Disclaimer: This information was provided by agencies in the community. It may not be all-encompassing and some information changes often. For Poweshiek County offices and contact information, browse our county directory.
Updates: If you have an addition or edit to our Resource Guide, please contact us at Brooke.Holder@unitypoint.org.
Adoption Providers for Safe Haven
Adoption Records and Birth Certificates in Iowa
Adoption records: Birth records
Des Moines, IA 50319
Children and Families of Iowa
Restoring Hope. Building Futures. Changing Lives.
People come to CFI when they need hope. They trust CFI to help them pick up the pieces, to listen, to offer ideas, and to work together with them to build solutions. CFI is there to give them hope for a better tomorrow.
Helping victims of domestic violence rebuild their lives.
Trauma-informed therapy and substance use solutions.
Career Planning & Work Readiness
Career development and support for at-risk youth and adults.
Affordable childcare with fun, age-appropriate programming
Assisting individuals with Social Security benefit management.
Support, classes, adoption services, and SafeCare.
Juvenile Justice Supported Services
Services and support for teens referred by Polk County Juvenile Court.
Des Moines, IA 50314
Court-Appointed Special Advocates (CASA)
Court Appointed Special Advocates are ordinary people who care about children. They volunteer their time to support and advocate for children who currently have a case in the Child Welfare System.
CASA Volunteers amplify the voices of children who are currently in the Child Welfare System. You'll learn your role through comprehensive training, and then you'll be assigned your own case. A coach and a CASA coordinator will be there to support you along the way as you advocate in court for your assigned children.
Des Moines, IA 50319
Iowa Aftercare Services Network (IASN)
Is a group of organizations across the state who work together to support youth who have aged out of foster care or other out-of-home placement. We can help if you are 18,19 or 20 years old and have left foster care placement at age 18 or older. Marshalltown Youth and Shelter Services covers Poweshiek, Tama, Jasper, Marshall and Grundy counties.
Parent Partners
Promotes an innovative change in social work practice that is unique because it not only celebrates individuals who have overcome obstacles through change, recovery, and accountability, but also uses their skills to mentor families who are currently navigating through Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as their children are in foster or kinship care. Parent Partners demonstrate advocacy and effective communication while holding families accountable in meeting their case plan goals.
Roots of Home
Clothing and household items for foster families to equip them for foster children entering their home. We also provide meeting space for birth families who have children currently in the foster care system.
Malcom, IA 50157
