The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.
Phone: (515) 288-0130
Community Resources
The Eddie Davis Community Center's mission is to provide efficient service, access and adequate space for the effective delivery of human, social, education, recreation, legal and community based services to families and individuals. Services are available to individuals and families throughout the western suburbs, the metropolitan area, Polk County and surrounding counties, Warren, Dallas and Madison.
Phone: (515) 277-1103
Ellipsis (formerly Youth Homes of Mid-America and YESS) provides a safety net of programs designed to help kids and families when they need it most, including emergency shelter, crisis nursery care, mental health counseling, and care coordination.
Crisis help line: (515) 243-3459
At DMACC’s Evelyn K. Davis Center for Working Families, located on the DMACC Urban Campus, they are helping families and individuals improve their financial position as DMACC helps them achieve their work and career goals.
Phone: (515) 697-7700
EveryStep is an umbrella organization for HCI Hospice Care Services, Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa, Amanda the Panda, and 30 other programs and services. Services include support and education to young moms; assistance to immigrants and refugees; wellness services to communities; in-home care to people who are ill, injured or facing the end of life; and compassionate support to families during times of grief and loss.
Hospice Referrals: (515) 333-4552
Home Care Referrals: (515) 558-9591
Toll-free Phone: (800) 806-9934
Eyerly Ball offers a full continuum of mental health services and treatment to meet the needs of our community, from family and individual counseling to outpatient care for all ages.
Phone: (515) 241-0982
After hours mental health crisis line: (515) 205-9213
StudentAid.gov is the U.S. Dept. of Education's online financial aid form, commonly known as the FAFSA. Financial aid is money distributed by institutions to families to help them pay for college or technical school in the form of grants, work-study, loans, and scholarships to help make college or technical school affordable.
As of July 2023, Bidwell Riverside Center and Hawthorn Hill officially merged into Families Forward, an organization where the original four programs - Bidwell Pantry, Child Development Center, New Directions Shelter, and The Home Connection - work together to provide compassionate, life-changing assistance to families and their path to self-sufficiency.
Families Forward Phone: (515) 244-9748
The Bidwell Pantry & Child Development Center Phone: (515) 244-6251
A webpage with information on your housing rights and what to expect when searching for housing with a criminal record. Information is compiled by Iowa Legal Aid.
Phone: (800) 532-1275
Food Bank of Iowa is dedicated to providing enough food for every Iowan in our service area to live a healthy, active life. We distribute more than 18 million meals each year through 700 partner agencies and dozens of program sites.
Phone: (515) 564-0330
Free online education on 200+ topics presented in simple, step-by-step instructions in several different languages. Topics include computers & programming, social media & email, math & grammar, workplace skills & job searching, and more.
Accepts donations of clothing and other household items. Helps people with barriers to employment earn and keep jobs in our community.
Main Office Phone: 515-265-5323
Main Office: 5355 NW 86th St., Johnston, Iowa 50131
WDM Phone: 515-225-1908
West Des Moines: 1600 Valley West Drive, West Des Moines, Iowa 50265