Community Empowerment Decatur County Resource Directory

Children, Youth & Families

 Last Updated: June 18, 2007

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 Children & Families of Iowa
214 W. Montgomery, Creston
Phone: 641-782-5607
Ages Served: All
Services Provided: Battered Education Program, In-home Services, Foster Care.

FaDSS SCICAP
1403 N.W. Church St., Leon
Phone: 641-446-4155
Fax: 641-446-3392
E-mail: fadsbarb@grm.net
Ages Served: All
Services Provided: Family Development Services available to Family Investment Program (FIP) participants. Services include connection to community resources, in home visits, barrier assessment, goal setting education with follow-up and support for entire family using a holistic strengths based approach.

Iowa Department of Human Services
210 N. Main Street, Leon
Phone: 641-446-4312
Ages Served: all
Services Provided:
  • Child care assistance for children of income-eligible parents who work or attend academic or vocational training.
  • Medicaid (Title XIX) assistance for medical and health related services.
  • Adult, Children, & Family Services – services for protective services; dependent adult protective services; in home family centered counseling; family & group childcare home registration; childcare center licensing; in home health services for children & adults; adoption studies & placement services; out of home services for children; shelter care; group care; behavioral, mental health, and substance abuse treatment.
  • Decategorization Project which provides funding for community services/programs.

Juvenile Court School Liaison
Jr. – High School, 1201 N.E. Poplar, Leon
Phone: 641-446-4816
E-mail: carsonb@central-decatur.k12.ia.us
Ages Served: K – 12
Services Provided: Designated truancy officer for all schools in Decatur Co., Probation area checks for Juvenile Court Mentor.

Juvenile Court Services
211-B N. Elm St., P.O. Box 345, Creston
Phone: 641-782-2519
Ages Served: Under 18
Services Provided: Services for delinquent children.

Lamoni SAFE Coalition, Inc.
108 S. Chestnut St., Lamoni>
Phone: 641-784-6742>
Email: tnrsmith@mchsi.com>
Develops and initiates strategies to make Lamoni a safe and healthy community by bringing together, in common purpose, the churches, schools, government and non-government agencies, business organizations, etc., including all interested citizens, to attend to the following goals:
  1. A Youth Center
  2. A Neighborhood Plan
  3. The Forty Developmental Assets
  4. Reducing crime, violence and drug abuse
  5. "America's Promise" to youth. Caring Adults, Safe Places, Healthy Start, Marketable Skills, Service to others


SCICAP Child Care Resource and Referral
1403 N.W. Church Street, Leon
Phone: 641-446-8227
E-mail: ccrrleon@grm.net
Ages Served: 0 – 12
Services Provided For:
  • Parents – help on how to choose quality child care and referrals to child care providers.
  • Child care providers – assistance with registration, education and training on professional and personal growth in child care related fields; referrals to parents.
  • Employers – parent education services and enhanced employee referral programs.
  • Community groups – data crucial to understanding family needs, available services and gaps in the system; advocacy for providers, children and families; information on child development, early childhood education, quality child care and professional organizations.

The Family Place
907 W. 1st St., Leon
Phone: 641-446-3801
E-mail: famplace@grm.net
Ages Served: Prenatal to elderly
Services Provided: Family literacy, GED, ESL, ABE, Learning how to read, Life Skills, Job Preparation Training, Computer Skills, Terrace Park Activities, Early Childhood Education, Preschool, Parenting Education, Parents as Teachers, Parenting Group Meetings, Screening, Teen Parent Support Group, Successful Parenting Program, Strengthening Families, Girl Talk, It Takes Two Teen Pregnancy Prevention, Mom & Daughter Retreat, Quilting Classes, Nutrition Education, Pick a Better Snack, Cooking Classes, Family Development, After School Activities, Saturday Morning Activities, Family Nights, Tutoring and much more.

WIC
Leon - Catholic Church, 1001 N.W. Church, 2nd Tues.
Lamoni – First Baptist Church, 106 S. Cedar, 1st Tues.
Phone: 641-446-4789 or 641-784-6734
Ages Served: 0 – 5, women pregnant, breastfeeding, or postpartum
Services Provided: Nutrition food program through Dept. of Ag. Sponsored by Matura Corp. Creston. 641-782-8431 People