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Accepts in-person locations (Des Moines, Ankeny, Boone, and Indianola) accept donations of personal hygiene items & diapers/wipes. All locations except for Indianola accept non-perishable food donations as well. Cash donations are always accepted.

Offers behavioral health center providing comprehensive psychiatric care that complements the counseling and therapy programs. The psychiatric team provides evaluations, medication management, and follow-up care for clients of all ages. Taking an integrated approach, coordinating with counselors, primary care providers, and community organizations to ensure each client receives the right care at the right time.

Provides testing of private well water, assistance with and permitting of private sewage disposal systems, health hazards related to the environment, general environmental issues such as radon, rat harborages, dangerous buildings, air quality, unhealthy living conditions, radon test kits, and waste tire collection information.

Provides a fitness center with strength and cardio equipment, a walking track, Hydro Worx treadmill pool, sauna, group fitness classes, personal training, and health coaching. 

School-based outreach and intensive services to help junior and high school students overcome challenges and stay in school.

Services include:

• Individual and group counseling
• Home visits with families
• In-school conflict mediations
• Building skills in areas of conflict resolution, anger management, impulse control, goal setting, and links to academic skills

Staff in each office are knowledgeable about services provided by other agencies and institutions in each area. They network within their communities to make sure they provide the best solutions for people in need and avoid duplicating services.

Provides a mobile food pantry.

The Center is dedicated to serving the best interests of sexually/ physically abused and neglected children by providing:

- A safe and comfortable environment for the child and family to feel at ease while talking about the abuse during the investigation process.

- Linkage and coordination between police investigators, child welfare workers, prosecutors, and treatment providers so that the number of victim interviews can be reduced.

- An interdisciplinary review process for decision-making, problem-solving, information sharing and case monitoring.

- A comprehensive tracking system shared by all appropriate agencies for those children who have been sexually/ physically abused.

- Specialized training for professionals involved with victims and families in child sexual/ physical abuse cases.

- Education and prevention in dealing with issues of sexual/ physical/ abuse.

- Provides medical evaluations performed by physicians specially trained in the detection and treatment of child physical/sexual abuse.

- Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA).

- Assistive Technology Clinic (AT Clinic).

- Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Evaluation and Treatment.

- Autism Diagnostic Clinic.

- Autism Resource Center.

- New Diagnosis Family Orientation.

- Occupational Therapy.

- Physical Therapy.

- Sequential Oral Sensory (SOS) Feeding and ASD.

- Social Skills.

- Speech Therapy.

Provides a rental subsidy program for extremely low income individuals in partnership with local landlords. A waiting list may apply.

Works with primary care providers who identify social/emotional or developmental concerns, family stressors, or caregiver depression during well child medical exams. If a condition is identified, the family is referred to a support specialist who provides care coordination. Specialists may provide referrals for developmental screening, mental health or behavioral health services, or other needs, and will monitor the family's progress.

Provides a drive-thru food pantry service. Items including personal hygiene products, household cleaning supplies, and school supplies (prior to the beginning of the school year) may also be available when donations of those items are received.