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling
General Housing Expense Assistance

FINANCIAL EDUCATION PROGRAM | FAMILY HOUSING ADVISORY SERVICES, INC.

Financial education including monthly workshops to help individuals gain or regain control over their finances. One on one counseling is also available after completing the workshop.

Asset Management Individual Development Account (IDAs) are matched savings accounts which may be used for the purchase of assets such as buying a home, pursuing post-secondary education or vocational training, and starting or expanding a small business.

Opportunity Passport Account program helps youth leaving foster care become financially literate as they gain experience with the banking system. Youth amass assets for education, housing, health care, vehicle, investments and other specified expenses.

Advocacy, including reviewing credit report, preparing financial action plan, assisting with setup of debt repayment schedules, and ongoing review of household budget.

What's Here

Financial Literacy Training
Financial Services
Debt Management
Personal Financial Counseling

DEBT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | MONEY FIT BY DRS

Negotiates with current creditors to lower or eliminate the interest rate (typically to 2% to 8%) and have clients debt-free in five years or less. There is no prepayment penalty. Clients can leave the program at any time, although the creditors may return the interest rates to previous levels. Regardless of how many creditors are owed, this program works on a single, consolidated monthly payment.

What's Here

Debt Management
Personal Financial Counseling

ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER MONEY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | CRIS HEALTHY AGING

Utilizes volunteers to work with seniors on budgeting, sorting through mail, checkbook balancing, and bill paying. This program assists seniors 60 years of age and older who need assistance due to physical or mental disabilities, unpaid bills, inability to read or write, loss of home due to foreclosure, or threats of utility shut-off.

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling

RESOURCE CENTER | THE WELL RESOURCE CENTER

Offers to learn about persons situation and needs, then help explore options and steps to help stabilize resources. Program support included but not limited to financial assistance, resource referral, budgeting and finance help, prayer and encouragement. Please enter the north door on the east side of the building.

What's Here

Temporary Financial Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling

ECONOMIC CRISIS PROGRAM | COMMUNITY CRISIS CENTER

Provides case management, counseling, financial counseling. Offers help on a case-by-case basis as funds are available for emergency rent, mortgage, or utility assistance.

What's Here

Mortgage Payment Assistance
Rent Payment Assistance
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling

ILLINOIS VOLUNTEER MONEY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM | SHAWNEE HEALTH SERVICE

Provides assistance to limited-income seniors who need help managing their finances. The level of care provided is based on the need of the person. The goal of the program is to assist low-income seniors and persons with disability (who are financially exploited) to assure independence and to prevent pre-mature institutional care and abuse.

The program helps with such bill-paying activities as opening and organizing mail, setting up budgets, and balancing checkbooks for seniors who remain in control of their finances, but need some help keeping things in order.

Representative Payee volunteers help clients manage their Social Security benefits, if the client is unable to handle his or her own finances. The Representative Payee volunteer manages and pays the client's expenses from an account into which the Social Security benefit is automatically deposited.

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling
Representative Payee Services

CREDIT AND BUDGET COUNSELING SERVICES | CONSUMER CREDIT COUNSELING SERVICE OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS

Provides budget and debt counseling and education. Also offers HUD-approved Housing Counseling and education including: pre-purchase, mortgage default and foreclosure prevention, bankruptcy counseling and education and credit report review.

Debt Management Program (DMP) also available for clients to pay unsecured debt (credit cards and loans) at reduced interest and fees.

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling
Housing Counseling
Financial Literacy Training

FINANCIAL WELLNESS CENTER | HORIZONS A FAMILY SERVICE ALLIANCE

Provides financial counseling services to Eastern Iowa. Counseling and educational programming is held in-person and online. Services include housing, budget and credit counseling and financial literacy programs. The goal is to improve the financial capability of those seeking services, as well as raise the level of financial stability in the community.

What's Here

Financial Literacy Training
Personal Financial Counseling

FINANCIAL COUNSELING | AURORA FINANCIAL EMPOWERMENT CENTER

Provides individualized financial counseling to individuals and families. Aims to bring individuals and families out of poverty and improve the financial stability of low- and moderate-income persons throughout the city. Areas of service include:

- Improving credit score.

- Creating a savings plan.

- Reducing debt.

- General money management.

- Safe banking.

- Home ownership planning/management.

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling

CASE MANAGEMENT AND DIRECT SERVICES | PONCA TRIBE OF NEBRASKA

Case managers assist families and individuals experiencing a personal crisis. Information and referrals provided for a variety of needs. Direct services include budgeting, funeral assistance, elder care services, and application/forms assistance for tribal and government programs.

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling
Case/Care Management
Burial/Cremation Expense Assistance
Native American General Assistance
Certificates/Forms Assistance

COMMUNITY SERVICES OFFICE | NORTHWEST COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP

Financial assistance for rent, mortgage, and utilities.

Emergency services to homeless and other individuals in need, including motel vouchers.

Food pantry.

Gas vouchers.

Prescription expense assistance.

Money management education.

What's Here

Food Pantries
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Mortgage Payment Assistance
Personal Financial Counseling
Medical Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Homeless Shelter
Community Action Agencies
Food Stamps/SNAP
Rent Payment Assistance

COMMUNITY PARTNERS | NORTH IOWA COMMUNITY ACTION ORGANIZATION

Offers a home visiting program that works with families on budgeting, parenting, and goal setting. This is a voluntary program to help families in need.

What's Here

Home Based Parenting Education
Personal Financial Counseling

URBAN LEAGUE | QUAD COUNTY URBAN LEAGUE

Works to improve the community's social and economic conditions. Programs are offered in three core service areas of ducation, workforce development and money management.

What's Here

Mentoring Programs
Computer Literacy Training Programs
Comprehensive Job Assistance Centers
Personal Financial Counseling
High School Equivalency/GED Test Instruction

RESOURCES AND REFERRALS | WOMEN AWARE

Resource and referral agency that fosters economic and emotional stability for heads of households. Meet with staff to discuss:
--Constant money shortages
--Better job with better hours
--Preparing a resume and practicing for a job interview
--Community resources for which clients may be eligible
--Enrolling in school to increase earning power
--Applying for local single parent scholarships for associate or bachelor degree college courses
--Applying for the United Way Certification Course scholarships for women in transition
--'How to' on parenting, working and attending school at the same time
--How to budget and shop for a used car
--Referrals to appropriate legal counsel

What's Here

Personal Financial Counseling
Job Search/Placement
Prejob Guidance
Economic Self Sufficiency Programs
Comprehensive Information and Referral