Identifies and provides services to the high-risk youth population who are using, or at risk of using alcohol and other drugs; and/or impacted by their parent's, sibling's and/or friend's substance use.
The Meal/Healthy Habits program at the Boys & Girls Club addresses and provides a solution to food insecurity, nutritional education, healthy activity, and a focus on the overall whole body wellness and wellbeing of children in the Dubuque community, specifically those children that need it most.
Catholic Charities provides access to affordable and professional Brain Health Counseling services for individuals, couples, children and families who are having difficulty coping with daily struggles. The services are available to anyone in need, regardless of faith, background, or inability to pay. No one is ever turned away for inability to pay.
Convivium’s Good & Cheap Cooking Class provides the knowledge and skills of how to eat healthy on a budget to adults and families who are struggling with food access.
Funded Program: Good and Cheap Cooking Class
The Pacific Islander Health Project at Crescent connects Marshall Islanders, Pohnpeians, and other Pacific Islanders living in the tri-state area with vitally needed, high-quality health services by establishing trust, overcoming cultural and language barriers, connecting to financial resources, addressing other obstacles so that individuals can achieve optimal health and wellness goals.
Through volunteer efforts DALH provides food security to the elderly, disabled, unemployed, and underemployed citizens of the Dubuque Area.
The DuRide income support program provides free and discounted rides for people age 65 and older in Dubuque, East Dubuque, and Asbury or income insecure members for medical appointments and other destinations.
Funded Program: Income Support for Financially Insecure DuRide Members
Mindful Minutes for Schools, in partnership with Challenge to Change Kids Yoga and the Dubuque Community School District are committed to providing opportunities to foster physical and emotional health for high school students through the practices of yoga and mindfulness.
Liberty Recovery Community is a safe and empowering place for those with substance use disorders to call home.
The presence of Period Poverty within our communities is undeniable, and once we recognized it, turning a blind eye became impossible. The Red Basket Project takes on the mission of tackling Period Poverty in Our Community.
Rides for Wellness creates an opportunity for community collaboration, by not allowing transportation to be an ongoing barrier for individuals and families who cannot afford the normal fare for rides to their wellness activities, by providing a no cost ride voucher.
Friends of the Family provides safe shelter and rapid rehousing services to victims of violent crime, including victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other violent crime.
Through the generosity of the United Way of the Dubuque Area Tri-States, Riverview Center now has a sexual assault therapist providing free therapy services for Allamakee, Clayton and Fayette Counties, using research-based modalities studied specifically for their effectiveness for sexual abuse survivors to address the root causes of a multitude of negative outcomes from this traumatic crime, including help with negative coping behaviors to support their long-term health, wellness, & safety.
Rosecrance program 'Behavioral Health Service Access in Jo Daviess County’ will provide accessible, comprehensive, person-centered, culturally competent behavioral health assessment, treatment planning, therapy, case management, and skills teaching for individuals residing in Jo Daviess County.
Seva Health Center for Well-being is a nonprofit providing an integrative approach to supporting brain health.
NAMI Dubuque is a community minded brain health nonprofit that focuses on mental health support, co-occurring recovery, education, advocacy, and suicide prevention for peers, their families, children, and our community.
The Tech WORKS program is a high school program for students interested in building a foundation in a career in advanced manufacturing, construction, auto/diesel mechanics or engineering.
Dubuque Dream Center “In Your Life Mentoring” -- connecting caring adults to impact academic outcomes and character development of at-risk and underserved youth.
Summer programming will offer supports to Dubuque public school students' brain health, social emotional wellness, and credit accrual, while building strong relationships with Dubuque Community School District staff. and area school-based youth therapists.
Girl Scouts is an enriching all-girl, girl-led program that aids in academic achievement and social-emotional development by engaging girls in challenging and experiential activities, projects, and events all focused on building leadership and character.
Youth Mentoring at Helping Services connects a youth living in Delaware County with a responsible adult to form a healthy friendship, helping youth aspire to achieve their fullest potential.
Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) provides daily mentoring to Dubuque youth to support academic success and the build workforce skills in demand in the local labor market.
Scout outreach provides a Scouting experience for underserved youth in partnership with other community organizations, removing key barriers including transportation, funding, and parental involvement.
United Way partners with St. Mark to address students’ growing social-emotional needs and contribute to the prevention of brain health issues that are critical for resiliency and academic success.
The Workshop in Galena, Illinois provides adults with disabilities with paid work, social opportunities, enhancement of daily living skills, adaptive behavior, and capacity for independent living.
The American Red Cross stands ready day and night, every day of the year, to help people affected by a home fire or other verified disaster emergency by providing community-wide support in the event of tornado or flood, and individual support for temporary shelter, food, and recovery assistance in the immediate aftermath of disaster.
CSEI provides household planning and stabilization services, coordinates inter-agency efforts to offer food and housing assistance, and manages supportive housing programs to ensure members of our community have a home – the foundation upon which members of our community are able to achieve and maintain their most fundamental needs.
Crisis Service programs which include Emergency and Extended Stay services to provide further support to our mission of empowering women and their families to live safely in our community.
The Fountain of Youth strives to change the mindsets that contribute to generational poverty through the Partners in Change program, which assists participants in developing success plans related to education, financial literacy, knowledge of self and others, health and wellness, citizenship, basic life skills or career success.
Four Mounds HEART Building Dubuque program will expand its job training program capacity to support ending the low wage-earning cycle and serve more young adults in need.
HACAP’s Regional Housing program addresses the need for homeless households in the community to obtain and maintain permanent housing by collaborating with community social service providers, local landlords, and other local partners.
Iowa Legal Aid utilizes free legal services to promote financial independence and stable families by ensuring low-income people have stable income, safe and sustainable housing and the ability to gain complete autonomy from an abusive domestic partner.
Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation's (NEICAC) Crisis Assistance Program assists individuals and families with limited income through direct payments made to vendors to meet needs that impact household stability, addressing important financial stability needs.
Opening Doors offers hospitality and opportunity to women, alone or with children, who need emergency/transitional or permanent supportive housing and related support services
At the Presentation Lantern Center, immigrants are welcomed with one-on-one tutoring that build friendship and community resilience, improve English language skills, enable citizenship, and improve immigrant lives through increased education, life skills, financial literacy and career resources.
2-1-1 provides a 24/7 multilingual hotline for referrals and resources within Delaware, Dubuque, and Jackson counties. Referrals are done by trained and certified Information and Referral Specialists.
Sprout Into Reading is run by Women United, an affinity group of United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States. They target low-income youth ages birth to five and focus on the direct distribution of books to these children through strategic partnerships.