Offering shelter, education and mental health services to children ages 0-18 in the child welfare system.

Safe place for children to stay whose families are in, or approaching, crisis situations. Volunteer host families provide a home for children while their parents take the steps they need to reach stability.

Serves the counties of Scott, Muscatine, Des Moines, Jackson, Louisa, and Clinton in Iowa and Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and parts of Whiteside in Illinois.

Short-term intervention program to help abused, neglected, runaway, and troubled youth.

Safe Place program designates places in the community as a 'safe place' where kids can go when there are problems at home. Available 24 hours a day.

A volunteer-driven prevention program dedicated to supporting families during times of crisis or transition.

Provides a safe, short-term, temporary place for children to stay while their parents work through challenging circumstances such as housing instability, medical issues, job loss, or other personal hardships. During this time, families are also connected with a caring mentor who walks alongside them, offering guidance, encouragement, and practical support.

The goal of the program is to help parents stabilize their situation, strengthen their support network, and create a safe path for their children to return home.

Emergency, agency-supported, and kinship/relative foster care including respite care for children and youth ages birth-18.

Emergency shelter services to youth who do not have immediate access to a safe living arrangement. Youth may include state wards, probation, and private children and youth, ages 12-18.

Nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA).

Offers various support services to families through a cooperative of area churches. Trained volunteers and staff work with parents facing chronic stress or crisis to find resources and supports than can help. The following three services are offered with volunteers from local churches:

Crisis Child Hosting: Temporary care of vulnerable children to give parents a safe option during a crisis.

Child Respite Hosting: Hosting children for shorter periods (typically a few hours to a few days a couple of times a month). This provides parents with respite relief and allows for stabilization.

Parent Advocate: Building 1:1 relationship/friendship with parents through parent advocacy. Parents would be connected with a TFG advocate with the goal of developing a relationship/friendship to decrease isolation and increase support for the parent.

Emergency, agency-supported, and kinship/relative foster care including respite care for children and youth ages birth-18.

Preschool and childcare with day and evening/night options. Emergency care also available.

Crisis care is for families who are currently experiencing a crisis or emergency in their lives and lack adequate care for their children. The provide a safe and nurturing environment for children ages newborn to 12 years old (or 17 if the child has special needs).

Crisis Child Care is available for those experiencing illness or hospitalizations of guardians or family members, mental health issues, substance abuse issues in the home, domestic violence, death in the family, and much more.

Provides temporary homes for children of families in crisis. Services allow parents an opportunity to resolve a temporary crisis while reducing risk of abuse, neglect, and isolation for children. Connects families with a family friend, who offers a healthy relational support as the family navigates the situation. Also connects the family with a family coach, who can provide linkage to services in the community and set goals to reach a place of stability.

Offers free, emergency childcare to families experiencing a crisis. Services are based upon availability and significance of need due to capacity. Children may stay for a few hours or overnight, depending upon the needs of the family. Identification and proof of guardianship are required.

A safe, neutral place for infants to stay while their parents take the time they need to decide if adoption will be the plan for their child. Staffed with experienced infant aides, in close coordination with a registered nurse.

Provides a safe haven through crisis care for children at risk of abuse or neglect. Assists stressed and in-need families facing an unexpected crisis caused by illness, substance abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, and other issues that can overwhelm a parent.

Specialized staff provide nurturing and attentive care to children (ages 0-6). Staff work with the parents or caregivers to help them through the crisis that led them to the Crisis Nursery. The Crisis Nursery Hotline provides telephone support to families who are dealing with a crisis. If a parent needs advice on how to soothe their baby, reassurance they are doing all they can, or even just someone to talk to during a stressful time, they are encouraged to call.

Provides limited diapers and related supplies.

Provides temporary homes for children of families in crisis. Services allow parents an opportunity to resolve a temporary crisis while reducing risk of abuse, neglect, and isolation for children. Connects families with a family friend, who offers a healthy relational support as the family navigates the situation. Also connects the family with a family coach, who can provide linkage to services in the community and set goals to reach a place of stability.

Offers free, safe, child care to families of children 0-12, in the state of a crisis or emergency. Families must live in Boone or Story County. Contact our 24/7 hotline at 515-460-2423, provides crisis child care services for Boone or Story counties. provides free, short-term child care to children whose families are experiencing a crisis or an emergency in their lives and lack adequate care for their children. These services are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Child care can be provided for up to 72 hours per admission.

Provides temporary homes for children of families in crisis. Services allow parents an opportunity to resolve a temporary crisis while reducing risk of abuse, neglect, and isolation for children. Connects families with a family friend, who offers a healthy relational support as the family navigates the situation. Also connects the family with a family coach, who can provide linkage to services in the community and set goals to reach a place of stability.

Partners with local registered or licensed child care providers to assist families that are in need of childcare when they are experiencing a personal crisis.