Hillcrest Family Services

ENHANCES THE LIVES OF CHILDREN, FAMILIES AND ADULTS IN NEED

HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES, INC. IS LOCATED IN DUBUQUE, IOWA. THE PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION IS TO PROVIDE A RANGE OF EDUCATIONAL, COUNSELING, AND HEALTH SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE THE WELFARE OF THEIR CLIENTS.HILLCREST PROVIDES RESIDENTIAL FOSTER GROUP CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN IN NEED. THE CARE PROVIDED IS DERIVED FROM A SET OF CORE VALUES THAT INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, INTEGRITY, COMPASSION, ADVOCACY, OPTIMISM, DIGNITY, PROFESSIONALISM, CULTURAL SENSITIVITY, AND RESPECTING THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS AND SELF-DETERMINATION.STATEMENT CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.CHILDREN NEED FAMILIES FOR A BETTER LIFE. IT'S REALLY AS SIMPLE AS THAT. BUT THERE IS NOTHING SIMPLE WHEN IT COMES TO THE COMPLEXITIES OF ADOPTION. THAT'S WHERE HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES FITS IN. WE'VE HELPED FACILITATE THE ADOPTION PROCESS FOR THOUSAND OF FAMILIES THEREBY MAKING THE LIVES OF THOUSANDS OF CHILDREN SO MUCH BETTER.HILLCREST FAMILY SERVICES PROVIDES A VARIETY OF PROFESSIONAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS. THE SERVICES INCLUDE A WOMEN, INFANTS AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM, PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND UNPLANNED PREGNANCY COUNSELING, TOBACCO PREVENTION, PARENTS SUPPORTING PARENTS PROGRAM, INTEGRATED PHYSICAL AND BRAIN HEALTH CARE COORDINATION.HOMELESSNESS IS A NATIONWIDE PROBLEM AND IOWA IS NO EXCEPTION. THROUGH OUR HOMELESS OUTREACH PROGRAMS, AND WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS, WE TREAT PEOPLE WITH BRAIN HEALTH CONCERNS AND THOSE SUFFERING WITH ISSUES OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE WHO ARE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS OR IN IMMINENT RISK OF BEING HOMELESS.HILLCREST OFFERS MANY COMPREHENSIVE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS RANGING FROM THE TREATMENT OF BRAIN HEALTH DISORDERS AND WELLNESS ADVOCACY TO TRANSITIONAL LIVING AND IN-HOME SUPPORT. WITH OUR TEAM OF THERAPISTS, CASE MANAGERS, COUNSELORS AND PROGRAM SPECIALISTS, WE'RE ABLE TO OFFER A VARIETY OF TREATMENT OPTIONS.HILLCREST HAS 30 LICENSED THERAPISTS ON STAFF WHO CAN ASSIST INDIVIDUALS WITH THEIR BRAIN HEALTH NEEDS. MANY OF OUR THERAPISTS ARE TRAINED IN PARTICULAR SPECIALTIES OF BRAIN HEALTH.MENTORING IS SO IMPORTANT IN A CHILD'S LIFE THAT HILLCREST HAS BEEN DEVOTED TO MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR MORE THAN 25 YEARS. RESEARCH IS CONCLUSIVE THAT CHILDREN WHO ARE MENTORED PERFORM BETTER IN SCHOOL, THEY ARE LESS LIKELY TO ABUSE ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, AND THEY HAVE HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR FAMILIES.FOR NEARLY 50 YEARS, HILLCREST'S SPIRITUAL HISTORY HAS BEEN ROOTED IN METHODIST AND PRESBYTERIAN AFFILIATIONS. AND LONG BEFORE THAT TIME, HILLCREST HAD ALWAYS BEEN CELEBRATED FOR PROVIDING SERVICES TO ALL, REGARDLESS OF THEIR RELIGIOUS AFFILIATIONS AND THEIR BELIEFS. STILL, WE BELIEVE THAT A SPIRITUAL CONNECTION CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN A PERSON'S COMPLETE WELL-BEING.