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It started with a simple request. HSS staff asked local businesswoman Lisa Maurer if Community Day Services clients could take a tour of her Waterloo-based furniture painting and restoring business, Farm Girl Finds. Lisa graciously agreed. That one visit blossomed into so much more than Lisa - or HSS staff - could ever have imagined. During the tour, Lisa...

Clients and staff of Human Support Services (HSS) have spent countless summer afternoons fishing, swimming, hiking and picnicking on the grounds of Camp Wartburg, a Lutheran retreat center and summer camp facility outside Waterloo. It was through these activities that Robert "Bob" Polansky, executive director of Camp Wartburg, first came to experience the people and culture...

HSS saw 46% more youth in our mental health counseling program in the first quarter of this fiscal year than ever before. What kind of mental health concerns are the children of our community facing? We see youth who are dealing with a variety of concerns, from depression and anxiety related to school and family issues, to...