Doing a series of three symposiums. We just had our first one last week for consumers, which we are doing in conjunction with home bridge and ihss to talk about her different programs, where everybody fits in, how you can get help and answer any questions. We are doing our next symposium for providers in october at correct library at the main library in the correct auditorium. Excuse me and im happy to divide more information when the flyers come out. So, im open for questions. Thank you. Culture supanich first comment which is how do you do all this with 17 employees be one i know, right thats amazing. Thank you so much. It must be very hard work. Everybody works hard and we focus and get it done. Im curious about the workers that you have. Is there a high level of turnover . What is that and because i know that i have friends who have workers and there seems to be a turnover and how can you combat that . Two things. I might have said iran. [inaudible] so, we deal with 15002000 consum
Washwhy its going to be shortlived. A lot of people and wildlife were outside today especially around the Jordan Creek Area to bask in the nice weather that broke a record good evening and thanks for joining us, im brooke bouma. And the record we broke . Today was the warmest february 27th on record in iowa. Although the weather was the talk of the day well see cooler temperatures this week. Lets check in with meteorologist Amber Alexander for a first look today couldnt have been nicer for Drake University the school held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first New Academic Building in 20 years. Collierscripps hall is a 15Million Dollar 50thousand square foot facility that will house the universitys school of education and the mathematics and computer science. Drakes dean of the school of education says this represents a seven year project of fundraising, program building, collecting, connecting, and counting on people all over the country. Janet mcmanhill, dean, Drake University schoo
Narcan. Its not the strength of what the doctors have or anything like that but its Strong Enough to reverse all the symptoms and bring you right back. From death. I hope shes going to be okay. Reporter thats what happened in this case. The woman had to be taken to the hospital but she survived as onlookers watched in horror. Its a problem in every neighborhood from winslow to camden. Reporter lou watched the video. He co chaired the opiate and Heroin Addiction Awareness Task force in camden county. They provide intense counseling to patients who is given narcan. Even after you are clinically dead and brought back to life, folks are not convinced they should get help. Reporter last year alone it saved 450 people in camden county. Its the antidote for heroin overdoses but not solution for the problem. We spoke to the woman in that video and declined our request for an oncamera interview and says she is fine. Her biggest concern is for her daughter who has seen the video and read the com
Field so long from denver. Straight ahead tonight. Hillary clinton claims victory tonight. After winning the South Carolina democratic primary. Which republican candidates released their taxes today and who doesnt plan to. Cyclone victory. The iowa state Mens Basketball Team can also say they are winners tonight. The final score, highlights and more coming up later in sports. Housing program. A new service in the metro is helping people get off the streets. How helped. And how much money it needs to stay alive. Helping the homeless. Its something polk county says its helping the homeless. Its something polk county says its doing very well. But it needs a funding fix from lawmakers to keep going. Good evening, thanks for joining us. Im brooke bouma. Polk countys budget for Mental Health and Disability Services is running at a deficit. And Service Providers say it will take action from lawmakers to get it out of the red. Channel 13s Reid Chandler follows this story. For over a year now,
Side tonight. Officers were called to the 27 hundred block of boston avenue just after four this morning. When they arrived, they found a man in his 20s had been stabbed. Following whats believed to be some kind of fight at a party. Police say he was in stable condition when he went to the hospital. No word on any arrests in the case. Polk county says it has a problem on its hands. It needs an extra 7 million more dollars next year to keep its Current Mental Health and Disability Services. And its looking to state lawmakers to help them get this money. Channel 13s Reid Chandler is following this story and joins us in the studio with more. Organizers are asking lawmakers to take action this year to allow counties to levy up to 47 dollars per person in property taxes for local Mental Health and Disability Services. Right now, counties can only levy up to about 30 dollars. And thats been the case since the funding formula was passed in 1996. Thats why organizers with Mental Health and Dis