Decategorization: P4C and FMC
Knowledge is Power
There are two collaborations for families and children that are provided by the Department of Human Services Decategorization funding within North Iowa Area Community Action's service area--Families Making Connections and Partners 4 Children.
Decategorization funding comes from child welfare and juvenile justice dollars that are specifically "decategorized" to move away from funding of institutional, out-of-home, and out-of-community care for our children. These dollars are then used to provide more preventative, family and neighborhood based services to keep children safe while in their homes.
Decategorization funding comes from child welfare and juvenile justice dollars that are specifically "decategorized" to move away from funding of institutional, out-of-home, and out-of-community care for our children. These dollars are then used to provide more preventative, family and neighborhood based services to keep children safe while in their homes.
Your Family, Your Community
Families Making Connections is a community planning group that serves Floyd, Mitchell, and Chickasaw county families. The goal of FMC is to partner with other community stakeholders to implement alternatives to restrictive levels of care for children and families.
Families Making Connections is a community planning group that serves Floyd, Mitchell, and Chickasaw county families. The goal of FMC is to partner with other community stakeholders to implement alternatives to restrictive levels of care for children and families.
We focus on: Child Safety, Permanency, Academic Preparation & Skill Development, Child & Family Well-Being, Offender Rehabilitation, and Safe & Secure Communities.
We can also help identify: Existing Services, Gaps in Services, Innovative Approaches, Community Partners & Resources available to you.
Programs in place for children and families in the Floyd, Mitchell or Chickasaw area include access to health & mental health resources. Please call 641-228-5713 for more information.
More information about FMC Empowerment/Early Childhood Iowa is available on their website or contact Laurie Kristiansen at 641-435-4435.
Families Making Connections also offers great programs for parents!
Our Kids Count (OKC) is a group for parents and children to attend together. Parents get to spend time with other adults while learning
new things about parenting and child development while their child is in FREE daycare! The group meets twice per month on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 5:30 PM with a FREE meal. Please call: 641-426-5940 for more information on Our Kids Count.
Parent Partners teams an individual who has been successful in overcoming obstacles through being involved with DHS with another individual who is currently going over these hurdles to serve as a guide and a mentor.
Parent Partners is offered in Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw, Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago & Worth counties. For more information please call: 641-228-8030.
Children-At-Home serves to assist families that have a child with a developmental disability, under the age of 22, in securing the services and support that are identified as crucial to keeping their child in the home. Some of these services include respite care, home modifications, adaptive equipment, recreation aids and transportation. Children-At-Home is offered in Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw and Cerro Gordo counties. For more information call: 641-228-5713.
Partners 4 Children is the second collaborative that serves Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, and Worth counties and is also funded through DHS and JCS decategorization dollars. It is similar to Community Partnerships for Protecting Children however only serves 4 of the 9 counties of North Iowa Community Action. This project's aim is to project children from neglect and maltreatment through 4 strategies:
Our Kids Count (OKC) is a group for parents and children to attend together. Parents get to spend time with other adults while learning
new things about parenting and child development while their child is in FREE daycare! The group meets twice per month on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 5:30 PM with a FREE meal. Please call: 641-426-5940 for more information on Our Kids Count.
Parent Partners teams an individual who has been successful in overcoming obstacles through being involved with DHS with another individual who is currently going over these hurdles to serve as a guide and a mentor.
Parent Partners is offered in Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw, Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago & Worth counties. For more information please call: 641-228-8030.
Children-At-Home serves to assist families that have a child with a developmental disability, under the age of 22, in securing the services and support that are identified as crucial to keeping their child in the home. Some of these services include respite care, home modifications, adaptive equipment, recreation aids and transportation. Children-At-Home is offered in Floyd, Mitchell, Chickasaw and Cerro Gordo counties. For more information call: 641-228-5713.
Partners 4 Children is the second collaborative that serves Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, and Worth counties and is also funded through DHS and JCS decategorization dollars. It is similar to Community Partnerships for Protecting Children however only serves 4 of the 9 counties of North Iowa Community Action. This project's aim is to project children from neglect and maltreatment through 4 strategies:
* Family Team Conferencing
* Neighborhood Networking
* Policy and Practice Change
* Shared Decision Making
Keeping Children Safe is Everybody's Business! Please visit the DHS website for more information