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Advises and aids veterans and their dependents in applying for federal benefits through compensation or pension claims. Emergency financial assistance for basic necessities such as rent or mortgage payments, utilities and food may be available. Can also assists with applications for benefits made available by federal, state or local laws.

Community health care clinic. Some services may be referred to other providers or physicians.

Provides services for children and youth, including crisis intervention through immediate assistance to address emotional distress, defuse crises, ensure safety, and guide next steps toward resolution.

Offers short-term stabilization for children at risk of self-harm or harming others, individual and family psychotherapy/counseling, mental health assessments, case management, resource linkage assistance, and psychiatric services. 

Immediate care provides treatment for injuries and ailments such as:

- Cold, sore throat, and flu.

- Cuts needing stitches.

- Dehydration.

- Earaches.

- Fever over 100.4 F.

- Food poisoning.

- Fractures and minor burns.

- Laboratory and imaging.

- Nausea and vomiting.

- Nosebleeds.

- Rashes.

- Respiratory and sinus infections.

- Sprains and strains.

- Urinary tract infections.

Provides gently used clothing for all ages. 

Offers a food pantry with a variety of items. Personal hygiene supplies may also be available. Individuals may only visit once per week. 

Provides a Child Support Recovery Unit program to assist (both public assistance and non-public assistance) families with child support recovery.

Provides the city government departments and other city information. 

Offers a program for parents and youth individuals ages 10-14 to work together and build relationships. Participants will practice skills, play learning games, and do family projects in highly interactive sessions. Sessions are designed to increase family bonding, build positive communication skills, and solve problems together. 

Offers site-based permanent housing to adults living with a disabling condition (primarily HIV). Individuals living in permanent housing are afforded case management, advocacy, and other supportive services.

Also offers community-based permanent housing. Offers permanent housing to adults in apartments throughout the community. Provides housing to the chronically homelessness, HIV positive individuals, and disabled individuals.

Offers a 24 hour Mobile Crisis Response Team. Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis can call to have the Mobile Crisis Unit dispatched.

Sanitation provides trash recyclables and yard debris collection; residential trash and yard debris is collected weekly, recyclables are picked-up bi-weekly. Scrub Days 2024 for all neighborhoods in Des Moines: 3/18, 4/15, 5/20, 6/17, 7/15, 8/19, 9/16, and 10/21 at drop off points listed below. MWA Transfer Station, 4198 Delaware Avenue - 7 am-2 pm MWA Compost Center, 1601 Harriett Street - 7 am-2 pm MEGA Scrub 4/15 - Merle Hay Mall, 3800 Merle Hay Rd, 7 am-1 pm 5/20 - Polk County River Place, 2309 Euclid Avenue - 7 am-1 pm 7/15 - Capitol Complex Lot#3 West of East 14th South of Court Avenue - 7 am-1 pm 9/16 - Bell Avenue Business Park, 1901 Bell Avenue - 7 am-1 pm

Offers acute care, cardiac rehabilitation, oncology services, general surgery, radiology, laboratory, and rehabilitative services.

Provides access to a 24 hour helpline with care coordination specialists offering resource referrals, case management and support to Illinois Veterans, family members, or caregivers experiencing emotional challenges associated with PTSD, mild TBI, Military Sexual Trauma (MST), stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and substance abuse.