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