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Each year, of children ages 0-19, more than 12,000 children die from unintentional injuries and more than 9.2 million are treated in emergency departments for nonfatal injuries. The leading causes of injury death differed by age group – For children less than 1 year of age, two–thirds of injury deaths were due to suffocation. Drowning…
An anonymous family has pledged $45,000 over the next three years to support Helping Services for Youth Families’ Youth Mentoring program. The family stated that it takes a village to raise a child, and we can all do our part by helping provide new experiences that develop their interests and skills. Kathy Schwartzhoff, Mentoring Coordinator…
The Helping Services Family Education Team is excited that over the course of April, an estimated 5,145 diapers and 1,762 wipes were donated. In addition, we received $775 in financial donations. Thank you to all who generously donated diapers and money to support healthy families in Northeast Iowa. Many thanks also go out to our…
Helping Services partnered with Luther College Wellness to put together two events in April. The first event on April 7th was the documentary If They Had Known, which is a real life example of a college student who mixed alcohol and a prescription medication and later died. After the screening of the documentary, Jessica Rupp,…
You’ve spent hours researching car seats, and selected the right choice for your family. Did you know there are other dangers in and around your vehicle that could seriously harm or even be fatal to your child? As the seasons change and as we enter into spring and summer we need to talk about heatstroke….
In conjunction with National Child Abuse Prevention Month in April, Helping Services for Youth & Families’ Family Education team is holding a diaper drive to benefit the families enrolled in home visiting services in Allamakee, Clayton, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties. Roughly 1 in 3 families struggle to afford diapers at the estimated cost of $100…
Helping Services’ Domestic Abuse Resource Center team members attended Virtual Advocacy Day for the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and Iowa Coalition for Collective Change. This day entailed advice for advocating with legislators, as well as information on the need for state funding for victim services. Investing in state funds…
Senior field practicum interns experience working at a nonprofit Helping Services for Youth & Families enjoys the benefits of hosting Luther College interns throughout the year. For the spring intern period, Amrita and Grace join the social services nonprofit until mid-May, each with a different experience. Read more about them below. Amrita is learning about…
Helping Services for Youth & Families will be highlighting awareness for Teen Dating Violence Awareness month in February. Nearly a quarter of adult victims of rape, physical violence and stalking by an intimate partner first experienced partner violence between the ages of 11 and 17. February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and the Helping…
Helping Services for Youth & Families in partnership with Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health brought the Waukon Police Department a training on opioids, stimulants, Narcan, how to store medication properly, and mental health awareness. A similar training will take place for the Winneshiek Medical Center Emergency Management. We are honored to provide training to law enforcement…