Community Awareness Day is held each year at SWCC to help educate SWCC students and employees about services provided by community agencies and businesses. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people from these agencies will not physically come to campus this year, but have provided the following information for SWCC students and employees. Please feel free to make contact with them for additional information.
If you have questions regarding SWCC Virtual Community Awareness Day 2020, please contact Deb Pantini, SWCC student development director, at
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Creston Chamber of Commerce |
The Creston Chamber of Commerce is your go-to for all things Creston. The Chamber will draw three new followers (from both our Facebook and Twitter accounts) who are SWCC students and they will each will receive $25 in Creston Bucks. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Creston-Chamber-of-Commerce-161462436462/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrestonChamber |
crestoniowachamber.com/ |
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Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center |
The Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center (CIAC) unites communities to end violence and oppression for all people. From CIAC's inception in 1991, the center has been victim/survivor driven. The mission reflects that focus by stating, “Crisis Intervention & Advocacy Center unites communities to end violence and oppression for all people.” We serve all victims, survivors, and support systems without discrimination. Our services are free, voluntary, and confidential for survivors of domestic abuse, sexual assault, violent crime, and homicide. We also provide housing services in all 10 counties. All our services are provided in a mobile capacity and within each of the 10 counties we serve. As our agency has expanded, we have pursued additional office spaces in that expansion and moved programs to accommodate the locations of victims/survivors. The main office has always been in Adel, a central location in Dallas County, the most densely populated county we serve. We currently have office space in all 10 of our counties and several options in some counties due to community support and volunteers. The trained advocates provide acute crisis response and long-term advocacy services. Crisis intervention includes support, listening, information, options and assessing danger to safety plan. Advocacy includes exploring alternatives, formulating action plans, and providing follow up and resources. Ultimately, we want to meet survivors where they are at and allow for self-determination. By supporting survivors, we aim to unite communities to promote social change. We are here for you. |
supportingsurvivors.org/ |
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Iowa State Savings Bank |
Iowa State Savings Bank has a free Youth Advantage checking account that was designed specifically for students. Receive a free debit card and access to your funds through our online and mobile banking app when you sign up. Transfer money, deposit checks and manage your account without coming to the bank! |
www.issbbank.com/ |
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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach |
ISU Extension and Outreach builds a strong Iowa by engaging all Iowans in research, education, and extension experiences to address current and emerging real-life challenges. Our services include a wide variety of topic areas including providing innovative research on agricultural practices, food preparation, finances, stress and much more. At the county office, we handle required trainings such as Pesticide Applicator Trainings, and coordinating the 4-H program, and connect community members with these resources and research. Information about Union County Extension and Outreach can be found at: extension.iastate.edu/union and we can be contacted at 641.782.8426 or Iowa Concern Hotline: 800.477.1985, 24-hour confidential help and support for financial concerns, legal education, and stress counseling Spend Smart Eat Smart: Time and money saving ideas, recipes and how-to videos (includes easy to find and use ingredients), and food budget planning tools. Facebook: Facebook.com/spendsmarteatsmart/ Blog: blogs.extension.iastate.edu/foodsavings |
www.extension.iastate.edu/union |
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Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation |
Brochure: IVRS General Agency Brochure Iowa VR is an employment program for individuals who experience a disability. We focus on service delivery that assists individuals to prepare for, obtain, retain, and advance in employment. For those who have been determined eligible, it is an individualized program that delivers employment services based on your unique individualized employment plan. We approach what we do in collaboration with our job candidates, our business partners, our community providers, and our One Stop Core Partners. Our goal is employment for our job candidates that meets the needs and interests of our job candidates as well as the needs of our business partners. We have an increasing presence in our secondary school systems as we facilitate transition services for students with disabilities in efforts to prepare a Future Ready Iowa Workforce. Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services (IVRS) is Iowa’s state vocational rehabilitation program and is a division of the Iowa Department of Education. We are a part of the state-federal vocational rehabilitation system. Each state receives funding to operate a vocational rehabilitation program(s) based on the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). |
https://ivrs.iowa.gov/ |
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Nebraska AIDS Project |
FREE HIV testing is available in Southwest Iowa! Hepatitis testing, STD testing, condoms and harm reduction supplies are also available for FREE. HIV testing, condoms and harm reduction supplies can be shipped directly to you! Call or text Ashlee with Nebraska AIDS Project Southwest Iowa for more information at 712.545.0107. |
www.nap.org |
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PCSB |
Vision: We want to be our community’s innovative bank that believes in its customers. Mission: We will enrich our community and help customers achieve their financial goals when we focus on family, innovation, service, values and doing the right thing. Values: FAMILY, INNOVATION, SERVICE, VALUES AND DOING THE RIGHT THING. PCSB has a heart for people and a head for progress. We’re rooted in a 150-year tradition of family values, yet we’re always innovating to make banking easier for you. We’re dedicated to making our communities better, so there is no finish line. We’re always sharpening our skills, brainstorming solutions, creating opportunities, preserving shared values and enjoying the journey with you—because we believe in you. We’re your partners who are here to help you succeed with a modern, forward-thinking approach that’s propelling this community toward progress. We Offer: Free Checking & Savings accounts that reward you for banking with us – earn a higher interest or cash back on your debit card purchases! All the Banking Amenities you need: Online Account Opening, Debit/ATM Cards, Online Banking, Bill Pay, Mobile Deposit, PopMoney, Digital Payments, eStatements, Video Banking, Online Chat, and so much more! Enjoy extended hours through our Drive-up Interactive Tellers: Mon. thru Fri., 7 a.m.-7 p.m. & Sat., 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pcsbbank/ |
www.WeArePCSB.com |
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Planned Parenthood |
Providing inclusive and non-coercive programs that offer sexual health information and resources people need to live their most fulfilling and healthiest lives. Facebook: Videos: https://www.facebook.com/watch/PlannedParenthood/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hashtag/PlannedParenthood |
www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-north-central-states |
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Southwestern Community College Adult & Continuing Education Department |
Contact SWCC's adult and continuing education staff for program inquiries. We look forward to hearing from you!
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www.swcciowa.edu/training/adult-and-continuing-education |
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SWCC TRIO-Student Support Services |
Join TRIO-Student Support Services today! TRIO-Student Support Services is funded 100 percent ($312,549) by the U.S. Department of Education and serves 180 participants every academic year. All services are FREE! To be eligible for Student Support Services, students must meet at least one of the following:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SWCCTRIOSSS |
www.swcciowa.edu/campus-services/trio-sss |