On June 25, Iowa Homeless Youth Centers (IHYC) hosted its annual Achievement Tea at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Gardens. The event celebrates outstanding youth,...
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YSS is pleased to welcome Stu Sherman to its Community Engagement Team as the new Development Director, primarily serving the Des Moines area. With an...
Ames, Iowa – YSS is pleased to announce Iowa State University student-athletes Jaylin Noel and Tamin Lipsey will return for a second year as YSS Ambassadors....
Des Moines, Iowa – YSS, one of Iowa’s oldest and largest youth-serving nonprofit organizations, has been awarded a 2024 Lived Experience Impact Grant from Youth...
YSS continues to celebrate its $1 million gift from Variety - the Children’s Charity to fund Ember Recovery Campus. YSS is a nonprofit organization that...
Meet Abigail - a first-generation college student who participates in the Post-secondary education retention program (PSERP) at Iowa Homeless Youth Centers (IHYC) in Des Moines....
At the age of 5, Nevaeh had a traumatic brain injury, falling off the front pegs of a bike going over a speed bump and...
Megan Garrett is the Residential Admissions Coordinator at Ember Recovery. Megan has worked at YSS residential treatment houses YRH and 712 for five years. During...
YSS of North Iowa unveiled its remodeled campus on March 7 with a ribbon cutting, marking the end of a $4 million renovation that began...
Andrea Dickerson has been with YSS since 1997. When she reflects on her time with YSS – one of Iowa's oldest and largest youth-serving nonprofit organizations...
