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The following is an alphabetical list and description of practicum sites available to students at the School of Social Work.
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Goodwill Industries of S.E. Iowa - (Undergraduates)
Address: 1410 1st Avenue, Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone: 319-337-4158
Contact: Michael Townsend
Description:
None Provided.
Grant Wood Area Education Agency #10 (Graduate Students Only)
Address: 4401 6th Street, S.W., Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
Phone: 319-399-6700
Contact: Larry Allen
Field: SCHOOL SOCIAL WORK
Description:
None Provided.
Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship
Address: Eastdale Plaza, 1700 S. 1st Avenue, Suite 25F, P.O. Box F.O.E.
Iowa City, IA 52244
Phone: 319-358-9212
Contact: Maryann Dennis
Field: Administration and Social Development
Description:
Greater Iowa City Housing Fellowship (GICHF) is a nonprofit Community Housing Development whose mission is to increase the access to and availability of affordable housing in Johnson County.
Affordable Rental Housing - GICHF develops and manages rental units at scattered sites throughout Iowa City. Housing types include single family homes, duplexes, townhouses and condominiums. All tenants are low-income and most receive rental assistance. Rents are controlled by governmental funding sources.
Home Ownership - GICHF constructs single family houses and sells them to low-income, first time home buyers. GICHF maintains ownership of the land and the home buyer enters into a long term land lease. This structure reduces the cost of the house by eliminating the cost of the land for the buyer. Newly constructed three bedroom houses are sold at target prices well below the average sales price in our area. Resale agreements ensure that the owner recoups initial investment and profits from any improvements made to their home.
Security Deposit Loan Program - Sponsored by First National Bank, this program arranges one year, no interest loans of up to $400 for a security deposit for low-income households. Loans are made based on the availability of funds.
Learning opportunities include: proposal writing, grants management, fiscal management, social development, and political action.
Harambee House
Address: 404 17th Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Phone: 319-366-1408
Contact: Allen Bell
Description:
Harambee House is a community based agency serving youth and families in a neighborhood of 6,000 people. Services are educational and developmental.
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. (HACAP)
Address: 1328 2nd Ave., S.E., Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
Phone: 319-366-7631
Contact: Toni Beck, Social Services
Field: Housing; Comm. Development; Rural; Child Welfare; Elderly;
Description:
Purpose: To promote economic and emotional strength toward a goal of self-sufficiency for poor people in our communities. HACAP believes that upward mobility programs are an investment in the future. HACAP strives to identify the cause and extent of poverty, identify, and mobilize available resources, provide maximum participation of the poor in planning, operation and evaluation and to make communities aware of the needs of the poor. Offices located in Cedar Rapids (Central Office), Iowa City, Washington, Vinton, Belle Plaine, Lisbon, Williamsburg, Monticello.
Programs: 1) HACAP Housing Program (Family Services and Administration): working with homeless and near-homeless single parents with young children. Provide housing and case management to homeless families coordinated with pre-school child care. 2) Community Development: For families in poverty, development of HACAP services in Housing, Energy, Children’s Services, Aged Services, Food Services and Income Opportunities. Program provides development and design of programs through grants, public relations, concept papers, media presentations of HACAP programs. 3) Rural Social Work: Services for Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Linn & Washington Counties with families in poverty. Programs include housing, and services for children, elderly, food. Washington County has a large migrant and Hispanic population. 4) Child Welfare: HACAP Children’s Services for at-risk pre-schoolers. Includes Headstart, Wrap Around Day Care, special programs for at-risk children and parents of at-risk children. 5) Services for Elderly: Services include case management, respite care, nutrition programs, chore programs.
Hawkeye Area Community Action Program, Inc. (HACAP)
Address: Coral Ridge Family Resource Center, 2441 10th Street, Coralville, IA 52241
Waterfront Family Resource Center, 2007 Waterfront Drive, Iowa City, IA 52240/ Al Axeen 337-5765
Iowa City Family Resource Center, 318 E Bloomington, Iowa City, IA/ Dianne Krumbholz 339-0632
Phone: 310-351-1214 (Coralville)
Contact: Linda DeHoet
Field: Housing; Food & Nutrition; Elderly; Child Care/Pre-School; Employment;
Description:
Purpose: To promote economic and emotional strength toward a goal of self-sufficiency for poor people in our communities. HACAP believes that upward mobility programs are an investment in the future. HACAP strives to identify the cause and extent of poverty, identify, and mobilize available resources, provide maximum participation of the poor in planning, operation and evaluation and to make communities aware of the needs of the poor. Offices locations include: Linn, Johnson, Washington, Jones, Benton and Iowa Counties.
