COMMUNITY SERVICES AVAILABLE IN GUTHRIE COUNTY
Panora Congregate Meals
115 Main (755-2980)
serve 40-50 meals/day
deliver to homebound 10-15 meals/day
Panora Community Center - same address
monthly speaker during congregate meals
Meals-On-Wheels
Bayard Care Center
Bayard, IA 50029
712-651-2085
Homestyle Cafe - Bayard
cards and conversation on Mondays
Christian Church (755-2227)
Panora
Wednesdays: Stitch and chatter 10:00 a.m.
Carroll Area Nursing Services
Guthrie Branch (712-684-5664)
private agency that offers skilled nursing services for homebound residents.
Guthrie County PHNS
(Public Health Nursing Service)
providing home health care
Courthouse 102 S. 4th St.
Guthrie Center, IA 50115
515-747-3972
sliding fee scale
Also Respite Service Volunteers
Church of the Brethren - Panora
parish nurse is available 1/day per week
widow support group
Guthrie County Hospital
710 North 12th St., Guthrie Center
515-747-2201
Pam Lancial
private home help service for seniors
house cleaning, laundry, personal care, bathing, meal preparation, grocery
shopping, yard maintenance, daily phone calls with weekly service (515-524-2144)
Community Opportunities, Inc., a Community Action Agency (CAA), serving Guthrie
County Chore Services - employs people over 60 also offers adult care - caregiver
comes to the home
712-792-9266
Local Outreach Center: 515-747-845
Department of Human Services
Guthrie County Courthouse
Guthrie Center, IA 50115
Economic Programs: Emergency Assistance (Medicaid), State Supplemental Assistance
and Information and Referral Service Programs: In Home Health Related Care
Country View Estates
R.R. 2, Box 184
Guthrie Center, IA 50115
515-755-2124
Adult day care
Farmers Home Administration
USDA Rural Development
2002 State St.
Guthrie Center, IA 50115
515-747-8397
*Loans made to income eligible home-owners for home improvement, home purchase and also farmer program loans.
For Loans, applicants must:
- own and occupy a home in a rural area without sufficient income to qualify for a Section 502 loan
- have an income which does not exceed very-low income limits which range from $13,000 to $17,000, depending on the area's median income
- have income to repay the loan
- be a U.S. citizen
For Grants, applicants must also:
- be 62 or older
- be unable to repay a loan
Eligible Uses of Funds:
- to repair or improve dwellings, including repairs to the foundation, roof, furnace, or basic structure as well as water and waste disposal systems, and weatherization.
Application Process
- Applicants must file appropriate forms at the local Rural Development Office serving the county where the dwelling is located. This assistance is available throughout the year by means of an established allocation system. Funds are released to borrowers/grantees as a lump sum payment for completed repairs.
Regional XII Housing Authority
108 W. 6th St.
Carroll, IA 51401
712-792-5560
*Helps low income families and elderly pay rent.
*Assists with locating low income housing.
Rental Assistance
This is a deeper subsidy which pays the difference between 30% of the tenant's
income and basic rent. This is a project-based subsidy.
Other Subsidies
Existing Section 8 assistance is a tenant-based subsidy which goes with the
tenant wherever they live.
Regional XII Council of Governments
104 W. 6th St.
Carroll, IA 51401
712-792-9914
*Loans made to income eligible home owners for home improvement to eliminate health and safety hazards.
SEE Guthrie County Directory of Community Resources for additional information.
IN THIS SECTION YOU DO A THOROUGH JOB OF LOOKING AT HOUSING ALTERNATIVES. PERHAPS THE EMPHASIS WOULD HAVE BEEN BETTER PLACED ON DESCRIPTIONS OF PLACES IN GUTHRIE COUNTY AND NEARBY, RATHER THAN AMES.
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