Youth & Shelter Services of Boone County

Childserve partners with families and serves children with special health care needs. It is located in Ames, Iowa, and also provides pediatric services and treatment for children suffering from chronic diseases. It provides treatment for children suffering from developmental delays and disabilities and requires short- and long-term care. The center also serves children from other counties in Iowa. It offers three core residential services, including skilled nursing care, intermediate care for children with mental disorders and residential supported community living. Childserve also provides a variety of community services that include home care, various therapies, adaptive equipment, respite care, supported community living, case management and child care.

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.