Siouxland Human Investment Partnership Inc

Decategorization (dcat) - dcat funds, through the iowa department of health and human services (hhs) and the judicial branch, provide preventative, family-centered, and community-based services for youth age 0-18 and their families, who are involved in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. Funded programs include the evidence-based functional family therapy, family emergency funds to promote reunification and prevent termination of parental rights, a native american unit at the local hhs to respond to this over-represented community, and supportive services to prevent recidivism and further system involvement.

Beyond the bell (btb) - btb is a before and after school and summer program that serves children from pre-k to 8th grade. The program has sites located in sioux city public elementary and middle schools, and private parochial elementary schools. The program provides a safe environment for students during out-of-school time in which their parents or guardians are working, and includes tutoring, recreation, field trips, arts and crafts, service learning, family engagement events, and other enrichment activities. Served 260 days and over 600 children.

Bridging and overcoming obstacles through service and training (boost) - this program serves individuals ages 18 to 24 who have been involved in the juvenile or adult justice systems, or who are at-risk of becoming involved in those systems. The program helps participants obtain their high school education, receive job skills training, explore and enroll in post-secondary education, acquire credentialed job training, and attain gainful employment with local businesses. Boost re-entry provides seamless pre- and post-release customized re-entry and career services for individuals ages 18-plus who are incarcerated but set to be released in woodbury county within 20-180 days.growing community connections (gcc) - this program is a community collaborative and 501(c)(3) originating in dakota county, nebraska that now encompasses all of siouxland and unites partners for the single purpose of improving the quality of life and social-emotional well-being of children and families in the community. Ship serves as gcc's fiscal agent and employer of record, and is the applicant for all grants servicing gcc.the organization has other programs that support youth in various ways.