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Provides financial assistance for rent, utilities, transportation, and prescriptions.

Offers a variety of camp experiences to meet the needs of military families wherever they are in the world. Operation Purple programs are designed for all military families to create opportunities to enhance well-being through connection.

Offers renewal services for driver's licenses and identification cards, requiring individuals to bring their old ID or driver's license. Commercial license renewals are not available. All other services, including testing for driver's licenses, are conducted at the main office in Ankeny. 

Online services are available for U.S. citizens to view their driving records and renew their licenses, provided they meet specific criteria: they must be under 70 years old, hold a valid driver's license, have no medical or vision conditions affecting their ability to drive, and maintain the same address and name.

Part of the DMARC Food Pantry Network. Provides 2 food packages per month. Pantry guests may access extra food (any time items) daily. All services first come, first serve. There is no residence boundary, and financial information is not needed. Food donations are accepted during regular business hours. Individuals must check in before 4 pm.

Offers, as resources allow, to help refugees and asylees reach economic self-sufficiency and to them with any problems, interests and concerns they may have. The Bureau of Refugee Services works to serve as a central clearinghouse in order to refer refugees and asylees to any resource necessary and available to them. The Bureau is the service agency for all refugees enrolled in FIP, the state welfare reform program. Now offering a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) program. This program will help participants prepare for the class, enroll into the DMACC CDL program at no cost, and obtain a job after completion. Participants will also qualify for “Jump Start” training specially designed to help English Language Learners.

Provides access to materials, including print, electronic, streaming, and downloadable items. Materials are available for circulation and in-house reference use.

Assists families with pregnant women, an infant, or a young child to obtain the health care services and other services they may need to have a healthy pregnancy and to promote the child’s healthy growth and development.

Program Goals:

• To provide access to primary health care
• To identify and resolve access barriers through referral and linking
• To provide health education to all eligible clients
• To reduce infant mortality

Food pantry offering food, paper goods, and personal care items.

Works to help individuals, including those facing significant employment barriers, secure and retain high-quality jobs. The program assists people in finding employment, funds training when needed to gain or retain a position, and provides assistance in obtaining work permits or official documentation required for work authorization.

The Adult Program serves people who are at least 18 years old and, if applicable, registered for Selective Service. The Dislocated Worker Program serves individuals registered for Selective Service who have lost their jobs and meet dislocated worker categories defined in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

The Youth Program serves in-school youth (ages 14-21) and out-of-school youth (ages 16-24) who need assistance with training or education to enter the workforce successfully, with a focus on young people facing barriers to success. This includes government-subsidized summer employment programs that provide job opportunities in the public and private sectors during the summer months. Registration for these summer opportunities occurs during a spring application period.

Provides emergency lodging only - no guarantee for assistance. Need to check other available resources first.

Pre-Release education / re-entry preparation for men, women, and youth incarcerated and provides services for reentry and community re-establishment. Community support for families affected by incarceration through prevention and intervention program initiatives.

Volunteers are recruited and trained initially as pen pals, then developed into mentors upon the participant's release from prison. Volunteers are also trained to be mentors for at risk youth in the Juvenile Justice system, public schools, residential treatment centers, and aging out of foster care.

R.A.W. D.A.W.G.S. youth corps gang prevention program provides a positive alternative to gang membership for boys ages 5-13 through military type drills, developing positive social and academic skills and personal validation and self development. These positive personal attributes are demonstrated by positive male role models who lead the program. Call for information.

Offers various mental health-related support groups, including:

- Alzheimer's and Dementia Caregiver Support Group.

- "Baby Weighs" Support Group.

- Gambler's Anonymous.

- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Support Group.

- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Family to Family.

- National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) - Family Organization for Resources, Support, and Education (FORSE).

Locations and hours vary; call or visit website for more information.

Offers a program for qualifying LINK recipients to double LINK purchases at participating farmers markets.

For each dollar spent with a LINK card at a participating farmers market, individuals will receive a $1 coupon, up to $25.  (EXAMPLE: $25 spent equals $25 worth of coupons earned.)

Link Up Illinois Double Value Coupons can only be spent on fruit and vegetables; not redeemable for cash or change.