Central Iowa Shelter and Services

Emergency shelter beds are available from 4 pm – 8 am daily. Additional beds are allocated as longer-term transitional housing for homeless veterans. Guests are provided evening and breakfast meals; access to shower and laundry facilities, a weekly medical clinic, and group counseling; as well as individualized case management, life skills instruction, and referrals to other community services/benefits. Approximately 1,700 homeless women and men have received emergency shelter and assistive services to help them move beyond homelessness each year.