Child Advocacy
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Child Advocacy

Child advocacy is one of the services the Domestic Abuse Resource Center offers. Child clients currently live or have lived in homes where abuse is occurring. Child clients, age 6 and up, may work with an advocate one-on-one or in their sibling group. They work on building rapport and trust initially, then on self-regulation, coping…

Focus on Impact: Domestic Abuse Resource Center
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Focus on Impact: Domestic Abuse Resource Center

The Domestic Abuse Resource Center (DARC) serves adults, teens, and children who have experienced unhealthy relationships in Allamakee, Bremer, Chickasaw, Clayton, Fayette, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties. DARC Advocates are committed to helping survivors access the information and services they seek and provide options that fit their needs. Advocates offer crisis counseling, community resources, and referrals…

Green Dot Trainings
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Green Dot Trainings

Prevention education and promoting safer communities is an essential part of our work at Helping Services. Dating Violence and Stalking Advocacy Coordinator, Brittany McIntyre, continues to partner with the Title IX office and the Office of Student Engagement at Luther College, to provide the evidence-based bystander curriculum, Green Dot. Communities that actively use the Green…

Holiday Lights Opens November 22
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Holiday Lights Opens November 22

Helping Services for Youth & Families is happy to announce the opening of the 19th annual Holiday Lights event, held at Pulpit Rock Campground in Decorah. Holiday Lights is an annual fundraiser for Helping Services for Youth & Families, a nonprofit organization with programs that promote healthier and safer families throughout Northeast Iowa.   Thanks to…

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Youth Connections Student Group

One of the services that are offered by staff on the Prevention Team at Helping Services is Youth Connections, which is a curriculum-based support group. The Youth Connections program is an effective, evidence-based, preventive antidote for youth whose high-risk situations, attitudes, and behaviors place them at an elevated risk for future substance use, delinquency, and…

School-Based Youth Mentoring
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School-Based Youth Mentoring

There are many ways to volunteer in Youth Mentoring to support area youth. A fun and rewarding option is to do school-based mentoring. School-based mentoring is when the mentor goes to the youth’s school and volunteers their time mentoring the youth in their building. School-based mentoring can happen during the school day, during lunch/recess, or…

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Overdose Awareness Day

Each year, August 31 marks International Overdose Awareness Day. On this day, we remember and grieve those we’ve lost and strengthen our resolve to end overdose injuries and deaths. International Overdose Awareness Day is the world’s largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember without stigma those who have died from overdose, and acknowledge the grief…

Nicotine-Free Parks & Trails in Allamakee County
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Nicotine-Free Parks & Trails in Allamakee County

Many communities across Northeast Iowa & throughout the state have adopted nicotine-free parks & trails. The Allamakee Prevention Advisory Group is working on increasing the number of supporting communities in Allamakee County. Check out the list of communities that have supported this initiative. There are a variety of benefits to nicotine-free parks & trails. Those…

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Volunteering with the Resource Center

The Helping Services’ Domestic Abuse Resource Center team is continuously seeking volunteers to assist survivors and our advocate team in a variety of ways. Volunteers have the flexibility to create their own schedules and our team remains flexible in order to meet the volunteers’ needs. We greatly appreciate our volunteers’ time and commitment to the…