Community Empowerment  Decatur County Resource Directory

Information & Referral Helplines

Last Updated: April 8, 2007

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All Resources (Alphabetical)
EMERGENCY
Decatur County Sheriff Department911
Police Department911
Ambulance911
Emergency/Crisis Child Care877-446-8060
Domestic Abuse Hotline (Iowa)800-942-0333
Iowa State Patrol Emergency800-525-5555
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children800-843-5678
Poison Control800-222-1222
Mental Health Information & Referral800-562-4944
Rural Iowa Crisis Center888-782-6632
 
HEALTH
AA Meetings800-207-2172
Action Now800-622-5168
Alzheimer’s Association800-783-8071
American Cancer Society800-227-2345
Arthritis Foundation800-283-7800
Crossroads Mental Health800-622-5168
BHCSI641-446-4242
Gambling Hotline800-238-7633
HIV & AIDS Information800-445-AIDS
National AIDS Hotline800-342-2437
National Alcohol Hotline800-252-6465
National Institute on Drugs800-662-4357
Substance Abuse Information and Treatment Referral800-662-HELP
 
CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Child Abuse Hotline800-362-2178
Child Care Resource & Referral877-874-2623
Child Support & Recovery Services888-229-9223
Dependent Adult Abuse Hotline800-362-2178
Iowa Concern/Rural Concern800-447-1985
Iowa Healthy Families800-369-2229
Hawk-I Program800-257-8563
National Runaway Hotline800-621-4000
Teen Line800-443-8336
 
LEGAL
Consumer Credit of Des Moines515-287-6428
Decatur County Attorney641-446-3773
Iowa Attorney General (Consumer Protection)515-281-5926
Legal Services Corp. of Iowa800-532-1275
National Safety Council800-621-7619
Youth Law800-728-1172
 
GENERAL INFORMATION
American Red Cross/Disaster Services800-693-6272
Better Business Bureau515-243-8137
Directory Assistance800-555-1212
IRS Services Center800-829-4477
ISU Answer Line800-262-3804
Salvation Army800-274-0628
Social Security Administration800-772-1213
Veterans Administration800-827-1000
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