Domestic Abuse Resource Center HOTLINE 800-383-2988, Free and Confidential.
Domestic Abuse Resource Center HOTLINE 800-383-2988, Free and Confidential.
Upper Iowa University student athletes are shown with Thanksgiving baskets they made for Helping Services’ clients. At a recent assembly night, this small army of students gave generously of their time and resources so that families who have experienced domestic violence know that others care and support them.
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 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…
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,…
