Offers comprehensive programs and housing for young women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy. Provides housing, counseling, education and career support, life skills, nutrition and health care support, Christ-centered community, referrals for other human services, and specialized education on the options of parenting or placing for adoption.

Not an emergency shelter.

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

Offers a two year program for women with or without children. The women will be assisted in setting developmental goals and working with staff to achieve them.There are enhanced programs such as: case management, life skills, parenting support, financial management, education, and employment skills, community involvement, budgeting, homemaking and one-to-one support.

Adult Co-occurring Disorders Residential Treatment Program offers transitional housing and residential treatment for adults 19 and over with co-occurring severe and persistent mental illness and substance dependence. Services include individual, group, and family counseling; recreational therapy; case management; and psychiatric services. Expected stay 6-8 months. Eligible clients must be homeless.

Community Transitions provides psychiatric residential rehabilitation services in a residential setting to prepare adults with serious mental illness for community living.

Provides an emergency shelter for young men and young women. The staff work with the youth and their families to solidify permanent housing, education, and an on-going support network. Services are available to both pregnant and/or parenting teens.

Provides housing for chronically homeless adults. This program allows for a focus on specific Chronically Homeless sub-populations in need in the community, such as women, persons with mental illness, substance abuse problems, or dual diagnosis; veterans; or those with HIV/AIDS.

Provides transitional services to formerly incarcerated individuals.

Services include, but are not limited to:
- Transitional housing
- Counseling
- Vocational assistance (including job skills training and career counseling)
- Life skills development (including budgeting, health and wellness information, parenting training, etc.)

In some cases Neuro/Bio-feedback can be provided to help those with damaged or toxic brains. This portion of the program is based on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and can begin after a person is stabilized with Neuro/Bio-feedback.

Outpatient and intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment program offering a continuum of care from evaluation to education/intervention to treatment and aftercare for adolescents and adults experiencing life area problems due to misuse, abuse, or dependence on alcohol/drugs. Individualized treatment services provided in individual, family, and group counseling sessions.

Inpatient treatment for adults available in Elgin.

Temporary housing for veterans for up to 90 days while they find and secure permanent housing. Can currently house 11 male veterans in Lincoln and 9 male or female veterans in Bloomington. Limited accommodations possible for families.

While in the GPD program, veterans will receive several services, housing intervention, case management, life skills training, access to either prepared meals or food pantry items, transportation, and assistance with applying for VA and Social Security benefits.

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

Offers a transitional housing program for individuals living with HIV that are homeless. Services available for those in the program case management, emergency food pantry, emergency assistance grants, HIV education. Must be engaged in case coordination with Champaign Urbana Health District and agree to participate in non-medical case management. Residents are expected to be actively seeking permanent housing.

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.

Designated dual-diagnosis/co-occurring mental health & substance abuse treatment facility. Gateway is able to provide treatment to those with substance use disorder, with or without a mental health diagnosis.

Substance use treatment options vary by location, but may include:

-- Residential treatment.

-- Outpatient treatment.

-- Virtual addiction treatment.

-- Detoxification.

Services may include:

-- Acceptance and Commitment (ACT).

-- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).

-- Dilectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).

-- Co-Occuring Diagnosis/Dual Diagnosis Treatment.

-- Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT).

-- Mindfulness-Based Sobriety.

-- Motivational Interviewing (MI).

-- Recovery Support Groups.

-- Trauma-Responsive Treatment.

-- 12-Step Facilitation.

Short-term transitional housing, designed to assist people with a diagnosed mental health or co-occurring condition while they transition to stability in the community. Helps clients secure permanent housing and connects them with community-based mental health or substance abuse services and avoid unnecessary incarceration.

Staff are available 24 hours a day at the facility for resident oversight and assistance. The building consists of 15 beds that are arranged in either single- or double-occupancy bedrooms, plus bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, and living room. Residents pay 30% of their income toward their living expenses at the facility.

Staff can help clients:

- Create a plan for housing

- Connect to services to improve physical and mental health

- Support in recovery from substance use

- Support in finding employment or applying for Social Security benefits

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

Provides a substance abuse free environment for men suffering from drugs or alcohol addiction. Services include a 12-month residential program, while in the program, the resident will follow a disciplined regimen. Residents attend chapel, prayer service, classroom sessions, work projects and study hall each day. Basic services include food, clothing, personal hygiene supplies, medical exam, health services, and legal services.

Provides transitional living for young women and mothers with up to two children who have aged out of foster care or otherwise experiencing homelessness.

Participants enrolled at CHH enjoy private bedrooms, full sized kitchens, family style living spaces, and large outdoor recreational areas. While residing at CHH, participants work alongside Program Specialists and an onsite LIMHP/LADC to help them achieve their individual goals. Evening classes and therapy groups follow the 8 Dimensions of Wellness model as participants work toward increasing their independent living skills, enhancing their mother/child relationship(s), and caring for their mental health.