Emotional & Community Support

Food

• Find Your Local Foodbank
  https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank  
• West Des Moines Food Pantries
  https://www.foodpantries.org/ci/ia-west_des_moines
• Foodbank of Iowa
  https://www.foodbankiowa.org/gethelp   

Housing

• DMARC – Housing Stability Fund
  https://mcusercontent.com/1c824cc36261c881e57814737/files/d9443856-bb8b-495b-a561-2bf4da709c36/Housing_Stability_Fund_2_.pdf
• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)
  https://humanrights.iowa.gov/dcaa?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery
• Primary Health Care – Homeless Support
  https://phciowa.org/services/

Transportation

• DART
  https://www.ridedart.com/
• Transportation Assistance
  https://www.wdm.iowa.gov/government/human-services/programs-services/transportation

Financial Support

• United Way
  http://211.org/
• Personal Finance, Student Loans, Utilities Assistance, Financial Coaching
  https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/
• Business Recovery Assistance
  https://www.iowaeconomicdevelopment.com/
• Free Legal Services
  https://www.iowalegalaid.org/

Health & Emotional Wellbeing

• Free and Income Based Clinics
  https://www.freeclinics.com/cit/ia-des_moines
• Free or Low-Cost Counseling
  https://www.opencounseling.com/Iowa/Des-Moines
• West Des Moines Human Services
  https://www.wdm.iowa.gov/government/human-services

New Employment

Career Services

• Resume Assistance
  https://resume-help.org/
• Resume Writing Help
  https://www.monster.com/career-advice/article/resume-writing-help
• Occupational Outlook Handbook
  https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
• