Agencies

Below is a list of employers throughout Iowa who typically employ Family Peer Support Specialists and/or Peer Support Specialists. This list is color-coded by Mental Health Disability Service Region. Find your region and check out agencies who utilize FPSS and/or PSS to support their communities!

We would like to acknowledge and thank Todd Lange for his work creating this list of agencies throughout Iowa.

MHDS REGION:
CICS (formerly Central Iowa Community Services)

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Boone, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Madison, Marshall, Poweshiek, Story, Warren

Capstone

Grinnell, Newton

Center Associates

Marshalltown

Central Iowa Recovery

Webster City, Boone, Jefferson, Ames, Indianola

Community Support Advocates

Jasper, Story, and Warren counties

Friends Forever Center

Webster City

Friendship Club

Iowa Falls

Heart to Heart Peer Support

Grinnell

Mid-Iowa Triumph Recovery Center

Marshalltown

NAMI of Central Iowa

Ames

Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

Hampton

UnityPoint Health - Eyerly Ball

Ames

YSS

Ames

MHDS REGION:
County Rural Offices of Social Services (CROSS)

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Clarke, Decatur, Lucas, Marion, Monroe, Ringgold, Wayne

Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa

Osceola

Resources for Human Development (RHD)

Knoxville

MHDS REGION:
County Social Services (CSS)

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Allamakee, Black Hawk, Butler, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clayton, Emmet, Fayette, Floyd, Grundy, Hancock,
Howard, Humboldt, Mitchell, Pocahontas, Tama, Webster, Winneshiek, Wright

Berryhill Center

Fort Dodge

Black Hawk Grundy Mental Health Center
UnityPoint Health

Waterloo

Cedar Valley Community Support Services (CVCSS)

Waterloo

Center Associates

Toledo

Child Health Specialty Clinics

Decorah, Fort Dodge, Mason City, Oelwein

Community and Family Resources

Fort Dodge

Families First Counseling Services

Decorah, Oelwein

Freedom Pointe - Friendship Center

Fort Dodge

Lotus Community Project

Vincent

Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health

Decorah

Pathways Behavioral Services

Waterloo

Plugged-In Iowa

Cresco, Charles City, Decorah, Elkader, Garner, Mason City, New Hampton, Tama, Waukon, West Union

Prairie Ridge Integrated Behavioral Healthcare

Mason City

Resources For Human Development (RHD)

Waterloo

UnityPoint Health

Waterloo

MHDS REGION:
Eastern Iowa MHDS Region

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine, Scott

Bridgeview Community Mental Health Center

Clinton

Child Health Specialty Clinics

Bettendorf, Clinton

Family Resources

Davenport

Hillcrest Family Services

Maquoketa

Life Connections Peer Recovery Services

DeWitt

Robert Young Center

Davenport

Vera French Community Mental Health Center

Davenport

MHDS REGION:
Heart of Iowa Community Services Region

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Audubon, Dallas, Guthrie


Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center -
Zion Integrated Behavioral Health Services

Audubon, Dallas, and Guthrie counties

Safe Harbor Center -
Zion Integrated Behavioral Health Services

Woodward

MHDS REGION:
MHDS of the East Central Region (MHDS-ECR)

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn

Access 2 Independence

Cedar Rapids

Cedar Valley Community Support Services (CVCSS)

Cedar Rapids, Iowa City

Child Health Specialty Clinics

Dubuque

CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank

Iowa City

Foundation 2

Cedar Rapids

Four Oaks

Cedar Rapids

Hillcrest Family Services

Dubuque

NAMI of Johnson County - R Place Peer Recovery Center

Iowa City

Optimae Life Services

Cedar Rapids

Pathways Behavioral Services

Waverly

Plugged-In Iowa

Cedar Rapids, Independence, Manchester, Vinton

Prelude Behavioral Services

Iowa City

Resources For Human Development (RHD)

Cedar Rapids

Substance Abuse Service Center (SASC)

Dubuque

Tanager Place

Cedar Rapids

UnityPoint Health - Abbe Community Mental Health

Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, Manchester

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Iowa City

ZTM Sober Living, LLC

Dubuque

MHDS REGION:
Care Connections of Northern Iowa

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Clay, Kossuth, Osceola, Palo Alto, Winnebago, Worth

