Legal Services or Justice Involved Services

• Designated Mental Health Center for Jasper and Poweshiek Counties.

• Services: diagnosis and treatment through psychotherapy interventions.
  • mental health, behavioral health, psychiatric, including medication management
• Substance abuse/misuse, addiction, groups, assessments, and chemical dependency counseling
• Community Support: Supported Community Living and Independent Living (Housing), Connections Peer Support, Justice Involved Services, and Representative Payee Services.
• Serves EVERYONE; ALL ages and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, CHIP, and insurance. In office and telehealth. 
• Extensive experience: children, adults, couples, and family services. No one will be denied service due to inability to pay. 
• Psychological Testing: ADHD, ID Waiver, Bariatric, Dementia, and MMPI 
• Children Focused Therapy: Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Play Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TFCBT)
• Programs: mandated drinking driver educational program course. ( Other keywords: OWI. driver's license, court-ordered class)
• 24/7 Crisis Line: (800)332-4224
• Mission: To promote mental health and reduce the impairments associated with mental health disorders, substance abuse, and chemical dependency by providing education, support, and treatment services.
• Motto: Let us be part of the solution!
• For Employees: National Health Service Corps (NHSC) site. Scholarships and loan repayment programs. 
• The therapy dog is in training; contact Maddie Ellis. madisone@capstonebh.org
• Emergency appointments are available. 
• Housing options are available for those who qualify, if receiving services. Schedule an appointment today. 
• If someone is struggling with anything in Jasper County, Capstone will serve as a contact for the resource guide.
• Also see Connection Center. 
• Donations accepted.

IMPACT Community Action Partnership reduces the barriers and burdens that families in poverty experience by increasing access to essential needs. Assistance may be available for food and personal hygiene, utilities (heat, water, and cooling), housing (rent, deposit, and mortgage), and emergency needs. All services are available in the office, over the phone, and by a scheduled home visit. Several programs can also be accessed via online application, email, or postal mail. See our website or contact our team by phone or email to learn more. May offer assistance with emergency applications, such as those related to flood or weather damage events. 

Housing: 

• Utilities: LIHEAP (Low Income energy assistance program) help. Heat, water, and cooling. 
• Housing: Rent, deposit, and mortgage. 
• HOME ARP funds - allow eligible individuals with housing start-up costs (application fees, deposit, rent, and utility arrears).  This program is for those who have been recently released from incarceration in the last year.
• HOME CHAMP program -  a housing assistance initiative in Iowa, a collaboration between IMPACT Community Action Partnership and Wellpoint. It provides case management and direct financial assistance for housing costs to eligible Wellpoint members in Iowa. 
• Air Conditioner/Fan Program: limited supplies

Food Cards: IMPACT Resource Centers located in counties where we do not have a food pantry (Jasper, Marion, and Warren) offer limited access to food cards for local grocery stores. Please call 515-518-4770 to check on the availability of the cards.

RAYS Scholarship: for eligible low-income students to participate in sports, band, dance, etc.

Free legal assistance in civil legal issues such as housing, rental issues, domestic violence, public benefit program denials, utility shut-offs, tax problems & consumer issues, to low-income persons.

Rental issues: How Do I Get My Landlord to Make Repairs? https://www.iowalegalaid.org/resource/how-do-i-get-my-landlord-to-make-repairs

Landlord issues, rental issues, mold, etc, housing issues. 

Iowa Legal Aid: Rights of People in Civil Commitments

Information about Mental Health Commitments

• Involuntary Hospitalization of Adult Persons With Mental Illness • https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/publications/LG/801703.pdf

• Iowa Code Section 229 • https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/229.pdf

Court Forms

Services Provided 

• Outpatient Treatment 

  • Individual Therapy ​(Adolescent & Adult) 

  • Group Therapy 

  • Couples Therapy

  • Family Therapy  

  • Telehealth Options Available 

• SAP

• OWI/DUI cost is $600, classes held on a Friday, Saturday, or Sunday

• Health & Wellness 

Lavender provides direct representation, advocacy, and referrals, with a priority on serving those with low income and our LGTBQ youth.