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•  Iowa 211 - Iowa's database for health and human services information.
•  Iowa Civil Rights Commission - Fair Housing Laws and information
•  Iowa Community Action Agencies - Information about Iowa's community action agencies and their programs to assist Iowa families.
•  Iowa Department of Human Rights Bureau of Energy Assistance - Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
•  United Ways of Iowa - Focuses on bringing together the power of United Ways and their local communities to drive impact in education, income and health.
•  HouseIowa.org - Low-Income Housing Resources.

•  Be Ready Iowa - Disaster Preparedness Resource, offering information for Iowa families to take to become prepared for an emergency, resources for natural disasters and volunteer opportunities.
•  Iowa Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management - Disaster Assistance.
•  Red Cross - Provides shelter, food, health and mental health services to help disaster impacted families and communities.

•  Iowa Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) - CCR&R assists families in selecting child care providers who best meet the needs of a child and their family. Child Care Consultants provide on-site consultation to licensed preschools, centers, nonregistered home providers and Child Development Home providers.
•  Iowa Child Care Connect - Locate Child Care in Iowa.

•  IowaJobs Bank - Iowa job listings.
•  Iowa Workforce Development - State agency offering resources for Iowa job seekers.

•  Iowa Department of Public Health - Radon - Information about the hazards of radon and an Iowa home buyer's and seller's guide to radon.
•  Iowa Department of Public Health - Smoke Free Homes - Resources for tenants and landlords including rights, laws and protections.
•  Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Asbestos Resources, procedures and laws.

•  Iowa Council on Homelessness - Works to identify issues, raise awareness and secure resources that will allow all homeless Iowans to become self-sufficient.
•  National Coalition for Homeless Veterans - A resource and technical assistance center for a national network of community-based service providers that provide emergency and supportive housing, food, health services, job training and placement assistance, legal aid and case management support for hundreds of thousands of homeless veterans each year.

•  Habitat for Humanity of Iowa - Works to eliminate poverty housing, as a matter of social conscience, by creating and facilitating partnerships between Habitat for Humanity affiliates and community partners, businesses, and government at the state and federal level.
•  Iowa Finance Authority - A state agency that provides affordable mortgage and down payment assistance programs.
•  Iowa Association of REALTORS - The leading advocate for more than 6,500 real estate professionals in Iowa. Find a local REALTOR® here
•  Iowa Association of REALTORS See Iowa Homes - Property listings and resources for Iowa home buyers.
•  Iowa Mortgage Help - Free, confidential foreclosure prevention counseling services.
•  On-Site Waste Water Assistance Program - Offers low-interest loans through participating lenders to rural homeowners for the replacement of inadequate or failing septic systems.

•  Iowa Legal Aid - Offers resources and help for Iowans with landlord/tenant issues.
•  Iowa State Bar Association - Information on landlord/tenant issues.
•  HOME Inc. - Helps tenants and landlords throughout Iowa understand their housing rights and responsibilities through counseling and educational services.

•  Iowa Department of Human Services Behavioral Health - State agency that provides mental health policy information and a list of accredited mental health care providers.
•  National Alliance on Mental Illness Iowa - Offers support groups and education to outreach and advocacy NAMI Iowa works to provide the tools needed by friends, families and persons with mental illness of all ages.

•  Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa - The mission of the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa is to create a better future through brain injury prevention, advocacy, education, research and support.
•  Easter Seals of Iowa - Provides exceptional services to ensure that all people with disabilities or special needs and their families have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play in their communities.
•  Disability Rights IOWA - Aims to defend and promote the human and legal rights of Iowans who have disabilities and mental illness through self-advocacy education, information, and referral; non-legal advocacy; and legal and systems advocacy.
•  Iowa Department for the Blind - Offers specialized, integrated services that blind and severely visually impaired Iowans need to live independently and work competitively.
•  Iowa Olmstead Consumer Taskforce - Information about how the Olmstead Consumer Taskforce is working to promote implementation of the U.S. Supreme Court's 1999 Olmstead decision in public policies and programs at the state and local level, and to raise awareness of what this means for Iowans with disabilities and mental illness.
•  Iowans with Disabilities in Action (ID Action) - A nonpartisan initiative designed to increase the active participation of Iowans with disabilities in political and civic opportunities that promote positive change.
•  Money Follows the Person Program - Resources for eligible Iowans to move out of Intermediate Care Facilities for Intellectual Disability (ICF/ID) and into their own homes in the community of their choice.
•  Office of Deaf Services - Works to ensure basic rights, freedoms and opportunities for all by empowering underrepresented Iowans and eliminating economic, social and cultural barriers.
•  LifeLong Links: Helping Consumers Access Resources and Navigate Systems - LifeLong Links connects the aging and disability communities with information and services. LifeLong Links is available toll-free Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

•  National Association of Housing & Redevelopment Officials, Iowa Chapter - Advocates for the provision of adequate and affordable housing and strong, viable communities for all Iowans, particularly those with low to moderate incomes. This resources includes information and an interactive Iowa Public Housing Authority map.

•  Iowa Department of Human Services Food Assistance Program - State agency administrator of Food Assistance Program, Women, Children & Infant Food Program and other Iowa food resources.
•  Foodpantries.org - Directory of Iowa food pantries.

•  Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center - Offers behavioral health information and resources and a 24/7 toll-free helpline.
•  Iowa Department Health and Human Services Substance Use Disorders - The bureau actively works to address Prevention and Treatment needs by providing focus for training efforts, identifying and securing available grant funding, monitoring grant compliance, and regulating licensure for treatment programs.

•  Iowa Department of Transportation Mobility Management Services - Provides coordination of transportation services and works with human service agencies, workforce centers and individuals to solve transportation issues.
•  Iowa Public Transit Association - Information about all public transit systems in Iowa.

•  Iowa Department of Veterans Affairs - State agency offering resources and programs for Iowa veterans.
•  Veterans Administration Central Iowa Health Care System - Provides veterans with assistance in locating housing, employment mental health and other services.

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