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Provides housing assistance and supportive services for individuals experiencing domestic violence who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Programs include a transitional housing program and a rapid re-housing program.

- Transitional Housing program: temporary rent-free housing, financial classes, case management, counseling, and housing advocacy

- Rapid Re-Housing program: temporary rental assistance, housing advocacy, and case management services

Provides shelter, food, clothing, and mentoring in addition to assisting with other practical needs to homeless pregnant women. Mothers may reside at the home during pregnancy and up to 14 months following childbirth. 

Community housing program offering stable housing and essential support services.

Services within this program:

- Individual therapy.

- Group therapy.

- Family therapy.

- Psychiatric services.

- Intensive community-based treatment.

- Crisis services.

- Court services.

Oversees care for adults with serious mental illness. Services include case management, psychiatry, and medication management, as well as outreach for everything from job training to primary healthcare to daily life skills.

Provides a family style home designed to empower single, unwed mothers through continued education, vocational & hands on experience. A combination of structured independence, skill training, and life coaching will provide a home for the homeless, and the opportunity to build a stable future for themselves and their children. The program will require moms to participate and complete parenting classes, nutrition, pre-postnatal care, living skills, financing, healthy coping & relationship skills, yoga & art therapy, counseling and bible study. 

Each mom will be assigned a case manager who will help develop, design, and implement an individualized "life plan".

Two-year transitional housing program for single men, single women, and homeless veterans. Residents meet with a case manager weekly.  Additional housing programs are available for homeless men who are employed or employable and homeless male adults who have mental health concerns but are stable.

Provides intensive case management for adults and families who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness. Program will assist clients with obtaining and retaining stable housing and employment while developing essential life skills. Also provides transitional and independent living for DCFS referrals.

Not an emergency shelter.

Offers safe housing opportunities for women in domestic violence, human trafficking, addiction situations, codependency healing, and addiction rehab. Open ended shelter program for women in crisis. Offers classes, bible studies, job search assistance, and help in locating an apartment and furnishing it. Also provides Christ-centered individual counseling (online and in person), and a faith-based addiction class.

Offers a transitional living program for youth ages 12-21. Services include mentoring and teaching the youth in getting and maintaining a job, managing money, completing education, housekeeping, daily living skills, and connecting to community resources. Life skill coaches may be available to the youth 24 hours a day.

Transitional housing apartments for families, single men, and single women.

Provides outreach services, emergency shelter, and transitional living services.

Transitional housing offering interim support to homeless individuals.

Rapid re-housing places priority on moving a family or individual experiencing homelessness into permanent housing as quickly as possible.

Permanent supportive housing pairs housing with supportive services to assist homeless persons with a disability or families with an adult or child member with a disability achieve housing stability.

Offers the following services to women and women with children (these are not emergency shelter programs):

SHELTER offers short term shelter to meet the basic needs such as shelter, meals, and daily essentials, including clothing, hygiene items and laundry. Case management and referral services are provided with no fees. Please call ahead Monday- Friday between 8am-4:30pm to check on availability.

LONG-TERM LIFE RECOVERY for women (with or without children) is available to clients who are open and teachable with a willingness to change to do the hard work of life recovery. Women are offered an opportunity to work on their recovery and life skills for up to 24 months. Focus in on preparation to live independently while continuing to work on spiritual growth, recovery, basic life and work skills. Life recovery clients are required to save 75% of any income toward their transition fund.

Provides help to get young adults into safe, secure housing so they can focus on building a brighter future. These programs provide living options that center on participants achieving self-sufficiency. YSS advocates work one-on-one with the participants to create a plan to acquire safe and secure housing, stable employment, and financial stability. Programs include: Transitional Living Program (Ames, Boone, Marshalltown) - Single individuals ages 16-21 Rapid Rehousing (Ames, Boone, Des Moines, Marshalltown) - Single individuals ages 18-24 Lighthouse (Boone, Des Moines) - Families with parents ages 16-24 Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (Des Moines) - Single individuals or families ages 18-24 based on income

- Provides transitional shelter for up to 24 months and assistance in finding permanent shelter.

- Offers rent assistance.

Coordinated Entry is the front door to homeless services. It is the first point of contact for those who need housing assistance. It provides guidance to anyone experiencing homelessness to the correct support and housing programs most appropriate to their situation. PROACTIVE AND SHORT-TERM PROGRAMS STREET OUTREACH: collaborate with local partners to meet individuals and families experiencing homelessness where they are and offer assistance in camps and on the street. LIBRARY OUTREACH: regular hours at libraries in Ames, Boone and Marshalltown where people experiencing homelessness can meet with a case worker and work on a housing plan. EMERGENCY SHELTER: short-term emergency shelter and housing support services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Provides food, financial education, and health and wellbeing assistance. LONG-TERM PROGRAMS SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: client-focused services based on the degree of need and the severity of barriers individual/families are facing. Will help clients secure affordable housing and provide the tools needed to overcome financial barriers and maintain a permanent home. Individualized support services, including life skills counseling, employment assistance, budgeting and financial literacy, and community resources referrals are also provided. CONNECTION TO COMMUNITY SERVICES: connects clients to various external programs and community resources to help them achieve sustainable, healthy outcomes.

Short-term transitional housing for individuals with a diagnosed mental health or co-occurring condition, to assist them while they transition to stable housing.

- The building has 15 beds, plus bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, and living room. Residents pay 30% of their income toward their living expenses.

Staff can help clients:

- Secure permanent housing by creating a plan for housing.

- Connect to services to improve physical and mental health.

- Get support in recovery from substance use.

- Find employment or apply for Social Security benefits.

- Connect to programs that help with life skills (cooking/cleaning, budgeting, etc.).

Community housing program offering stable housing and essential support services.

Services within this program:

- Individual therapy.

- Group therapy.

- Family therapy.

- Psychiatric services.

- Intensive community-based treatment.

- Crisis services.

- Court services.

Oversees care for adults with serious mental illness. Services include case management, psychiatry, and medication management, as well as outreach for everything from job training to primary healthcare to daily life skills.

Housing and support for those experiencing domestic violence and under-supported pregnancies.

Provides rapid rehousing and transitional housing services for youth ages 18–24 who are experiencing homelessness in Scott County. Services include rental and utility assistance for up to one year. Participants must be referred through the Coordinated Entry System and meet program eligibility requirements; call for more information.