Des Moines Homeless Shelter Celebrates Mother’s Day With Roses
News Desk DES MOINES, Iowa — Central Iowa Shelter and Services aimed to brighten up Mother’s Day for homeless mothers. For some of the women staying at the shelter, motherhood hasn’t been…
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Des Moines Shelter Going Beyond Bed Capacity to Help Provide Warmth to Homeless
DES MOINES, Iowa — Many warming centers are forced to shut down at night when the weather is the coldest. Central Iowa Shelter and Services (CISS) is stepping up for…
CISS Breaking Ground on Affordable Housing Project
DES MOINES, Iowa — Central Iowa Shelter and Services is Des Moines will break ground on an expansion project Tuesday. The shelter is adding 24 apartments to help meet the…
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City of Des Moines Seeking Minority-Owned Restaurants to Collaborate for Emergency Food Distribution
DES MOINES, Iowa — The city of Des Moines received over $3.3 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds. In May they allocated $350,000 of that for emergency food distribution. So…
Homeless Shelter Expanding Garden, Adding Fish Farm Thanks to Donation
Des Moines, Iowa — Central Iowa Shelter and Services is expanding its vegetable garden and adding a fish farm thanks to a major donation. Don Schoen and his family are…
Central Iowa Homeless Shelter Prepares for Influx as End of Eviction Moratorium Looms
DES MOINES, Iowa — The state’s moratorium on evictions ends next week, and Central Iowa Shelter and Services says it is already seeing an increase in people who no longer…