Senior Center

NAMI of Central Iowa is an organization dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by mental illness in Boone, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Marshall, Story, Webster, and Wright counties. They provide advocacy, education, and support services to improve the lives of those living with mental health conditions. With a focus on creating a better understanding of mental illness, NAMI of Central Iowa offers a range of resources, including support groups, educational programs, and a wellness center, to help individuals on their journey to recovery.Generated from the website

Lutheran Services in Iowa is a social ministry organization of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Lutheran Services in Iowa offers community-based social services with a focus on children and people with disabilities. It offers support services related to adoption, early childhood, home health care, refugee resettlement, residential treatment and disability management. In addition, the organization operates volunteer, ambassador and church-related programs. Through its disability services segment, Lutheran Services in Iowa, offers crisis child and respite care, supported community living and residence-based health care services. It has an office in Ames, Iowa.

Woodward Resource Center serves and supports people with mental retardation and other disabilities throughout the State of Iowa. It also provides consultation and other support to families and individuals who provide services and care to people with disabilities. Consultations are provided by staff members where the consumer lives and works or goes to school, or can be provided on the campus or ICN if the customer prefers. Time-Limited Assessments are offered for a period of up to 31 days on the Woodward campus in order to determine effective treatment options that can be used to support a consumer in the community. The staff also provides follow up services when the consumer returns home. The Woodward Resource Center maintains an ongoing association with North Carolina Division TEACCH to provide high quality services and training to support people with autism.