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THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SERVICES TO THOSE FACING A LIFE LIMITING ILLNESS. IN 2019, 619 NEW PATIENTS AND FAMILIES WERE SERVED IN OUR SEVEN COUNTY SERVICE AREA (CEDAR, IOWA, JOHNSON, LINN, LOUISA, MUSCATINE AND WASHINGTON COUNTIES) FOR A TOTAL OF 38,841 DAYS OF CARE. IN ADDITION TO OUR PROFESSIONAL STAFF, IOWA CITY HOSPICE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE SERVICES THAT ARE AS VARIED AS THE PATIENTS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. PATIENT CARE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE COMPANIONSHIP AND SUPPORT TO TERMINALLY ILL PATIENTS AND THEIR LOVED ONES. VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE MANY FORMS OF ASSISTANCE, AT ALL LEVELS OF SKILL. OUR 106 PATIENT CARE VOLUNTEERS PROVIDED 3,014 HOURS OF SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO THOSE WE SERVED IN 2019. FOLLOWING A PATIENT'S DEATH, IOWA CITY HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT STAFF IS AVAILABLE TO SUPPORT FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS THROUGHOUT THE GRIEVING PROCESS. OUR SERVICES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE TO ANYONE WHO IS GRIEVING THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER THE PERSON WAS IN HOSPICE CARE. IOWA CITY HOSPICE OFFERS A VARIETY OF GRIEF SUPPORT SERVICES INCLUDING SUPPORT GROUPS, GRIEF EDUCATION, AND SPECIAL EVENTS. IOWA CITY HOSPICE STAFF MADE 190 HOME VISITS TO SURVIVORS AND 580 PEOPLE ATTENDED SUPPORT GROUPS, BEREAVEMENT LUNCHEONS AND OTHER EVENTS.INCLUDED IN OUR BEREAVEMENT SERVICES ARE SPECIALIZED CARE TO CHILDREN AND YOUTH. MANY CHILDREN AND YOUTH FIND COMFORT AND SECURITY THROUGH GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPS WHERE EVERYONE PARTICIPATING SHARES ONE COMMON ELEMENT: SOMEONE THEY LOVED HAS DIED. IOWA CITY HOSPICE OFFERS THREE UNIQUE GROUPS FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR PARENTS/CAREGIVERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE LOSS OF A LOVED ONE. IN 2019, 17 CHILDREN, YOUTH AND ADULTS ATTENDED THESE GROUP EVENTS.

United Action for Youth has been serving youth and families since 1970. We consider ourselves a "one stop shop" for most things related to young people and their families.

Goodwill of the Heartland currently serves 19 counties in Southeast Iowa and West central Illinois. We were incorporated in 1965 as Goodwill of Southeast Iowa, and our service area grew over time. We renamed to Goodwill of the Heartland in 2006. Nat...