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Circuit Court handles district court records such ass traffic violations, probate, juvenile and small claims. Juvenile Court service handles intake/probation/supervision. Also handles Child support assistance, protective orders.

Provides Individual Counseling, Grief and Loss Counseling, and Family Therapy.

Also offers guidance and support for someone learning to help people with their mental health. A licensed professional watches their work, gives advice, and makes sure they are doing a safe and good job while they practice.

Offers to assist a relative caregiver who wants to obtain guardianship through probate court of a relative's child living in the home of the caregiver. This includes

- Educating and helping the caregiver negotiate the probate court system.

• Assisting caregivers to obtain required documents.
• Arranging for legal counsel in counties where legal counsel is necessary.

  EFSP caseworkers meet with the relative caregiver monthly until guardianship has been obtained or until other services have been provided. These services can include crisis intervention, applying for benefits, working with local schools for the child's enrollment, and referral to a range of needed services that the caregiver may have to help meet the basic needs of the family.

Provides free and confidential sexual assault/abuse and crime victim services to anyone that has been sexually assaulted/abused. Off-site/out-of-office services provided include trauma-informed services, counseling/therapy, legal advocacy, medical advocacy, social services and basic needs advocacy/case management, safety planning, 24/7 crisis helplines, and 24/7 crisis intervention at hospitals/law enforcement. Service plans based upon services client wants to receive.

Also provides community trainings in Professional settings and offers Information about Services.

Telehealth is provided for those that need, or would like it.

• Adults 65 and older
• Persons with disabilities
• Refugees
• Students (middle and high school)

• Individuals receiving food assistance
• Individuals receiving housing assistance
• Individuals receiving workforce assistance (including unemployment and childcare assistance)

• Single Ride - $0.75
• Day Pass - $2.00
• Weekly Pass - $7.00
• Monthly Pass - $24.00
• Tokens (1 token = 1 ride) - 10/$7.50

Provides a mobile food pantry.

LIHEAP (low income home energy assistance program) provides assistance with a utility bill. Applications are accepted November 1 – April 30; for elderly 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.

Interpreting and translating services offered at a discounted rate. Verbal and written translations offered, both in-house and on-site.

Provides a place for air conditioners and/or fans to be donated to those who do not have a fan or air conditioning in their home. All donations are collected through local fire department locations and given to Impact Community Action Partnership for their Air Conditioner/Fan program. For more information about getting help with an air conditioner or fan, please reach out to Impact.

FIRE STATION LOCATIONS IN DES MOINES:

• 1330 Mulberry Street
• 1727 East Walnut Street
• 2458 Easton Boulevard
• 1505 Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway
• 711 42nd Street
• 1919 SE 6th Street
• 3500 East 12th Street
• 1249 McKinley Avenue
• 4800 Douglas Avenue
• 5900 Indianola Road
• 4150 East 42nd Street

Home delivered meals are available in those situations where a client is in need of a warm nutritious meal and they are unable to prepare their own because of illness or disability. The meals and those individuals who volunteer to deliver those meals are coordinated through various local organizations.

Also offers community based meals that provides a social atmosphere that promotes healthy interaction with others while receiving a warm meal.

Provides medical and cash assistance for customers who are 65 years of age or older, blind, or disabled. Also includes the QMB (Qualified Medicare Beneficiary) program which provides payment of Medicare premiums and some Medicare co-payments.

The online application is called "Application for Benefits Eligibility (ABE)."  When applying, the state will determine the applicant's eligibility for this AABD, as well as SNAP and medical assistance (Medicaid).

Provides older adults in need of additional supportive services, a place to participate in social and recreational activities while receiving necessary care and supervision. This program is meant for seniors who are in partial or total need of dependent help, socially isolated, physically or mentally impaired, and have an inability to manage personal care.

Donations of furniture and household items are tax-deductible and may be dropped off at the warehouse anytime during normal business hours, pick up service can be arranged.

Offers to help children in grades 4-12 develop knowledge and skills. Services include learning about citizenship, leadership, cooking, arts and crafts, mechanics and technology, horticulture, agriculture, and other subjects. To teach young people about these subjects, the 4-H program uses the learn-by-doing method of instruction.

Provides the facilitation of investigations of child sexual and physical abuse. Provides a safe, child friendly place for children and their families to meet with a specially trained interviewer and advocate who provide referrals for specialized medical exams, counseling services, and any other resources necessary. Assists children and families throughout law enforcement and DCFS investigations. Also provides child abuse prevention and body safety resources for families.

Provides a comprehensive range of medical, diagnostic, and testing services locally. Services include specialty clinics such as allergy, dietary, counseling, ear nose and throat, oncology, pulmonology, and surgery (both inpatient and outpatient). Emergency medical care is available for individuals requiring immediate assistance for acute illnesses or injuries. 

Additional offerings include cardiac rehabilitation, social services, physical, occupational, and speech therapies, wellness programs, and sleep disorder clinics for preventive, diagnostic, and treatment services. 

Hospice care is provided for terminally ill individuals and their families, offering medical care, pain management, emotional and spiritual support, and bereavement services. Health and disability-related support groups are available to connect individuals, families, and friends for mutual support and resource sharing.