Lynette Jacoby News Today

To combat the county’s levels of unhoused individuals, Johnson County Social Services is partnering with local nonprofits to provide affordable housing through the Permanent Supportive Housing Pilot Program. The Johnson County Social Services reported over 400 children in the Iowa City Community School District were identified as experiencing homelessness during the 2023-24 school year, and...

The Johnson County child care wage enhancement program, which provided a $2 per hour increase for professionals in the industry, reportedly helped nearly 100 employees in the county. Federally funded by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the program is conducting a performance evaluation to assess its future once federal funds expire in 2026....

Lang 8/15/23 Johnson County Social Services is accepting Social Services Block Grant applications for the fiscla year 2025 funding cycle. The county is

The Johnson County nonprofit Shelter House has plans to use a $60,000 grant of American Rescue Plan Act money to help tenants pay overdue rent.  The county Board of Supervisors unanimously voted Thursday to allocate some of the money the county received from the federal government for COVID-19 pandemic relief.  The program will specifically assist...

Johnson County and Iowa City, using federal pandemic relief funds, and local businesses are joining to increase wages for eligible child care workers by $2 per hour starting in April.

Johnson County and Iowa City are putting American Rescue Plan dollars to work on the child care crisis by paying workers more.

The wage enhancement program funded by pandemic relief dollars is intended to boost wages without raising the cost for Johnson County families.

A federally funded program is ending soon that's helped some 17,000 Iowans stay in their homes with the lights on. In addition to paying for back rent

Des Moines, IA- A federally funded program that's helped about 17,000 Iowans stay in their homes is ending soon. Radio Iowa reports that in addition to paying for back rent, the Iowa Finance Authority's Rent and Utility Assistance Program has higher income barriers, opening it to many more Iowans than comparable rent assistance programs. Johnson County director of social services Lynette Jacoby says the challenge will be to find programs to fill the gap. "We know though at the loc...

Johnson County is accepting applications from area nonprofit and charitable organizations that provide services to reduce food insecurity and improve access to healthy food for residents in the community. Priority will be given to applications that serve households in or near food deserts, individuals who lack access to transportation, and homebound residents.