Helping Services of NEIA announces new name and opening of Holiday Lights

This year marks the 43rd year that Helping Services has served communities of northeast Iowa. Originally opened as the Decorah Information Center in 1973, the variety of programs and services offered has changed throughout the years due to new needs, issues and realities that families experience. This year marks a continued evolution for the organization, as it is embarking on a new name and logo heading into 2017.

The organization is pleased to announce that Helping Services for Northeast Iowa will now be known as Helping Services for Youth & Families. Helping Services’ Executive Director Carson Eggland remarks, “While this is a small change, it is important to note the name now says exactly what our team has been doing since 1973. We are here, in your community, to help and serve youth and families.”

Along with this change, community members will see a new logo that represents a circle of people accompanying the new name. This visual showcases how the agency works: a group of people working together for a common cause. Helping Services’ cause is to meet the health and safety needs of neighbors, be that through domestic abuse advocacy, family education and support, substance abuse prevention or youth mentoring.

This change comes at the time when Helping Services is also busy with Holiday Lights, the largest annual fundraising activity for the organization, hosted at Decorah Pulpit Rock Campground. Helping Services welcomes everyone to visit the Lights, which are now open every night until December 25 from 5-9 p.m.

For more information about assistance and programs at Helping Services for Youth & Families, visit www.helpingservices.org.