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.

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.

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

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.

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 8 counties which include Scott, Muscatine, Des Moines, Jackson and Clinton in Iowa and Henry, Mercer, Rock Island and parts of Whiteside in Illinois.

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.

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

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.

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

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

A volunteer driven prevention program serving families in need of a short-term, temporary place for their kids to stay while parents work through challenging circumstances. Families are also connected to a mentor to walk along side them.