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Transitional and non-congregate shelter for homeless single veterans. Supportive services include therapy, substance abuse counseling, and case management.

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 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 services to veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless due to financial hardship, unemployment, addiction, mental health, or justice involvement. Services include immediate food and shelter assistance, including both transitional and permanent housing, outreach to community shelters and places not meant for human habitation, job training, life skills development, and education, financial support to prevent homelessness, addiction and mental health treatment, and justice system navigation and community reentry from incarceration.

Provides Transitional Housing and Outreach case management and support for Single mothers with children in their care and Women aged 18-24 who have aged out of the Foster Care system.

Short-term housing (six to nine months) for homeless individuals, couples, and one to two parent families who meet income guidelines (residents pay 30% of their income).

There are a total of 10 studio apartments, 15 two-bedroom apartments (4 persons) and 8 three-bedroom apartments (6 persons), for a total of 118 maximum residents.

Residents receive furnished living accommodations, case management, employment assistance, substance abuse support, and mental health referrals.

Offers residential treatment programs for adults with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Programs serve men and women, women with children, young adults, veterans, and essential and frontline workers. Also offers medically monitored detox and withdrawal management.

Sober living recovery homes and halfway houses provide wraparound support for individuals in early recovery. Also offers supportive housing for individuals living with mental health disorders.

Adult outpatient services include therapy, specialty care such as TMS therapy and MAT, family support and education, psychiatric care, intensive community-based case management, and fulfillment of legal behavioral healthcare requirements related to court systems.

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.

- Administers the Section 8 program.

- Offers the Home Tenant Based Rental Assistance Program, a transitional program for the homeless or persons with disabilities with an agency referral.

- Offers the Mod Rehab program, which attaches Housing Choice Vouchers to privately owned units that are rehabilitated.

- Provides subsidized housing information.

Offers residential treatment programs for adults with substance use and co-occurring mental health disorders. Programs serve men and women, women with children, young adults, veterans, and essential and frontline workers. Also offers medically monitored detox and withdrawal management.

Sober living recovery homes and halfway houses provide wraparound support for individuals in early recovery. Also offers supportive housing for individuals living with mental health disorders.

Adult outpatient services include therapy, specialty care such as TMS therapy and MAT, family support and education, psychiatric care, intensive community-based case management, and fulfillment of legal behavioral healthcare requirements related to court systems.

Offers a residential therapeutic program to human trafficking survivors who are girls age 14-18.

Programming includes:

- Access to comprehensive medical care and healthy living practices.

- Personalized therapy and emotional support for healing.

- Academic support tailored to individual learning needs.

- Guidance in trust-building, boundaries, and communication, including family therapy and support for parents or caregivers of survivors.

- Life skills and job training, teaching practical skills for independence and career success.

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.

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 of 6-8 months.

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

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 of 6-8 months.

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