Iowa New Choices - Services/Workshops

Support Services

• Financial Aid Assistance
• Academic Advising
• Career Assessment, Planning & Counseling
• Individual Counseling
• Life planning
• Liaison between students and instructors
• Liaison between students and outside agencies
• Referrals to appropriate community agencies
• Financial Support Services
  • Referrals to and financial assistance with childcare
  • Emergency car repair
  • Emergency gas vouchers
  • Discounted bus passes
  • Financial Assistance for GED

Workshops

• Financial Budgeting
• Stress Management
• Sexual Assault, Substance Abuse and Domestic Violence Awareness
• Working with Promise Jobs, FADS, DHS and other agencies
• Strategies for being a Successful Student
• Searching out College Resources
• Finding the Right Childcare Provider
• Internet, E-mail and Power Point basics
• Exploring Non-Traditional Employment
• Job Seeking Techniques
• Introduction to the WAGES program
• Resume Writing
• Interviewing Tips
• Mock Interviews