Center For Siouxland

Serving Siouxland for 33 Years

Center For Siouxland provides comprehensive human services to the residents of our region.

Thanks to generous support, a dedicated board, experienced leadership, and a committed staff, Center For Siouxland stands ready to continue serving all people in need.

Mission Statement

The mission statement of Center For Siouxland is, "Providing assistance, information, and direction by building bridges between people with needs and people with solutions."

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June 30, 2008 - Center For Siouxland will Close Family Shelter

Center For Siouxland will close its Family Shelter effective June 30. Center For Siouxland has operated a Family Shelter for the past 20 years in various locations. The rooms are currently located at 923 Douglas St. and have capacity to accommodate six individuals. Homeless individuals can still receive shelter services at the Gospel Mission.

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June 11, 2008 - Community Activist Jean Sandman Dies

Jean Sandman, a community leader who helped establish the A.I.D. Center in Sioux City, died Wednesday night after a long illness. She was 82. Under her leadership the center grew into an organization responding to more than 100,000 client requests for services. She was named director on Aug. 1, 1975, and retired on Aug. 31, 1994. A.I.D. stood for Assistance Information Direction Center. The agency now is called Center For Siouxland.

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May 07, 2008 - Meighan Middleton Successfully Completed the AIRS Certification for 2-1-1

Meighan Middleton, 2-1-1 Coordinator, at Center For Siouxland has successfully completed the AIRS certification program for information and referral practitioners. AIRS, the Alliance of Information and Referral Systems is an international association of 900 members, most of which are agencies.

Certification helps to ensure the quality of service received when calling Center For Siouxland’s 2-1-1 information and referral helpline. The help line is answered 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and connects people free of charge with important community services and volunteer opportunities. Center For Siouxland coordinates 2-1-1 for the counties of Cherokee, Ida, Lyon, Monona, O’Brien, Osceola, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury in Iowa and Dakota County in Nebraska.

April 08, 2008 - RSVP Recognizes Its Longest Partnership During National Volunteer Week

National Volunteer Week, April 27-May 3, reminds us it is important to thank and showcase countless volunteers for their hard work and dedication to our community. The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), a service provided by Center For Siouxland, has provided volunteers to help staff the Sgt. Floyd Welcome Center for the past 19 years.

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February 29, 2008 - Center For Siouxland’s Consumer Credit Counseling Receives ISO Certification

Center For Siouxland has offered Consumer Credit Counseling services for the past 27 years. These services include budgeting, money management, debt reduction counseling and education. As of February 2008, Consumer Credit Counseling has completed ISO 9001 certification.

ISO (International Organization for Standardization) certification is a recognized management system standard and a widely accepted model of quality management principles used worldwide by organizations of all sectors and sizes. Certification tells your customers you have achieved world-class quality. ISO 9001 focuses on quality principles including: customer focus, leadership, involvement of people, process approach, system approach to management, continual improvement, and factual approach to decision making and mutually beneficial supplier-relationships.

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