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Help in Ames
18 service locations · 3 recurring meetings
Family and youth
Ames
Child care and early childhood education
3012 Duff Ave, Ames · 515-271-1854
Head Start early childhood program — 28 funded slots; operated by Drake University Head Start.
Story County Family Resource Center
Child care and early childhood education
230 SE 16th St, Ames · 515-956-3333
Head Start early childhood program — 20 funded slots; operated by Mid-Iowa Community Action, Inc..
Financial assistance
Utility assistance
230 SE 16th St., Suite 100, Ames · 515-956-3333
LIHEAP intake office serving Story County
Food assistance
Ames Public Library
Meal program
515 Douglas Avenue, Ames · (515) 268-6600
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Ames Comm School District.
Food pantry
1517 Northwestern St, Ames · 515-232-6256
Boys & Girls Club Of Story County
Meal program
210 S 5Th Street, Ames · (515) 268-6600
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Ames Comm School District.
Food pantry
611 Clark St, Ames · 515-344-4357
Meeker Elementary School
Meal program
300 20Th Street, Ames · (515) 268-6600
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Ames Comm School District.
Food pantry
230 SE 16th St, Ames · 515-956-3333
Food pantry
703 East Lincoln Way, Ames · 515-233-3567
Health care
Primary Health Care - Story County
Community health centersliding-scale fees
3510 Lincoln Way, Ames · 515-232-0628
Substance use and recovery
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
2521 University Boulevard, Ames · 515-598-3300
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
1619 South High Avenue, Ames · 515-232-3206
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
125 South 3rd Street, Ames · 515-233-2250
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults, seniors.
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
420 Kellogg Avenue, Ames · 515-233-3141
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults; men only.
Substance use treatment facilityMental health treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
420 Kellogg Avenue, Ames · 515-233-3141
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults.
Substance use treatment facilitysliding-scale fees
420 Kellogg Avenue, Ames · 515-233-3141
Eligibility: Serves children/adolescents, young adults, adults; women only.
Recovery & support meetings
NA meetings
A New Hope
Tue 19:00 · in-personOpen
A New Hope
Thu 19:00 · in-personOpen
A New Hope
Sat 19:00 · in-person · Collegiate United Methodist ChurchOpen
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