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Employee & Family Resources DESCRIPTION CONTACT NAME Julie McCarty EMAIL jmccarty@efr.org PHONE 515-471-2308 OFFICE ADDRESS 505 Fifth Avenue, Suite 600 Des Moines, IA 50309 Employee & Family Resources (EFR) is a nonprofit human services organization dedicated to helping people manage life's challenges so they can reach their full potential. Their Community Services help individuals and families to establish and meet goals, focus on increasing access and services for specific language and cultural groups, and provide substance abuse related prevention and programming. These programs include the Student Assistance Program for youth, bilingual counseling services, and behavioral and restorative justice programs. Their Workplace Services help organizations perform optimally by growing healthy and focused employees and providing guidance in times of crisis. These programs include an Employee Assistance Program and wellness programming for employees, training and leadership coaching for management, and mediation and crisis response services. Their Substance Abuse Services help individuals, families, and employers impacted by substance abuse-related problems. TYPE OF WORK Community Based, Educational/School HOW TO HELP COUNTIES Polk Individuals can support the work of EFR by volunteering and through monetary donations. Iowans are encouraged to learn more about volunteer, internship and service learning opportunities by contacting Louise Crall online or at 515-471-2373. Organizations can support the work of EFR by participating in their workplace services programming, making referrals to their community services and substance abuse services, or requesting a member of their Speakers Bureau to share their expertise and success stories with members and employees. Please contact EFR staff directly for more information about these opportunities or to explore other partnership ideas. Page | 220