PROTEUS INC

NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM: PROTEUS HELPS FARMWORKERS AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS OVERCOME LOW INCOME AND BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT THROUGH EDUCATION, JOB TRAINING, AND CAREER SUPPORT. OUR NATIONAL FARMWORKER JOBS PROGRAM FOCUSES ON HELPING PARTICIPANTS EARN SKILLS AND CREDENTIALS THAT LEAD TO STABLE JOBS AND LONG-TERM SELF-SUFFICIENCY. SERVING COMMUNITIES ACROSS IOWA, NEBRASKA, AND INDIANA, PROTEUS WORKS CLOSELY WITH EMPLOYERS AND COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO CREATE REAL CAREER PATHWAYS. MORE THAN 90 PERCENT OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS REMAIN EMPLOYED FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER COMPLETING THE PROGRAM, EARNING AN AVERAGE OF OVER $35,000 ANNUALLY. IN FY2025, DONOR AND PARTNER SUPPORT HELPED MORE THAN 400 LOW-INCOME FARMWORKER FAMILIES TAKE MEANINGFUL STEPS TOWARD ECONOMIC STABILITY AND INDEPENDENCE.

AGRICULTURAL HEALTH PROGRAM: PROTEUS, INC. INCREASES ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE FOR FARMWORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH THREE CLINICS LOCATED IN DES MOINES, FORT DODGE, AND IOWA CITY, AS WELL AS MOBILE CLINICS AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES. MOST CARE IS DELIVERED IN RURAL COMMUNITIES ACROSS IOWA, BRINGING HEALTHCARE DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE WHO OFTEN HAVE THE FEWEST OPTIONS. PROTEUS PROVIDES PRIMARY CARE ALONG WITH ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS. WHEN ADDITIONAL CARE IS NEEDED, PATIENTS ARE REFERRED TO SPECIALTY PROVIDERS, AND PROTEUS HELPS REMOVE BARRIERS BY OFFERING TRANSPORTATION, INTERPRETATION SERVICES, AND VOUCHERS TO HELP COVER COSTS. BY KEEPING FARMWORKERS HEALTHY, THIS PROGRAM SUPPORTS FARMERS AND EMPLOYERS, REDUCES STRAIN ON HOSPITALS AND EMERGENCY ROOMS, AND LOWERS HEALTHCARE COSTS FOR TAXPAYERS. DONOR SUPPORT HELPS ENSURE ESSENTIAL CARE REACHES FAMILIES WHERE AND WHEN IT IS NEEDED MOST.