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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development
Mission: To enhance the well being of children with special health care needs by providing integrated community care and services.
Programs: Childserve case management - assesses the needs of polk county children with special health care needs for the purpose of assisting them in obtaining services, funding and developing an individualized care plan, and then monitoring the implementation of that plan. During the current fiscal year, childserve case management served 527 children ages birth to 22 years.
childserve childcare provides a unique childcare experience for ames and des moines area children with and without special health care needs. In the current fiscal year, childserve childcare served 241 children.
childserve respite gives families a break from daily demands of caring for a child with special health care needs. Respite is provided in the children's homes and in the community. In the current fiscal year, childserve respite provided services for 610 children with special health care needs and provided an average of 11,837 hours of respite service each month.