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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. 

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

Providing short-term 24/7 emergency care when families facing crisis are not able to provide regular care. Up to 72 hours of care can be provided to children birth-12 years of age.

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.

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.

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.

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.

**Does NOT offer emergency housing options for families or adults.

Offers various support services to families with children through a cooperative of area churches. Trained volunteers and staff work with parents facing chronic stress or crisis to find resources and supports that can help. The following 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.

Mentoring and Advocacy Services for Parents: focuses on working with parents to develop goals and relationships/friendships to decrease isolation and increase support for the parent. Advocates can also help parents find local resources to help relieve stress.

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. 

Provides emergency/crisis childcare services to families in Buchanan, Delaware, and Fayette counties. Services are a short-term solution to assist in childcare needs such as medical emergency, counseling appointment, court proceeding, domestic violence, work, or school. Parent Share and Support staff work to place the child(ren) with a state registered provider in their area.

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

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.

Provides 24-hour emergency care for children and support to strengthen families in crisis. Available for families who are experiencing a crisis/emergency and no other resources are available to help. Services are voluntary, confidential, and offered at no cost to the parent. If needed, basic care items such as diapers, wipes, formula, and clothing may be available.

Common reasons for admission include:
- Parental stress
- Domestic violence
- Homelessness
- Home structurally unsafe
- Mental health
- Substance abuse
- Court appearances
- Medical related reasons
- Public/support services
- Job/school related care
- Funerals

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.

Offers a nursery service for any family in the community with a child, or children who are in need of temporary child care during a crisis, emergency, or stressful situation.

Family enhancement support services are also offered, including parent support groups, case management services, and home visiting.

Provides an emergency youth shelter for individuals aged 17 and under who are in need of temporary residential care due to family emergencies, risk of abuse or neglect, or other crises. The shelter ensures the provision of basic needs, counseling services, educational support, medical care, and resources to aid in recovery from trauma. 

Also offered are therapeutic services to address behavioral, emotional, or substance use challenges. Additionally, the program fosters skills development and social interaction among peers, creating a supportive environment for healing and growth.

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

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. 

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

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. 

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. 

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.