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Community Services

Social Service Contacts

See also Emergency Contacts and Medical Contacts for additional numbers

ABUSE
Child Abuse Neglect Reporting—DHS  
800-362-2178
CAASA (Centers Against Abuse/Sexual Assault  
877-362-4612
Crisis Center for Domestic Abuse  
712-852-4612
Family Crisis Line  
712-852-4612
   
AGING/ELDERLY
NW Aging Association/ 
Emmetsburg Multipurpose Senior Center
 
712-852-3350
Meals on Wheels – Emmetsburg  
712-852-5500
Meals on Wheels – West Bend  
515-887-4071
Meals on Wheels – Ruthven  
712-837-5411
Social Security Administration  
712-262-5350
Dinner Date  
712-852-4421
   
HANDICAPPED SERVICES
Horizons Unlimited of Palo Alto County  
712-852-2211
Kathleen’s Residential Care  
712-852-2267
   
ALCOHOL & DRUG/SUBSTANCE ABUSE
Prairie Ridge Addiction Treatment and Services  
515-295-5158
Northwest Iowa Alcoholism & Drug Treatment Unit, Inc.  
712-852-9931
AA Meetings
            Iowa Trust Bank, Emmetsburg
            Tuesdays & Thursdays 7.30 p.m.
            Mondays 7:30 p.m. Palo Alto Hospital
 
   
HOTLINES
Suicidal Hotline  
712-279-2400
Teenline  
800-443-8336
AIDS  
800-458-5231
Iowa Concerns – Family, Legal, Financial  
800-447-1985
   
LOW INCOME SERVICES
Emmetsburg Low Rent Housing  
712-852-4169
Department of Human Services  
712-852-3523
800-449-6540
800-840-6525
Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc.  
712-852-3482
Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. – Weatherization  
712-852-4241
Upper Des Moines Opportunity, Inc. – Energy Asst.  
712-852-3889
Veterans Affairs  
712-852-2066
Palo Alto County General Assistance  
712-852-2832
Disaster Aid – Red Cross  
712-262-1574
800-242-5033
Northwest Iowa Regional Housing Authority  
712-262-7460
FmHA – Elder Housing Units  
712-852-4470
Legal Services Corporation of Iowa  
800-392-0021
Job Service of Iowa – Dislocated Workers Program  
712-852-3412
Vocational Rehabilitation  
515-295-7613
   
EMPLOYMENT
Job Service of Iowa-Dislocated Workers Program  
712-852-3412
Job Partnership Training Act  
800-798-7224
NW Planning & Development Commission  
712-852-7225
Iowa Workforce Development  
712-852-3412
   
SUPPLEMENTAL CHILD CARE
Prairie Lakes AEA 8 – KIDS program  
712-424-3211
Upper Des Moines Opportunity for Children  
712-852-3482
Well Child Health Assessments  
800-245-6151
Child Care Nursery 
(Free Tues, Wed., Thurs a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church)
 
712-852-4450
PACH – Sick Child Day Care
(Needs pre-registration)
 
712-852-5500

 

See also Emergency Contacts and Medical Contacts for additional numbers

 

 


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