Community Resources

Community Type
Al Exito
alexito
Address:

PO Box 93531
Des Moines, IA 50393
United States

Phone:
515.480.0904, 515.865.7195

Provides Iowa Latinx middle and high school students with after-school programs to develop leadership skills along with college and career readiness.

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Alcoholics Anonymous
AA Logo
Address:

Central Office
1620 Pleasant Street
Suite 228
Des Moines, IA 50314
United States

Phone:
515.282.8550, 1.800.207.2172

A fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from alcoholism.

Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 AM-3:35 PM, Wednesday 1 PM-6:45 PM

24/7 Hotline: 1.800.207.2172

Weekly Meetings: Fridays at 7:30pm at 315 E. 5th St. (Lower Level) Des Moines, IA 50309

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American Red Cross
American Red Cross logo
Address:

2116 Grand Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50312
United States

Phone:
1.515.243.7681, 1.800.733.2767

Provides disaster relief and recovery, post-emergency recovery, financial assistance, deployment support, veteran services, and community resource referrals.

Hours: Monday-Friday 8am-4:30pm

24/7 Hotline: 1 (800) 733-2767

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Anawim Housing
Anawim Housing logo
Address:

1750 48th Street. Suite 100B
Des Moines, IA 50310
United States

Phone:
515.244.8308

Provides subsidized rentals for eligible low- and moderate-income families and individuals as well as seniors in need of assisted living.

Hours: Monday-Friday 8 AM-4:30 PM

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ArtForce Iowa
artforce
Address:

P.O. Box 1576
Des Moines , IA 50305
United States

Phone:
515.777.3182

Artist Mentors spend quality time with struggling youth to encourage creative self-expression, work skills development, and advocacy in a safe supportive community.

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ASK Family Resource Center
ASK Resource Center
Address:

5665 Greendale Road, Suite D
Johnston, IA 50131
United States

Phone:
515.243.1713

ASK (Access for Special Kids) Resource Center is a parent training, information, and advocacy center for families of children with special needs across the state of Iowa.

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Bernie Lorenz Recovery
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Address:

4014 Kingman Blvd.
Des Moines, IA 50311
United States

Phone:
515.262.0349

Halfway house for women, offers a home-like, substance-free living environment for women who have completed primary treatment and are preparing themselves to live independent, successful lives, free of substance use.

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Bethel Mission
Hope Ministries Logo
Address:

1310 6th Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50314
United States

Phone:
515.244.5445

Meals and Men's Shelter at Bethel Mission: Shelter for men, also serves three meals a day to all community members.

Meal Hours (1310 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50314): Monday-Saturday: Breakfast 7 AM, Lunch 12 PM, Dinner 5 PM.
Sunday: Breakfast 8 AM, Lunch 1:30 PM, Dinner 5 PM

A part of Hope Ministries services.

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Book Buddy
bookbuddy
Phone:
515.246.6500

Reaches children in the critical year before kindergarten, helping them build the pre-reading skills they need for a strong start in school. For 40 minutes a week, volunteers read one-on-one with four-year-old students at early childhood centers in Des Moines.

To sign up, send an email to bookbuddy@unitedwaydm.org

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Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa
Boys & Girls Club
Phone:
515.242.7925

Eight locations where children in grades K-12 can find a safe, supportive place to be after school and during the summer, with structured programs and caring staff role models in place to address the most difficult challenges facing our young people.

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Bridges of Iowa
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Phone:
515.287.8255

Offers a full range of substance-abuse treatment services targeted toward those with limited access to other options. The full program can last up to a year and involves substance abuse treatment, transitional living and outpatient treatment.

Admissions office can be reached at dcoughlin@bridgesofia.org

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