Foundation 2 Inc

Crisis center services: foundation 2, inc. Provides 24-hour phone, chat, and text support 365 days a year for anyone in crisis or needing support. Foundation 2s trained counselors listen to the caller's concerns, address the crisis and assess suicidal risk. Counselors also work with the caller to determine the best response for their current situation based on severity caller's needs range from supportive listening to emergency intervention. Foundation 2 has been certified by the american association of suicidology since 1986 and continues to maintain this prestigious accreditation. In fiscal year 2025, foundation 2 continued the expansion of the legislatively mandated statewide support line (your life iowa), ensuring that all iowans have 24/7 access to support. In addition, as one of only two accredited centers in iowa, foundation 2 is contracted to answer the 988 national suicide and crisis lifeline, as well as 8-10 other lines in various capacities. In addition, foundation 2 coordinates and dispatches mobile crisis outreach teams (including our own) staffed by partner providers across iowa. The suicide survivors group meets twice each month. We had 222 attendees in the suicide loss support group during the last fiscal year. This group is facilitated by a foundation 2 program coordinator and a suicide loss survivor.

Mobile crisis outreach dispatches two crisis counselors in an unmarked vehicle to travel to a home, work, school, or other location to provide in-person crisis counseling. Upon arrival, staff assess the situation, diffuse the crisis, stabilize the individual (s), and provide counseling and referrals. Counselors screen for suicide risk and connect clients to other services including outpatient therapy and psychiatric support as well as stabilization beds (or another intensive service) when they can benefit from a temporary separation from their current living arrangement but do not require hospitalization. Mobile crisis outreach provided 3,589 dispatches in fiscal year 2025. Foundation 2 saw significant growth in the crisis stabilization community based service (cscbs) in linn county and expanded to other areas across the behavioral health district. Cscbs had 166 admissions to this unique service where clients in crisis can access intensive intervention and supportive services in their home, rather than an in-patient program. 98% of these patients were able to be stabilized without in-patient support.

Law enforcement liaison program: the programs purpose is to provide interventions to divert those with mental health concerns away from jails and hospitals and toward services in our community. This program continues to expand and now we have 7 crisis counselors (liaisons) embedded in the following departments: cedar rapids police (2), linn county, marion police, delaware county, dubuque county, and buchanan county. Our le liaisons supported law enforcement with 1,124 dispatches for service and consulted on thousands of others. Foundation 2 is one of the four community partners providing services at the linn county mental health access center (mhac), a 24/7 walk-in behavioral health urgent care. The foundation 2 team saw 1,338 separate triage sessions to determine what services in the community can provide the safest, least restrictive level of care to help them get through the current crisis. Fostering futures: foundation 2s fostering futures program provides housing advocacy, life skills training and case management services to youth and young adults ages 16 to 24 who need support. Many have aged out of the foster care system or are at high risk of gun violence in the community. The programs included are iowa aftercare (preparing for adult living, providing support and financial assistance), which served 215 young adults in fy25. We also provide facilitation of amp (achieving maximum potential), advocacy network for former and current foster care, fostering futures in education with a higher education focus, and the group violence intervention program, an evidence-based community outreach program for high-risk youth and young adults involved in community violence.