LIFE Skills, Inc., was founded in 1989. LIFE Skills, Inc., strives to provide high quality in home and community based educational social services to Johnson and surrounding counties. Services are designed to assist children, adults, and families in need of assistance.

LIFE Skills maintains a professional staff whose training and experience allows them to assist in a wide variety of challenging situations. All interventions are based on individual assessments. We determine current strengths and areas where additional skills or education are necessary to live in the least restrictive environment and achieve the highest level of independent living possible for the individuals served. Over the years, LIFE Skills has developed programs designed to meet the need for individualized services to Johnson County residents.

Agency staff serve on the Johnson County MH/DD Planning Council, The Iowa City Community and Restorative Justice Task Force, The Mental Health Task Force, The MH/DD Continuous Quality Improvement/Outcomes Committee, MH/DD Providers Council, Transition Advisory Council (TAC), and the agency are listed as a community partner in the S.T.A.R. Grant. LIFE Skills Inc., is a United Way Agency.