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IowaWorks–Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Ace (WIOA) Title 1 Program

Business Hours (Daytime, M-F)
https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/wioa-resources
712-262-1971 ext 42011
217 W 5th St, Spencer, Iowa 51301

The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title 1 Program offers guidance to help people define and achieve their education and employment goals. Individuals may be eligible for (at no cost to them): Career Planning Services, Training Services, High School Equivalency Diploma (HiSED), Basic Skill Upgrades, On-the-Job Training, Work Experience Program (WEP), and Classroom Training. Services are accessible to those with disabilities and/or deaf and hard of hearing. WIOA services are funded by the US Department of Labor.

Eligibility Criteria
You may be eligible if: 1) You have been permanently laid off from your job; 2) You are unemployed or underemployed with additional barriers (income guidelines apply); 3) You are a High School Dropout and want to attain your High School Equivalency Diploma (HiSED) and employment.
Instructions for Referral

Please call 712-262-1971 or stop into the office.

Important Notice: Care Connections of Northern Iowa Will Close Operations on June 30, 2025

As part of Iowa’s statewide reorganization of behavioral health and disability services, Care Connections of Northern Iowa (CCNIA) will cease all operations effective June 30, 2025. Clients will be transitioned to new service coordination under the awarded Administrative Services Organization and Disability Access Points.

Providers are requested to submit all final invoices for services rendered prior to July 1, 2025, no later than August 10, 2025.

If you are a client or provider and have questions, please contact your CCNIA service coordinator or call our office at 712-264-3945.

Visit Iowa HHS for statewide transition information: https://hhs.iowa.gov/initiatives/system-alignment/behavioral-health-service-system