Programs: Energy Assistance: Provides winter heating assistance to households meeting income guidelines. Weatherization: Homes are made more energy efficient for households meeting energy usage and income guidelines. Renters may also be eligible. Mortgage Foreclosure Prevention Program: Provides budget counseling, advocacy, and/or emergency financial assistance for homeowners in danger of losing their homes. Transitional Housing: Provides stable housing for up to 24 months for homeless families and individuals. Family development counseling is provided to assist families in becoming self-sufficient. Referrals are made to job training, education, and community services. Local Housing: Provides below market rental housing units to low income homeless households, Transitional Housing Program graduates, or households enrolled in counseling programs sponsored by HACAP or other community agencies. Homeless Children’s Trust: Provides funding necessary to meet emergency needs of homeless children. Head Start: Provides comprehensive child development experience to children ages 3-5. Comprehensive social service, health, education, nutrition and parent involvement components are also provided. Eligible households must be at or below 100% poverty.
The Heritage Agency
Address: 6301 Kirkwood Blvd S.W.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52406
Phone: 319-398-5559 or 800-332-5934
Contact: Michele Baughan
Program: Case Management for Frail Elderly
Description:
The mission of Heritage area Agency on Aging is to serve the needs of older adults and their families in the following ways:
Planning: Developing and implementing plans that identity and meet the needs of older adults in our seven-county service area.
Funding: Obtaining federal, state, and other (i.e. grants, etc.) funding for older adult programs.
Advocating: Standing strong for older adults’ needs at the national, state, and local levels.
Heritage is one of 13 area agencies on aging in the state. We fund, support, and provide a variety of services to older adults in our service area of Benton, Cedar, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn, and Washington Counties. One of the major programs that Heritage provides is the Case Management Program to Frail Elderly. This Heritage program offers a placement to a Bachelor’s or Master’s Level student interested in working directly with case management clients and on the administration side of the program. The placement would be a good fit for students that are interested in learning about the program at every level with an emphasis on the administrative functions of the program.
Horace Mann Family Resource Center
Address: Family Resource Center
Horace Mann Elementar, 521 N. Dodge Street, Iowa City, IA 52245
Agency Web-link: ?
Phone: (319) 688-1149
Contact: Mary Kirk
Field of Interest: Children and families, working in schools, school social work
Job Description for Practicum Students:
The Family Resource Center (FRC) provides support to student and families at Horace Mann Elementary, which is a diverse school with many languages and cultures represented. Spanish speakers are encouraged to consider this placement. The FRC provides student and family support with the goal of increased student achievement, as well as student and family well-being. A social work practicum placement (BSW and MSW) will include the following activities:
- Mentor individual students.
- Work with students in small groups.
- Outreach to help families meet basic needs, via home visits and community visits.
- Support families to address and enhance relationships within family.
- Promote learning at home and school in a variety of ways.
- Communicate with teachers regarding student support.
- Collaborate with agencies in community to provide programming and opportunities for children.
- Organize and maintain student, parent and family resources to include parent information library, board games, math games and toy lending library.
Horizons: A Family Service Agency (Graduate Students Only)
Address: 819 5th Street, S.E., P.O. Box 667, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406-0667
Phone: 319-398-3574
Contact: Lary Belman, Ph.D., MSW, LISW
Field: Family; Aged; Mental Health;
Description:
Family Service Agency is a private, non-profit social service agency. Practicum opportunities for training and practical experience are available in the following areas: 1. In-office counseling of distressed individuals, couples, and families with mental health problems that often are associated with mood, anxiety and/ or personality disorders; 2. in-home, family centered counseling and skills development with DHS involve children and their families; 3. facilitation of education, support and therapy groups; 4. substance abuse assessment; and 5. assisting with Continuous Quality Improvement processes of a counseling organization. Counseling is provided to both adults and children; the agency is currently working to expand its service to the elderly and their caregivers. Counselors are licensed at the masters' level with expertise that is both general and for some staff specific to the treatment of children. In addition to Counseling, Family Services has two other departments: Meals on Wheels, providing delivered meals to home-bound individuals, and Consumer Credit counseling providing budget assessment and debt management services to financially troubled families and individuals.
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