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Powerful Tools for Caregivers

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers a workshop where participants learn ways to take care of themselves, reduce stress, improve caregiving confidence, and establish balance in life as they care for others.Topics include Taking Care of You, Identifying and Reducing Personal Stress, Communicating Feelings, Needs and Concerns, Learning from Emotions, Communicating in Challenging ...
Caregiving Relationships: Conversations on Aging

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers educational workshops for caregivers caring for a loved one. Learn to recognize how caregiving affects relationships among family members, gain skills in talking and listening to address changing needs in later life. Workshops include two, 1-hour workshops covering topics such as Changes for Adult Children and Their Aging Caregiver Parent an...
Homebuyer Education: A Place of Your Own

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers an educational course on home buying for those looking to become more knowledgeable in purchasing a new home. Lessons focus on preparing for home ownership, shopping for a home, securing a mortgage, closing the loan, and being a home owner. Upon completion of the lessons, individuals may earn a homebuyer's certificate to take to your local l...
Master Gardener Program

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers a course on becoming a master gardener. Program is centered around research-based horticulture and gardening knowledge and practices to educate people and coordinate projects that promote healthy communities. Register for the core course as a Pro-Hort trainee if you are not interested in volunteering.Master Gardener Program is looking for vo...
Finances of Caregiving

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Works with caregivers to help them find financial solutions that protect the financial future of the loved one and caregiver. Workshop guides participants through the steps of finding and collecting needed information and shares tools to help make decisions.Human Sciences Specialists, Family Finance contacts: Kalyn Cody, 515-957-5795, kcody@iastate...
Healthy Families

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers a toll-free hotline that provides medical health information for women in Iowa. Topics covered include birth control and pregnancy, breast and cervical cancer, immunizations, child and infant health, domestic abuse, maternal and prenatal care, sexually transmitted diseases, perinatal depression, heart disease or other health related topics.
Growing Strong Families

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Home visitation program. Parent educators visit homes to offer support and information about the changing needs of children. Focuses on children as born learners who learn best from their parents. Serves families who are expecting a child as well as those with children up to five years of age who live in Fremont and Page Counties.
4-H

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

4-H empowers youth to reach their full potential through youth-adult partnerships and research-based experiences. 4-H Youth Development provides pre-collegiate outreach opportunities for youth to develop communication, citizenship, leadership, and life; clubs meet throughout the area.
Community and Economic Development

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Provides research-based information and resources to sustain communities into the future. ISU Extension CED people and programs work with communities on aligning all efforts with the goals of maximizing diversity and inclusivity. The program focuses on the following five critical issues: Housing, Demographics, Local Economies, Built Environment and...
Beginning Farmer Center

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers resources for farm families. Information available for connecting with resources in other states, USDA Economic research, sustainable Ag issues, financing options, Farm Management Advisory Services, dispute resolution and mental health questions, legal issues and veteran assistance programs.
Farm Financial Planning Analysis (FINPACK)

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Helps individuals and families evaluate their farm business and determine whether or not a change is desirable. It provides an in-depth plan for the farm business so the operator and the lender can make decisions for the future. Farm Financial Planning helps answer three basic questions of sound business management.Associate Contact Information: J...
Free WiFi Program

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers free public WIFI services to those in need at every Extension and Outreach office. Can sit in the parking lot and use this service or, if the office is open, check to see if there is space available for use.
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers educational workshops and programs to help build a strong Iowa. Workshops and programs engage all Iowans in research, education, and extension experiences to address current and emerging real-life challenges. Connect with programs in agriculture and natural resources, community and economic development, human sciences and 4-H youth developme...
Iowa Concern Hotline

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Provides a free, confidential information and referral hotline for Iowa families and small businesses. Individual and family stress counseling, personal and small business financial problems, legal education, basic needs including food, fuel, shelter, and medical help, and disaster related information.
A Journey Through Parkinson's Disease

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers information on Parkinson's disease. Learn about the causes, symptoms, how treatments work, and therapeutic activities to do at home.
Families Extension Answer Line

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers an answer line where families or individuals can call in to get answers about a wide variety of topics pertaining to home and family.
Strengthening Families Program: For Parents and Youth 10-14

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers a program for parents and youth to work together and build relationships. Participants will practice skills, play learning games, and do family projects in highly interactive sessions. Sessions are designed to increase family bonding, build positive communication skills, and solve problems together.
Spend Smart Eat Smart

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers a program that helps you to save time and money through planning your meals and shopping strategies.
ServSafe Classes

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

SERVSAFE® classes for food service professionals. Training will provide knowledge such as food hazards and proper food handling practices in order to keep food safe and protect the establishment against a foodborne-illness outbreak. Participants will learn ways of prevention, regulatory requirements, and how to improve food quality.
Healthy Baby Showers

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

The Healthy Baby Shower is an interactive, virtual prenatal nutrition lesson, combined with a discussion of community resources of interest to parents-to-be and parents of young children. Participants in the virtual class receive a sturdy “Healthy Baby” backpack filled with gifts, delivered to their doors by volunteers from Nutrition 4 Young Childr...
Your Money Your Future: Making Ends Meet

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

Offers workshops that teach individuals and families how to get more out of money and how to save money for financial goals. This is a series of workshops that are a blend of instruction and hands on activities so each concept can be mastered. Please find your county office here: https://www.extension.iastate.edu/countyservices/Human Sciences Speci...
Teen Line

Agency: Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

TEEN LINE is a toll-free, 24-hour health information and referral service for Iowa teens and those who love them. Teens or parents can call to talk with counselors about health related issues which might include: stress, violence, AIDS, eating disorders, alcohol, drugs, sexual relationships, birth control and pregnancy, relationships with parents a...

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