Community Resources
The following are resources available to aid families in the Story County area:
Counseling and Support Resources
- ACCESS(Assault Care Center Extending Shelter & Support) - 24-hour Crisis Line:
292-5378 or 1-800-203-3488
- Lutheran Services of Iowa 515-232-7262 (1323 Northwestern, Ames)
- Mid-Iowa Family Therapy 515-239-9974 (1531 Airport Road, Suite 104, Ames)
- Richmond Center 515-232-5811 (125 S 3rd St #200, Ames)
- Youth and Shelter Services 515-233-3141/Crisis line 515-233-2330 (420 Kellogg, Ames)
Food Pantries
AMES
- Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) 515-956-3333 (125 S. 3rd St. Suite 100)
- Calvary United Methodist Church 515-232-6329 (1403-24th Street)
HUXLEY/KELLEY
- Huxley Food Pantry 515-597-2831 (209 North 2nd Avenue, Fjeldberg Lutheran Church)
SLATER/SHELDAHL
- Slater and Sheldahl Food Pantry 515-228-3122 (105 Greene, Slater City Hall)
Rent and Utility Assistance
- Emergency Residence Project (ERP) 515-232-8075 (225 South Kellogg, Ames)
- Mid-Iowa CommunityAction 515-956-3333 or 1-877-289-4668 (125 South 3rd St. Suite 100, Ames)
- Story County Community Housing Corp. 515-292-3676. (130 S. Sheldon Ave, Ames)
Clothing and Furniture
- Ballard Community Clothes Pantry 515-597-3553 or 515-597-2971 x 207 (908 Hwy 69, Huxley)
- Birthright of Ames 515-292-8414, 1-800-848-5683 (108 Hayward Avenue, Ames)
- Furniture Bank 515-382-7290 (126 South Kellogg, Suite 201, Ames)
- Suited for Work Clothing Closet 515-232-6064 (130 South Sheldon, Suite 305, Ames)
Medical Resources
- Free Medical Clinic 515-233-5910 (508 Kellogg Ave, Ames, First United Methodist Church)
- Story County Medical Center 515-382-2111 (630-6th Street, Nevada)
- IowaCare(Contact DHS) 515-292-2035 (126 S. Kellogg Ave. Suite 101, Ames)
- Hawk-I Healthy Kids in Iowa 1-800-257-8563 (TDD 1-888-422-2319) www.hawk-i.org
- WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) 515-232-9020 or 1-800-890-8230
(126 S Kellogg, Suite 1, Ames)
- Homeward Health Care Services 1114 Duff Avenue, Ames
- Healthy Families Line 1-800-369-2229
Employment Assistance
- Jacobsen Staffing (515) 233-1045, 222 Lincoln Way Suite 102, Ames.
- Helping Hands Temporary Service (515) 233-5690,
103 East 6th Street, Suite 100, Ames.
- ManPowerTemporary Service (515) 233-2340, 1103 Buckeye Avenue, Suite 101, Ames.
- USA Staffing, Inc. (515) 663-0500, 516 Lincoln Way, Ames.
- Iowa Workforce Development Center (515) 232-6572, 122 Kellogg Avenue, Ames.
- DES Staffing Services (515) 233-8400, 120 Kellogg, Suite S, Ames.
- Proteus 1-800-372-6031; Required that you have worked for a farmer in past 2 years; free job training.
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