Foundation 2 Inc.

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Oct 16, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$2,548,211

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Crisis center services: for both youth and adults, foundation 2, inc. Provides 24 hour statewide telephone crisis counseling 365 days of the year. While on a call, foundation 2 inc, staff listens to the caller's concerns and assesses the level of crisis and whether the caller has suicidal thoughts or plans. The counselor works with the caller to determine the best response to alleviate the severity of the situation. Caller's needs range from supportive listening to emergency intervention. Foundation 2, inc. Offers individual and family therapy with two licensed independent social workers (lisw). In the 2013 fiscal year, foundation 2, inc. Provided 22,855 contacts of telephone counseling. 91% of callers, over the age of 18, reported a reduced level of crisis or suicide risk from the start of the contact to the end of the call. Foundation 2, inc. Has been certified by the american association of suicidology for over 25 years and is the only provider in the state of iowa to be certified by the american association of suicidology and the only center in the state answering calls 24 hours a day for the national suicide prevention lifeline. Foundation 2, inc. Also provides crisis walk-in counseling sessions. Individual therapy services are offered by the two lisw's on staff with the agency. In addition, two adult support groups are offered: the depression and anxiety group meets weekly and the suicide survivors group meets twice each month. Foundation 2, inc. Coordinates an annual national survivors of suicide day in november and participates in community efforts to provide education on suicide prevention.

Activity 3

Mobile crisis outreach & food pantry: foundation 2, inc. Provides additional crisis services for the local community including mobile crisis outreach in linn county. This service dispatches a team of crisis counselors to travel to a home, work, school, or other location to provide in-person crisis counseling. Upon arrival, foundation 2 staff will assess the situation, attempt to stabilize and diffuse the crisis, as well as provide counseling and referrals. We responded to 237 crisis outreach requests in the past fiscal year. The foundation 2, inc. Also offers emergency assistance with the operation of the after hours food pantry which is located in the crisis center, and provides two days worth of food to households in need. By intention, the after-hours food pantry is open when other pantries in our community are not, including evenings, weekends, and holidays. In fiscal year 2013, 1,761 households were served by foundation 2, inc. Food pantry.

Filer

EIN

42-1078444