FYI Foundation II Crisis Center and Shelter Services
FYI Foundation III operates a crisis center and youth shelter with 24 hour crisis line. Services include monitoring of youths, temporary emergency shelter for teens, and long term care for children referred by DHS or Juvenile Court. Four Oaks runs a Monticello treatment center for dysfunctional teen girls.
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Foundation
Ili
Department of Human Services
Four Oaks
Monticello
Call
How to Compete with Hunters by Involved Parents
Dale Kueter and Virgil Gooding of Foundation II urge parents to monitor teens to curb hunter activity. They propose a mall plan requiring parents to accompany youths, meet at set times, and learn companions to reduce risk.
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Marion
Bowman Woods
Virgil Gooding
Foundation II
Iowa
Gooding
Dale Kueter
Brady family seeks balance between control and trust after daughter’s troubles
Cindy Brady's parents recount a two week crisis marked by sex drugs and abuse allegations as authorities intervened after she ran away. Rita and Don Brady describe fear for their daughter and debate on when the system should act while Cindy remains uncommunicative and pressured by a restrictive home life.
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Rita
Cindy
Foundation II
Don Brady
Teens Eligible for Food Stamps Without Parental Ties
Dale Kueter reports that teens and younger children living away from parents can qualify for food stamps with no age limit if income and resources meet criteria. Eligibility hinges on whether they live with another person acting as guardian, with independent living programs for ages 16 to 20 supervised by Juvenile Court and agencies like Alternative Services.
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Dale
Hall
Alternative Services
Alice Fisher
DHS
Linn County
Johnson County
Parenting as a mature adult guidance in modern times
Clarice Flagel argues parenting should rise to adulthood with disciplined guidance and safety for children. She questions reliance on so called experts and urges parents to unite and resist outside forces, quoting the village proverb and sharing personal experience as a Catholic church leader in Cedar Rapids.
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Clarice Flagel Arenting
Clarice Flagel
All Saints Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids
Readers' Voices on Kids Out of Control
Readers from Cedar Rapids and Lisbon discuss juvenile behavior, discipline, and family impact. Parents, teens, and officials share experiences with out of control youths, add opinions on schools, morals, and media influence, and invite further comments for CITYLINE.
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By Dale Kueter
Wilcynski
Jim Ernst
Suburbia
Rita Brady
Kirkwood Community College
Donald
Metro High School
Metro
Jefferson
Czech Village
Gwen Hall
North Liberty
Lisbon
God
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