Cause Profile
CENTRAL IOWA SHELTER & SERVICES
DES MOINES, Iowa
Central Iowa Shelter & Services’ mission is to provide low-barrier shelter, meals and support services at no cost to adults experiencing homelessness and to facilitate their move toward self-sufficiency.
Each year, approximately 2,000 homeless women and men receive emergency shelter and supportive services to help them move beyond homelessness.
In September 2012, CISS opened its new facility. The facility grew from being 8,000 square feet and 96 beds to 207 beds and 42,000 square feet. It is equipped to provide expanded emergency shelter (150 beds); expanded transitional housing for Veterans (19 rooms); and 38 Project Based Section 8 Voucher efficiency apartments. Along with ... Read More
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