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Maintains county parks and recreation areas and provides hunter safety classes, camping, fishing and boating information. Outdoor recreational opportunities are available through county parks and outdoor wildlife areas.

Free feminine hygiene products for anyone in need. One or three month supplies available.

Free smoke alarm installation.

The Red Cross hosts Sounds the Alarm in spring to install smoke alarms and help families learn about home fire safety.

Advocates for the implementation of current laws, promotion of needed legislation, and improvement of existing systems for people with disabilities while working to diminish negative attitudes that threaten to impede equal access.

Individual advocacy includes assisting people with disabilities in dealing with conflicts and helping people find ways to negotiate with the various support systems they use.

Offers medical and forensic examination services and follow-up care for individuals who have experienced an assault. Services include medical assessment and documentation of injuries, STI testing and preventive treatment including HIV prophylaxis, emergency contraception, forensic documentation and evidence collection, follow-up care, and coordination with victim advocates and law enforcement when requested. Nurses may be available to provide court testimony when needed. Mental health support may also be available through individual and group therapy, occupational therapy, breath work, and other services.

Summer day camp available to individuals with developmental disabilities.

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

LIHEAP (Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program) assists low-income homeowners and renters pay for a portion of their primary heating costs for the winter heating season. Assistance is based on household income, size, type of fuel and type of housing. The application period is from October 1-April 30 for elderly and disabled households and November 1-April 30th for the rest of the households. Persons applying must meet 200% poverty guidelines.

LIHEAP also offers a crisis program that may be able to assist homeowners who are with no heat or limited heat during the off months of the LIHEAP program (May-September). The furnace component for crisis runs October 1-April 30th.

Offers crisis services for those experiencing mental health crises, such as suicidal thoughts, panic attacks, and acute psychosis; substance use crises, such as overdoses and withdrawal symptoms; and everyday issues such as relationship challenges, financial challenges, job loss, and grief and loss.

Services include:

- Pathways to Success: Provides access to intensive care coordination and additional home- and community-based services for youth ages 20 and younger with complex behavioral health needs.

- The Living Room: Offers a safe, quiet space where people experiencing emotional distress can find respite staffed by Certified Recovery Support Specialists who offer peer support. Designed as an alternative safe space for clients who might otherwise use emergency department services for mental health needs.

- Mobile Crisis Response: Clinicians respond to calls through the CARES Line and the national 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline when there is immediate need for support with the goal of stabilizing children and adults in community settings or determining the appropriate referral.

- Crisis Co-Response Team (CCRT): Teams that pair clinicians with police departments and law enforcement to provide crisis support and follow-up behavioral healthcare for individuals involved with 911 and emergency response calls.

Mental health counseling for individuals, couples, and families.

Utilizes various techniques, including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Motivational Interviewing to develop an individualized treatment plan that best suits each client.

Provides city government services and programs to the residents of the city, including access to utility service providers that deliver essential services such as natural gas, electricity, water, telephone, propane, home heating oil, and other energy alternatives. Residents may also have options to select from competing sources for electricity, natural gas, and telephone services in areas where power deregulation has occurred. 

Additionally, the city government oversees the office of the city clerk, which is responsible for maintaining records of city activities and transactions, preparing and publishing official notices, maintaining the city code, coordinating and preparing agendas for city council meetings, and recording meeting minutes.

Offers comprehensive services to support individuals affected by domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, and homelessness. Services include crisis intervention counseling, legal, medical, and personal advocacy, safe shelter, safety planning, transitional and emergency housing, and community education and outreach. 

Specialized programs address domestic violence intervention, helping offenders understand and take responsibility for their actions, develop healthy relationships, and learn conflict resolution and stress management skills. 

Advocacy is provided with landlords, schools, employers, and other professionals to secure rights, prevent eviction or utility shut-offs, and ensure safety. 

Child-focused initiatives include sexual assault prevention programs that educate children about personal boundaries, recognizing inappropriate behavior, and seeking help, as well as support groups for individuals affected by child abuse, offering emotional support, resources, and information. CIAC staff and volunteers travel to meet victims to accommodate their needs. All services are free, voluntary, confidential, and available to all without discrimination.

Provides rehabilitation therapy programs aimed at improving function, preventing further pain or disability, and enhancing quality of life. Services may include intensive inpatient rehabilitation for individuals severely disabled due to injury or disease, offering 24-hour care and a comprehensive evaluation of abilities and disabilities. Rehabilitation plans may incorporate physical, occupational, speech, or other therapies; education on necessary lifestyle modifications such as diet, exercise, and stress reduction; guidance on using adaptive devices to maximize functional abilities; and counseling for individuals and their significant others to support positive adjustment to their condition.

Takes complaints regarding out of control weeds or yards for properties in unincorporated Polk County. Responsible for insuring that each owner and each person in possession or control, shall cut or otherwise destroy all weeds or grass which constitutes health, safety, or fire hazard. Tall grass complaints in the City of Des Moines need to email [email protected], or use the myDSMmobile app or call (515) 283-4046.

Rebuilds bicycles for those in need of transportation.

Provides individual, couples, and family therapy, as well as mental health evaluations, psychiatric medication evaluations and management. Therapeutic teams partner with clients to achieve goals related to mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, anger, relationship problems, behavior problems, personality disorders and chronic mental illness.

Thrift shop with vouchers provided by most churches, government offices, and community agencies.

School supply distribution.

Santa's workshop provides Christmas presents.

Provides health care and specialty health care services, including mental health care. Can also provide family and internal medicine services.

Provides crisis intervention services for children and youth. Crisis services include short-term stabilization where a child is at risk of self-harm, or harming others, individual and family psychotherapy/counseling, mental health assessment, case management and resource linkage assistance, and psychiatric services.

Provides hope to cancer patients and their families. In June 2023, Gems of Hope and its programs joined the Nassif Community Cancer Center and St. Luke’s Foundation. Both the Community Cancer Center and St. Luke’s Foundation are committed to the mission of Gems of Hope and continuing its programs and fundraising efforts to benefit local cancer patients in Eastern Iowa.