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Offers medical services for non-life threatening injuries and illnesses.

Offers preschool, day care, and after school programming.

Court-ordered DUI evaluation services as well as risk education classes. Includes substance use treatment if indicated on evaluation.

Provides emergency and transitional housing services for women and women with children. This shelter is one of the coordinated entry points for those that are homeless in the area. 

Emergency Shelter Services - Provides emergency/crisis short-term shelter for women with children of any age, including male children (ages 13-17). The shelter provides a safe place to sleep, evening meal, laundry, and shower facilities. The length of stay is 30 days. Residents are encouraged to meet with the Emergency Shelter Lead Supervisor for long term stability plan

Transitional Shelter Services for Women with Children - Provides immediate relief to women, 18 and over, with children (male children must be 12 years of age or younger). In addition, provides life's basic needs - food, clothing, personal care items, laundry facilities, transportation, and telephones to make appointments. Supportive services provided include life skill classes, employment assistance, budgeting, family literacy, parenting classes, tutoring, and case management with a goal of finding and maintaining permanent housing.

Provides mental health services to those in need. Services include mental health assessments, psychiatric assessments, counseling services (including grief and bereavement), cognitive behavioral therapy, and EMDR (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing).

Provides crisis shelter and comprehensive support services for individuals who are victims of domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include legal advocacy, medical advocacy, prevention education, supportive counseling, sexual assault victim therapy, children's counseling (domestic and sexual violence), and case management. 

Also offers interventions to help domestic violence offenders understand and take responsibility for their actions, develop healthy relationship skills, and address the cycle of abuse. 

Additionally, a domestic violence hotline is available to provide immediate assistance, safety planning, emotional support, legal information, referrals for medical treatment, and connections to ongoing counseling or group support.

Offers scholarships, amounts are dependent of funding levels, to income eligible individuals who are planning to attend accredited Illinois University, community college, technical or vocational schools. Preference is given to applicants of racial or ethnic minorities.

Early Head Start ensures that children (0-3 years of age) and their families receive the academic, social, mental, health, and nutritional education they need.

Head Start prepares children for Kindergarten and beyond. Also meets the nutritional, health, social and mental health needs of children and their families.

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, critical care, and non-emergency ambulance transportation. Select ambulances are equipped with bariatric rigs that have ramps and winch to transport large patients.

Offers clinical rides for students at community colleges.

Provides school based curriculum and programming designed to meet the individual needs of each student, including personalized academic instruction, social skills development, and therapeutic support. Curriculum and activities are aligned with age and grade-appropriate academic instructional activities, as well as the Illinois Learning Standards and Common Core Career and College Readiness Standards.

Also incorporates functional academics, life skills, vocational training, supported or independent employment opportunities, and community based instruction. Through hands-on experiences, students engage in activities that foster social interactions, communication, and personal growth outside of the traditional classroom setting. Community Based Instruction (CBI) provides employment readiness and career development, recreation/leisure skills development, transportation and community mobility, communication and social skills development, and independent living skills development.

Provides a food basket to those in need. Can be accessed every 30 days as needed.

Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Accepts in-person locations (Des Moines, Ankeny, Boone, and Indianola) accept donations of personal hygiene items & diapers/wipes. All locations except for Indianola accept non-perishable food donations as well. Cash donations are always accepted.

Part-time half day sessions focused on nurturing children's social, emotional, physical and intellectual development through play and group activities.

Hickory Knolls Preschool focuses on exploring natural world.

Pottawatomie Preschool offers structured classroom setting rich in educational materials and a Summer Preschool Program offering preparation for fall preschool or kindergarten.

Offers a food pantry to those in need and, a sack lunch.