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Provides an Early Childhood Home Visiting program that works to get children school ready. Home visits occur weekly to work with parents on child development, behavior management, safety, and creating a learning environment. Educational services are designed to meet the child’s individual interests. Learning experiences are planned in collaboration with parents/caregivers to foster total growth and developmental skills. Children participate in music, art, language, literacy, dramatic play, math, and science.

Focuses on improving the nutrition, food safety, and physical activity of Nebraska's youth and adults. Includes diabetes education.

Focuses on improving the nutrition, food safety, and physical activity of Nebraska's youth and adults. Includes diabetes education.

Offers a food pantry delivery service to the greater Polk County area in the Des Moines, IA metropolitan area. For delivery services individuals must call and provide basic information about their household to receive food.  Requests for delivery are taken on a first-come first-serve basis. Individuals requesting a delivery must call from Mon-Wed 9 am-12 pm, and all orders are delivered on Thursdays. 

Provides a shopping card to eligible families to purchase a new pair of shoes for children at the start of the school year. Only available during the summer months before school starts.

Prevention, diversion, and intervention services targeting youth to stabilize families in crisis, prevent juvenile delinquency, and divert youth at risk of involvement in the child welfare or juvenile justice systems.

Provides assisted housing programs, including Housing Choice Voucher Program, Housing Choice Voucher Homeownership Program, Mixed Income Housing Program - Rental Housing Support Program, and Conventional Public Housing Program.

Operates a charitable resale store to support the animal rescue and re-homing efforts. Resale store shoppers will find a wide assortment of clothing for all ages, furniture, and household items. All items are screened for damage before they go out on the sales floor.

Can provide free clothing to the needy with referral application from local churches and not-for-profit organizations.

Offers amplified phones for those who have an amplified phone voucher.  Once a person has their voucher, they can come to the center and try out each of the phones and select their preference.

Offers a wide variety of activities and classes. Services include athletics, arts and crafts, dance classes, cultural activities, fitness, and seasonal special events.

Provides food and personal items pantry and food voucher (one loaf of bread and/or one gallon of milk) once a month.

Monthly program offering free legal advice for low-income residents, as well as other legal resources and self-help forms. Available on a first-come, first-served basis.

Civil law questions only; no criminal law, no appeals.

Provides family practice clinics offering an array of health care services. 

Professionally facilitated monthly bereavement support groups, educational events, and weekly opportunities for socializing.

Information about pests, food production (including gardening), turf and landscape, and water quality.

Provides assistance for past due rent/mortgage payments to avoid possible eviction, and water bills to avoid disconnection.

Provides assistance to single individuals who are not eligible for other state assistance and do not have the financial resources to provide for their own needs.

Provides help finding and keeping a job for individuals with disabilities or mental illness. Services may include job coaching, resume help, interview practice, and support at work.