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Counseling for individuals and groups.

Information and referral service.

Bereavement counseling is available to family members of Armed Forces personnel who die in the service of their country.

$30/month high-speed internet plan.

Price, availability, internet speed, and features may vary.

Provides practical information for anyone to access in the areas served. Education services include agriculture, horticulture, family and consumer economics, nutrition and wellness, and youth development. The website has information about different programming options available.

Provides comprehensive classroom and home-based services to pregnant women and children birth to age five, including children with significant special needs.

CEFS Outreach offices do not serve the program; the program provides services from their own classroom/office locations. (See the notes in Coverage Area for more details.)

Offers a ten one-week sessions are available each summer for children age 5 through grade 9.

Hope Ministries Thrift has two locations that accept donations of clothing, household goods, furniture and more. Donations can be dropped off from 10 am-6 pm Donation pick-ups are available, call for more details. Thrift Store Locations: 4640 Merle Hay Road, Urbandale and 500 E. Army Post Road, Des Moines.

Offers assistance when funding is available, to individuals and families who are past due on their utility payments.

Offers mental health and substance use disorder services, including recovery support and outpatient substance use treatment, DUI evaluation and risk education, psychiatric care, and outpatient mental health program.

Emergency operations center for the County, which handles emergency response incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disasters. Also responsible for requesting federal assistance after a disaster.

Offers men's, women's, and children's clothing. Emergency clothing assistance. Furniture and appliances.

Provides food to those in need. 

Offers a food pantry once per calendar month for a 3-day food supply measured by family size. The food follows a healthy food guideline. Select which food items with the choice pantry service model. Daily food items may be available to anyone, first come first serve, during regular pantry hours. 

Provides scholarships to school-aged children in income-eligible households wishing to attend a camp or enroll in a class such a swimming lessons, cooking, art, etc.

Provides support to build trust, emotional health, and community connections. Offers education, peer support, and guidance. Creates safe spaces that value belonging. Builds skills for healthy relationships and strong family foundations.

Provides services and support to young people who have aged out of foster care or other court-ordered placement.

- Guides young people toward stability and self-sufficiency in education, employment, housing, health, life skills, and more.

- Participants meet at least twice monthly with a Self-Sufficiency Advocate, to help them address barriers and develop skills to achieve their individual goals.

- Financial support is available to youth who qualify for the Preparation for Adult Living program.

- Aftercare Services may be contacted several months prior to a young person’s planned exit from the foster care system, State Training School, or court-ordered detention.

Supportive home for those recovering from drug and alcohol addiction; residents must abide by the rules of the home, including never using drugs or alcohol while a resident. Homes may house men, women, women with children, or men with children.

Vacancies can be searched online at www.oxfordvacancies.com.

Emergency operations center for the County, which handles emergency response incidents, including accidents, fires, floods, storms and other disasters. Also responsible for requesting federal assistance after a disaster.

- Provides friendship and emotional support for anyone in a crisis pregnancy.

- Provides free pregnancy testing, as well as maternity and baby clothes.

- Information and referrals are given to help clients meet legal, medical, financial, housing needs, and adoption information.

Helps consumers prepare electronic and paper applications to establish eligibility to enroll in coverage through the Health Insurance Marketplaces and potentially qualify for an insurance affordability program. They are trained and certified to help individuals understand health care options and enroll in a plan.

**If you need financial assistance and cannot get through on the main phone number, you can try the following: Email your name, phone number and brief reason for help to [email protected] OR you can apply online.

LIHEAP (low income home energy assistance program) provides assistance with a utility bill. Applications are accepted November 1 – April 30; for elderly (60+) or disabled individuals applications are accepted starting October 1. Income must fall within 200% of poverty guideline. Call for an appointment. A letter has been sent to those who may be eligible for early application in August or September.

**This program is not designed to pay a household's total energy costs. The program will provide supplemental assistance based on several factors. This is a one-time payment to your energy provider.

Offers Energy Efficiency measures to help with reducing utility bills. Serves those with income up to 200% of federal poverty guidelines. May assist both owners and renters with landlord’s permission.

Provides a library materials home delivery service for individuals who cannot leave home due to temporary or permanent illness, and or accident, disabilities or other mobility issues. Service is provided on a temporary or permanent basis. Library materials include free digital, audio and braille formats of books, magazines and music. 

Offers to help people plan or prevent pregnancy and support reproductive and sexual health. Services may include pregnancy tests, wellness exams, birth control education and supplies, STI testing and treatment, cancer screening, infertility exams and referrals, and reproductive health education. Services are voluntary. Confidential services are available upon request.