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Iowa Finance Authority
(515) 725-4900
Provides affordable housing and financing for Iowa residents
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Iowa Home Ownership Education Project
(515) 471-8686
Provides education regarding homeownership in Iowa
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Iowa Mortgage Help
(877) 622-4866
Provides counseling and assistance regarding mortgage payments
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Creative Visions Human Development Institute
(515) 244-4003
Employment help through resume development and assistance with job placement. ICAP site offering online job search through a partnership with Iowa workforce development; job club offers a networking opportunity for unemployed and underemployed individuals looking for new opportunities; computer class and free computer when you complete the class successfully. Meet every Friday from 4:30pm-5:30pm; each class is 6-8 weeks and weekly attendance is expected. Classes are free and open to the public;young women of vision group is open to women ages 14-18, providing mentoring and positive support;
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Pathways for Academic Career & Employment (PACE)
515-281-5294
Program supporting job training for low income, underemployed individuals. Includes job training and support services, job hunting assistance, post job support
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Iowa Department of Human Services - Family Investment Program (FIP)
1-800-972-2017
The Family Investment Program (FIP) is Iowa's Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) program. FIP provides cash assistance to needy families as they become self-supporting so that children may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of relatives.
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The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
SNAP stands for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. SNAP serves as the first line of defense against hunger and provides crucial support to needy households and to those making the transition from welfare to work. Food Assistance helps low-income Iowans buy nutritious food for a healthy diet.
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Cedar Rapids IowaWorks Center
(319) 365-9474
The Division of Workforce Services is responsible for the delivery of various state and federally funded employment and training services, including the Cedar Rapids Center.
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Kansas Mortgage Center
(866) 945-2155
Provides mortgage and financial assistance to Kansas residents
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Kansas Housing Corporation
(785) 217-2001
Provides housing placement and assistance
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One KC for Women
(816) 595-1296
Employment prep, credit building/financial courses, business resources for job hunting, mentoring program
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Sister Bertha’s 100 Jobs for 100 Moms Program
(913) 461-5789
Pre-employment preparation, job hunting support, on the job mentoring, child care, support services for single moms
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Kansas Food Assistance Program
1-888-369-4777
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp Program, provides qualifying low-income households with food benefits, access to a healthy diet and education on food preparation and nutrition. In Kansas, the program is known as the Food Assistance Program. The Food Assistance Program serves as the first line of defense against hunger. It provides crucial support to elderly households, to low-income working households, to other low income households that include the unemployed or disabled and to households transitioning from welfare to work. Food assistance customers can spend their benefits to buy eligible nutritious food and plants and seeds to grow food for their household to eat.
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Kentucky Housing Corporation
(502) 564-7630
Provides home buying and renting assistance and education
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Kentucky Homeownership Protection Center
(866) 830-7868
Provides foreclosure avoidance counseling and assistance
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Kentucky Job Club
Job club listings across the state of Kentucky: all are free to attend
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