Community Resources

The Iowa Library for the Blind and Print Disabled provides books and other materials in alternative formats to Iowa residents who are unable to read standard print materials. Thousands of books are available in a variety of formats: Braille, large print, digital audio, recordings, print/Braille, descriptive video, and electronic text mailed to your home. Registered readers may also download audio and Braille books and magazines online.

Phone: 515-281-1333, Toll-free: 800-362-2587  

Iowa Mediation Service was founded in 1985 as a non-profit organization dedicated to solutions for farmers, families, and anyone who may find themselves in need of a dispute resolution expert. Mediation provides a low-cost, low-risk solution to resolving financial, property, or personal conflicts.

Phone: (515) 331-8081

Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice is a statewide membership-based legal service and advocacy organization driven and led by immigrant and refugee voices and united with allies.

Iowa MMJ united of American Friends Service Committee Iowa and Iowa Justice for Our Neighbors’ programs creating a powerful opportunity to meet urgent needs for direct services while building a stronger movement for immigrants’ rights in the state and region.

Phone: (515) 255-9809

The Iowa Secretary of State's voter information page.

• Verify your registration.
• Find your polling place.
• Track your absentee ballot.

Phone: (515) 281-0145

The SOAR effort in Iowa is an initiative designed to increase access to SSI/SSDI for eligible adults who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have a mental illness, medical impairment, and/or a co-occurring substance use disorder.

Phone: 515-601-7899

Emergency 24/7 veterinary care

Phone: (515) 280-3100

Iowa VR is an employment program for individuals who experience a disability. We focus on service delivery that assists individuals to prepare for, obtain, retain, and advance in employment. For those who have been determined eligible, it is an individualized program that delivers employment services based on your unique individualized employment plan. 

Phone: (800) 532-1486

Aggregating site for listings of all regional wildlife rescue sites.

IWD has a number of programs, initiatives, and grants designed to remove barriers and provide Iowans with the right path for their employment destination.

Des Moines Office:

200 Army Post Road
Des Moines, IA 50315

Phone: (515) 281-9619

Link Associates is a community based non-profit organization that provides services for more than 900 individuals with intellectual disabilities and their families.  Services offered by more than 300 employees support a full integration into the greater Des Moines community. 

Phone: (515) 262-8888

LSI provides a wide range of services to Iowans in need including direct care services to help individuals stay in their homes, welcoming programs to assist new arrivals from around the world resettle in Iowa, individual and group therapy for Iowa youth in detention centers, home visits for parents of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers to promote early childhood education, and training and support for foster and adoptive families. 

Phone: (515) 274-4946

Mainframe Studios is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization providing permanent, affordable workspaces for artists of all disciplines.

Phone: (515) 216-4253