Children & Families of Iowa Opens Marshalltown Office

DES MOINES, IA (09/24/2010)(readMedia)-- Children & Families of Iowa will be celebrating the grand opening of its newest location at 811 E. Main St., Thursday, September 30, 2010, from noon to 2 p.m.

The 122-year-old, nonprofit human services organization will be holding a picnic lunch and a ribbon-cutting ceremony sponsored by the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce. Lunch is free and is open to other human services providers, the medical and legal communities and educators.

Children & Families of Iowa Regional Supervisor Pat Cirks says that she wants to make other organizations aware of Children & Families of Iowa's presence in the community, to collaborate with other human services providers and to inform the medical and legal communities and educators about how Children & Families of Iowa can assist them in helping area children and their families.

"Children & Families of Iowa is a light to thousands of Iowans in their darkest moments," says Cirks. "We help individuals make healthy choices for themselves and their families. We help find safe homes for children and strengthen families so they can stay together."

Last year CFI served more than 21,000 individuals throughout all of Iowa's 99 counties.

Children & Families of Iowa's Marshalltown office provides:

• In-home family services to children and adults in crisis or facing obstacles in providing a safe home for their children,

• Foster and adoptive licensing and support services,

• Supervised visits for families in transition, whether they are going through a divorce or struggling to care for and nurture their children, and

• Mental Health Services for children and families dealing with conflict, mental illness, grief and trauma.

To schedule mental health appointments or supervised family interactions at the Marshalltown office, call 1.515.573.2193.

Children & Families of Iowa is unique in that its employees will go into troubled homes to work with families one-on-one in solving their problems. They offer a spectrum of services to get to the root of the problem, find solutions and empower families who are struggling to become self-supporting. The end goal is to create a safe, healthy home environment where children feel loved and are encouraged.

For more information about Children & Families of Iowa, visit their Web site: www.cfiowa.org.

Children & Families of Iowa is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring hope, building futures and changing lives. Offices in Ankeny, Des Moines, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Osceola and Ottumwa allow the organization to restore hope for victims of domestic violence, help teens find their futures, create safe homes for children, prepare children to succeed and help people reshape their lives. Last year, Children & Families of Iowa served more than 21,000 individuals in all of Iowa's 99 counties.

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