Services Available:
  • Short-Term Individual Counseling
  • Small Group Counseling
  • Student Academic Support
  • College & Career Planning
  • Referrals for Long-Term Support
  • 7th and 8th Grade Careers Class
  • PS - 4th Grade GPS Class
  • MMCRU Backpack Program: The BackPack Food Program is designed to benefit school age children identified by their parent(s)/guardian. At the end of each week during the school-year,  student’s will receive a bag filled with various food items that need little or no preparation. Please contact your school counselor to sign up!
Additional Roles:

Mrs. Means

TK-4 Character Strong Teacher

7th-8th Character/Career Teacher

Remsen Backpack Coordinator

Remsen 504 Coordinator

Mrs. Hergott

PK-4th Character Strong Teacher

Marcus Backpack Coordinator

MMCRU Homeless Liaison

Mrs. Schroeder

Marcus 504 Coordinator

Community Resources:

Plains Area Mental Health http://www.plainsareamentalhealth.org/ Cherokee: 712- 225 - 2575 LeMars: 712-546-4624

MMCRU School Based Therapist Stacey Neagels - stacey.neagel@mmcruroyals.org Brian Koelewyn - brian.koelewyn@mmcruroyals.org

Mid-Sioux Opportunity  https://midsioux.org/ Remsen: 712-786-2001 Cherokee: 712-225-3322

Rosecrance Jackson Centers https://rosecrancejackson.org/ (800) 472-9018

Family Crisis Centers https://www.familycrisiscenters.org/ Sioux County: 712-722-4404 24/7 Free & Confidential Helpline: 1-800-382-5603

Suicide and Crisis Lifeline https://988lifeline.org/ Emergency #: 988

Your Life Iowa https://yourlifeiowa.org/ Call: (855) 581-8111 Text: (855) 895-8398

Scanlan Center for School Mental Health https://scsmh.education.uiowa.edu/clinical-services/ Phone: 319-467-4526 Email: scsmh-clinic@uiowa.edu

For a list of additional crisis services available in Iowa, please visit: https://hhs.iowa.gov/mhds/crisis-services In the event of an emergency, call 911. 

This is not a conclusive list of resources–please reach out to your school counselor for additional support and a more extensive list of resources.

Referrals:

Please make a referral if someone you know would benefit from counseling. Contact any of the MMCRU counselors today!

MMCRU High School Resources
  • Scholarships: shared google link
  • Course Guide
  • Master Schedule: shared google doc
  • Earning College Credit while in High School
    • MMCRU partners with Northwest Iowa Community College (NCC) to offer college courses to high school students. Some classes are offered and taught by MMCRU staff and others are offered online. See Mrs. Schroeder for more information and registration paperwork.
  • Graduation Requirements
    • This doesn't necessarily have to be its own thing as it is already in our handbooks and in the course guide. However it is listed on our website somewhere now and it’s wrong. Can we get that deleted please?
  • **Iowa College Access Network (ICAN) **
    • www.icansucceed.org/
    • This resource has a lot to offer for career and college exploration! Visit the link for career assessments, career exploration, academic planning, college exploration, financial aid support, and more!
  • Financial Aid
  • Silver Cord
    • High school students can earn a silver cord to wear at graduation if they complete and submit 200 hours of community service from summer before freshman year to end of senior year.
    • Submission of silver cord hours has gone electronic. No need to fill out a form.
    • All students have the form shared in their Google Drives.