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Character and leadership development. Programs include aquatics, arts, sports, fitness and recreation, health and life skills, educational and career development, job training, career preparation, tutoring services, and age appropriate community service.

Outdoor activities, including Carter Lake Summer Camp (Mon-Fri 8 am-4 pm).

Meals served. Limited bus service - call for details.

Senior centers provide a place for congregate meals, as well as social activities, games, educational programs, etc.

Serves children with developmental delays and/or disabilities. Provides services for physical and speech therapy, as well as nutrition, audiology, counseling, etc.

Subsidized apartments for those 62 or older.

City government services.

Provides community resource flyers and information offering referrals to programming. Clothing vouchers as available, food pantry as available, and computer access. 

Offers low-cost spay/neuter assistance to owners who qualify in the Des Moines metro to help reduce unwanted litters and address the problem of pet overpopulation. Appointments are available on a limited first-come, first-served basis. 

Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits and burial benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws, including burial benefits.

Provides a store that serves as a clothing closet including free household items and furniture for those in need and cannot afford items. Donations accepted by those who work and make an income.

Provides a disaster relief program consisting of several basic services to address many of the typical needs of a disaster survivor. Disaster relief is flexible; services are adapted to the specific needs of individuals and communities and scalable according to the magnitude of the disaster.

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 transportation assistance to appointments, school supplies, adopt-a-family, and backpack buddies. 

Provides a boxing diversion program to drug use, gangs, and violence. Services are available for all youth, especially those in low-income households, to participate in extracurricular activities while providing a safe, healthy, and positive environment. Youth are taught the fundamentals of Olympic boxing through the direction of licensed/certified coaches. The program is designed to teach responsibility and self-control while supporting positive life outlook. Issues of pre-delinquent and delinquent behaviors such as alcohol and drug use are addressed in the program. Can also establish tutors for youth members as needed.

Scouting programs, including community service projects, coding, exploring the outdoors, and more.