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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…
Friends, supporters, former and current staff and board members, and community members came together to celebrate a huge milestone in the life of Helping Services – 50 years of service! Started by a group of students with support from faculty at Luther College as the “Trouble Line” and “Hot Line to Help,” the early focus…
My name is Kayla Kraemer and I am the new Prevention Coordinator for Delaware County. I grew up in the Elkader area, and for the past 2 years, I have had the privilege of calling Strawberry Point my home. Most of my friends and family still live in the area, so I am blessed to…
We want to thank all of the volunteers, sponsors, and visitors that made Holiday Lights a success. Having completed its 18th year, Holiday Lights continues to be a wonderful community event that also serves as Helping Services for Youth & Families’ most important fundraiser. Holiday Lights brought 3563 cars through Pulpit Rock Campground in Decorah,…
On April 14, Carson Eggland, Executive Director had the opportunity to meet with Senator Joni Ernst in Des Moines. Our Domestic Abuse Resource Center program and select programs around the state working against sexual assault, domestic violence, and human trafficking were invited to participate in a roundtable discussion with Senator Ernst and the Iowa Attorney…
Helping Services for Youth & Families’ Domestic Abuse Resource Center (DARC) is hosting Domestic Violence Awareness during the month of October. In Iowa and around the world, October is a month to create awareness around domestic violence, using the color purple to symbolize the cause. Throughout the month of October you will notice areas that…
We are excited for the Holiday Lights drive-thru experience for the 16th season starting on Wednesday, November 25th. This year has impacted all of us, and Holiday Lights has had its challenges as public safety is our number one concern. We have been working with the City of Decorah, Winneshiek County Public Health, volunteers, and…
Helping Services for Youth & Families’ mission is to create healthier and safer communities in northeast Iowa. Racial inequity throughout this nation and in our corner of northeast Iowa does not make this possible for our black, brown, and many other marginalized neighbors. We can not stand by and watch this happen. We believe in…
Helping Services for Youth & Families’ Domestic Abuse Resource Center has implemented a Domestic Abuse survivor chat line, which can be reached at HelpingServices.org/chat. There is also the option to call our 24/7 resource phone line at 800-383-2988, but during the time of social distancing our advocates noticed a decline in calls. We responded by…
Like you, we are finding our way through the new normal. We certainly didn’t anticipate using words like COVID-19 and Social Distancing in 2020. But adapting to change is something that our team is familiar with, so we press on to the best of our abilities. Because our team interacts so much with the public…