Healthy Start Community Days

This event will be located at the Forest Avenue Library. The event is from 10:00am to 12:00pm on November 17th.

EveryStep’s Healthy Start program will be hosting a series of fun and educational events for children and families.
There is a different theme/activity each week along with child development activity kits and children’s books being handed out.

Please see the flyer below for more information:
Healthy Start Community Days Flyer

Books and Pumpkin Painting

Le Mars Public Library will hand out books from 10:30am – 12:30pm.
The Le Mars Arts Center will offer free pumpkin painting for kids as well as free face painting from 10:00am – 4:00pm.

Call 712-546-8821 for more information.

Music with Lori Lynn

Join Lori Lynn from 10:30 am – 11:00 am at the Library for songs, dance, and fun with music. Most appropriate for kids 5 and under and an adult companion. This program will be held in Meeting Room B, located inside the front entrance, to the right. During programs they ask anyone over the age of 2 to please wear a mask.

Autism Spectrum Disorder Safety-Care for Families Training

Safety-Care® For Families Training Limited to 15 participants at each, must be the parent or primary caregiver of a child with autism spectrum disorder.
Safety-Care is an evidenced-based approach to managing problem behavior and increasing desired skills.

9:00am – 3:00pm

Contact Joy Kim or Renee Speh to register:

Joy Kim, joy-kim@uiowa.edu, 319-356-1453

Renee Speh, renee-speh@uiowa.edu, 319-356-432

Autism Spectrum Disorder Safety-Care for Families Training

Safety-Care® For Families Training Limited to 15 participants at each, must be the parent or primary caregiver of a child with autism spectrum disorder.
Safety-Care is an evidenced-based approach to managing problem behavior and increasing desired skills.

9:00am – 3:00pm

Contact Dawn Mulholland to register: Dawn Mulholland, dawn-mulholland@uiowa.edu, 563-243-0292

2021 Autism Society of Iowa Fall Educational Conference

2021 Autism Society of Iowa Fall Educational Conference
Virtual via Zoom- 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
Featuring Keynote Speaker Mikle South, Ph.D

Register here

Healthy Start Community Days– Pumpkin and Gourd Decorating

This event will be located at the Forest Avenue Library. The event is from 10:00am to 12:00pm on October 20th.

This event will have Pumpkin and Gourd Decorating.

EveryStep’s Healthy Start program will be hosting a series of fun and educational events for children and families.

Please see the flyer below for more information:
Healthy Start Community Days Flyer

Healthy Start Community Days– Fire Safety

This event will be located at the Forest Avenue Library. The event is from 10:00am to 12:00pm on October 6th.

Fire safety will be presented by the Des Moines Fire Dept.

EveryStep’s Healthy Start program will be hosting a series of fun and educational events for children and families.

Please see the flyer below for more information:

Healthy Start Community Days Flyer

Community Baby Shower

If you are expecting a baby and live in Polk County then you are invited to participate in a Community Baby Shower. The Community Baby Shower will be held via zoom on October 7th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm.  Registration is required by October 1st.  To register please contact Cassie Odland at 515-446-8477 or email odlandc@iastate.edu.

Please click the flyer below for more information:

English Baby Shower-October 2021