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Youth Mentoring partners with the Immigration Working Group out of the Northeast Iowa Peace and Justice Center to bring mentoring to immigrant youth. Five youth and their families signed up for mentoring and were matched with an adult friend to be their mentor. The matches have been going on hikes, watching movies at the theater,…
In May 2014, Governor Branstad signed into law the Medical Cannabidiol Act, allowing possession of Cannabidiol (CBD) Oil with a neurologist’s recommendation for the treatment of intractable epilepsy in children with a THC level of no more than 3%. Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) is the psychoactive chemical in the cannabis plant that gets a person high. In…
Kathleen Davis, Domestic Abuse Resource Center Director attended a training in Tucson, AZ last month. The National Network to End Domestic Violence hosted the training for transitional housing programs entitled, “Increasing Access to Transitional Housing”. This training covered best practices for serving LGBTQ+ survivors and the many barriers they encounter. Kathleen shared, “I was honored…
Dating violence advocate, Brittany McIntyre, and Bremer/Southern Fayette County advocate, Terrishane Mathews, have been providing dating violence prevention presentations to 8th grade students this past year. For some of the presentations, they have partnered with both Riverview Center and Friends of the Family. Along with dating violence, the students were able to learn about the…
Thank you for all that responded to the appeal helping us unlock the $6,250.00 in matching dollars. 50 donors have stepped up to give over $5,200.00 towards Helping Services programs. We are close to unlocking all of the matching dollars and we can not thank you enough! Consider making a gift today to double your…
Mentoring makes a life changing impact on youth, their families, and mentors. A parent recently shared, “My son needs a positive male influence in his life. He is the type of person that will follow what his friends do, just to be included. Every Tuesday morning when my son wakes up to go to school,…
One of the clients we recently assisted in the Resource Center was dealing with several barriers as most of our clients do. When the client first called, she was in need of safety options and ended up filing for an emergency protective order against her abuser. Our advocate not only assisted in obtaining the protective…
I am excited to announce that anonymous donors stepped up and establish a fund of $6,250 to double any donation that is made until the end of our fiscal year, June 30th 2019! How lucky to have unique donors willing to match the impact our programs provide to our community. It is up to the…
Support groups are a part of the services the Domestic Abuse Resource Center (DARC) offers domestic violence survivors. These support groups aren’t your typical ‘sit in a circle and talk about your feelings’ groups. We have offered yoga, art therapy, cooking, fitness, walking, and financial themed groups. We meet survivors’ interests and needs, for example,…
With graduation parties around the corner, Helping Services wants to remind parents about the Social Host Law in the state of Iowa. If you allow youth to drink alcohol in your home or on your property, you are a social host. It is now a criminal offense in Iowa. That means jail time and expensive…