Child Health Specialty Clinics

Spencer

Hope Haven

Spencer

Seasons Center For Behavioral Health

Spencer

Turning Point - Plains Area Mental Health Center

Serves Care Connections of Northern Iowa Region and Rolling Hills Community Services Region and

MHDS REGION:
Polk County MHDS Region

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Polk County

Broadlawns

Des Moines

Child Health Specialty Clinics

Johnston

Community Support Advocates

Des Moines

Easterseals

Des Moines

Iowa Office of Consumer Affairs (OCA)

Des Moines

MercyOne House of Mercy

Des Moines

Mosaic Haven, LLC

Des Moines

Optimae Life Services

Des Moines

Orchard Place

Des Moines

Passageway

Des Moines

UCS Healthcare

West Des Moines

UnityPoint Health - Eyerly Ball

Des Moines

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Des Moines

YESS - Youth Emergency Services & Shelter

Des Moines

MHDS REGION:
Rolling Hills Community Services Region

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Buena Vista, Calhoun, Carroll, Cherokee, Crawford, Ida, Sac, Woodbury

Child Health Specialty Clinics

Carroll, Sioux City

Friendship House - Siouxland Mental Health Center

Sioux City

The Howard Center, Inc. (HCI)

Sac City

Plains Area Mental Health Center

Carroll, Cherokee, Denison

Rosecrance Jackson Centers

Cherokee, Denison, Sioux City

Siouxland Mental Health Center

Sioux City

Turning Point - Plains Area Mental Health Center

Serves Rolling Hills Community Services Region and
Care Connections of Northern Iowa Region

MHDS REGION:
Sioux Rivers Regional MHDS

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Dickinson, Lyon, O'Brien, Plymouth, Sioux

Hope Haven

Rock Valley

Plains Area Mental Health Center

Le Mars, Orange City, Spirit Lake

Plains Area Mental Health Center -
The Meeting Place

Le Mars

Rosecrance Jackson Centers

La Mars, Sheldon, Spencer

Seasons Center

Spirit Lake, Rock Rapids, Sheldon, Sioux Center

MHDS REGION:
South Central Behavioral Health Region

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Appanoose, Davis, Mahaska, Wapello

Child Health Specialty Clinics

Ottumwa

First Resources Corporation

Oskaloosa

Optimae

Bloomfield, Centerville

Promise Center - Southern Iowa Mental Health Center

Ottumwa

Southern Iowa Mental Health Center

Bloomfield, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa

MHDS REGION:
Southeast Iowa Link (SEIL)

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Des Moines, Henry, Jefferson, Keokuk, Lee, Louisa, Van Buren, Washington

Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services (ADDS)

Burlington

Counseling Associates

Fort Madison

First Resources Corporation

Burlington, Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant, Sigourney, Washington

Hillcrest Family Services

Mt. Pleasant, Wapello, Washington

Hope Haven Area Development Center

Fort Madison, Wapello

Optimae Life Services

Burlington, Fairfield

Southern Iowa Mental Health Center

Fairfield

Young House Family Services

Burlington, Fairfield

MHDS REGION:
Southern Hills Regional Mental Health

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Adair, Adams, Taylor, Union

Child Health Specialty Clinics

Creston

Crossroads Behavioral Health Services

Creston

MHDS REGION:
Southwest Iowa MHDS Region

COUNTIES INCLUDED:
Cass, Fremont, Harrison, Mills, Monona, Montgomery, Page, Pottawattamie, Shelby

Burgess Health Center

Onawa

Children's Square

Council Bluffs

CHI Health Mercy

Council Bluffs

Heartland Family Service

Council Bluffs

Peer Center - Heartland Family Service

Council Bluffs

Southwest Iowa Mental Health Center -
Zion Integrated Behavioral Health Services

Atlantic

Turning Pointe/Hope Center
Waubonsie Mental Health Center

Clarinda

Waubonsie Mental Health Center

Clarinda

Zion Integrated Behavioral Health Services

Atlantic