The 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.
Phone: (515) 255-9809
Community Resources
The Iowa Secretary of State's voter information page.
- Verify your registration.
- Find your polling place.
- Track your absentee ballot.
Phone: (515) 281-0145
Iowa Veterinary Specialties provides emergency veterinary care. They are open 24 hours a day seven days a week.
Phone: (515) 280-3100
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services works with Iowans with disabilities to help them find successful employment across the workforce. They 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 a unique individualized employment plan.
Phone: (515) 281-4211
Iowa Wildlife Rehabilitators assembles the listings for all of the regional wildlife rescue sites.
Iowa Workforce Development has a number of programs and initiatives 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
Lutheran Services of Iowa (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 in the heart of downtown Des Moines.
Phone: (515) 216-4253
Mindspring Mental Health Alliance is a local a grass roots, self help, education, support and advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of individuals, families and the community by providing mental health education, support and advocacy.
Phone: (515) 850-1467
OpportUNITY is a United Way organization focused on reducing poverty in central Iowa. They provide support both for new Iowans, and for re-entry individuals and their families. Other work groups focus on food insecurity, housing, and transportation.
Phone: (515) 246-6500
Orchard Place provides a safe environment for children and their families to heal, find hope, be empowered, and build resilience to overcome mental health adversity.
Phone: (515) 244-2267