Welcome to Youth & Shelter Services!
Thank you for exploring our Web site. We
appreciate your interest in learning more about YSS. For
three decades, YSS has believed that Iowa’s future lies in
the strength and aspirations of its children and youth. Our
commitment to Iowa's children and youth is as strong as
ever. From humble beginnings as Iowa's first runaway and
homeless youth shelter, YSS has
grown immensely and reinvented itself many times in response
to the needs of Central Iowa and its youth.
YSS is in the business of changing lives,
giving hope and improving odds by ensuring that youth have
access to safety, guidance and caring adults. Each year,
more than 7,000 youth are impacted through the
opportunities YSS offers. More importantly, YSS is helping
to instill values in these young people that they will carry
with them for their entire lives; values like self-reliance,
forgiveness and respect for others and themselves.
One visit to any of our 19 locations will make clear the
hope that is given each day to youth seeking to find a
healthier future.
Together we can make this a better world,
