Last year 1,905 Iowa families reduced their heating costs through weatherization programs, and 14,363 families received financial support for emergency energy assistance (Read More).

Click on the headline links below to go directly to the New Opportunities website for more information on each program OR to go directly to our website home page click on our website: www.newopp.org.

Family Development Center Services
Application site for Energy Assistance, Application site for Emergency Crisis Assistance, Food Pantry, Clothing, Assistance for referral to Health Services, Share Iowa, Chore Services Program, Elderly Waiver Chore Services, HPRP – Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing Program, Immigration Advocacy Center

Energy and Weatherization Services
Energy Assistance and Weatherization

Head Start & Early Head Start
Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs which serve children from birth to age five, pregnant women and their families. The programs are child-focused and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.
Both programs provide a range of individualized services in the areas of education, medical, dental and mental health, nutrition and social service to children and their families. Parent involvement is encouraged and support is offered for children with disabilities. Ten percent of the program total enrollment opportunities are made available to children with disabilities. 
   
Health Services
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention, Maternal Health, WIC Program, Child & Adolescent Health Program, hawk-i, Child & Adult Care Food Program, I-Smile, Family Planning, Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program, Child Care Resource & Referral

Mentoring Programs
Audubon County Mentoring Program, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Carroll, Guthrie County Mentoring Program, Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Sac County

Prevention Services
Bridges, Life Skills, Prime 4 Life (OWI Violator Program), Juvenile violator Program (JADE), Drug Free Workplace, Tobacco Cessation, Tobacco Coalition, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Presentation, 
SAFE Coalition, Financial Literacy Counseling, Urinalysis Testing

Substance Abuse Treatment Services
Access to Recovery (ATR), Assessment and Evaluation, State Required OWI assessment, Adult and Adolescent group counseling, Adult and Adolescent individual counseling, Referral Services, Family and concerned person counseling services