Hope Cafe-Free Thanksgiving Meal

“If you would like to enjoy a free Thanksgiving meal at our Hope
Café, join us Thursday, November 28 from noon to 1:00 p.m. Our
Hope Café is located at 1310 6th Avenue!”

T-Day 2024

Polk County Veterans Affairs Coat Drive

Polk County Veteran Affairs Coat Drive!

Coat Distribution will be open November 1st to Veterans and their families ONLY from 9am-12pm.

Open to the public from 1pm-2:30pm.

Polk County River Place Room 3 and 3A

You Worry Too Much! Understanding Anxiety in Children & Adolescents

Mindspring Menal Health Alliance is hosting – You Worry Too Much! Understanding Anxiety in Children & Adolescents. Free virtual event November 4th 12pm-1pm.

For more information or to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/you-worry-too-much-understanding-anxiety-in-children-adolescents-free-tickets-1027991880387?aff=ebemoffollowpublishemail&ref=eemail&utm_campaign=following_published_event&utm_content=follow_notification&utm_medium=email&utm_source=eventbrite

Easterseals Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Workshop

“Easterseals Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Workshop, Thursday, November 14, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. (Registration begins at 8:00 a.m.), Easterseals Iowa, Des Moines

Easterseals Iowa is hosting their first annual Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) workshop. The workshop will show the daily realities of using AAC devices. It will do so from many perspectives. To register for the workshop, click here.

For questions: Please email Kim Chance at kchance@eastersealsia.org or call 515-309-2394 or TTY 515-289-4069″

Iowa Early Childhood Mental Health: A Community Approach

“Registration for the 2024 virtual summit is now open! Please register using the link on this page to save your spot. The event will be hosted on RingCentral, and a unique, event invitation will be sent to each registered attendee by October 24th. Please reach out to Rebecca Rong with any event-related questions (rdrong@iastate.edu) or to the Registration Services team if you have questions about registering (registrations@iastate.edu)”

Registration closes on October 21st.

For registration: https://www.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/mentalhealth/register/

Diaper Giveaway

Diaper give away

Why Boys Struggle In School and How to Help

https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5FA1rlUeTuKWaf9g2zcd9A?utm_medium=email&utm_source=oneoff&utm_campaign=fort-health-2024-09&utm_content=banner-image#/registration

Mary’s Helping Hands Winter Coat Giveaway

Mary’s Helping Hands is hosting a Winter Coat Giveaway on October 25th from 9am-12pm for a first come, first serve, no appointment needed! Located at 4950 Pleasant Street, Ste B in West Des Moines. For questions contact, 515-225-3827.

Roll Baby Roll 2024!

Join in Roll Baby Roll, the walk for bringing awareness to infant mortality! There will be drawings for baby items, free baby supplies, free swag bags, free lunch, vendor and resource fair, blood pressure and iron checks, dental screenings, and information on programming for EveryStep and on-site enrollment! Vendors and resources begin at 10am, with registration for the walk at 10:30am, and the walk itself at 11:15am!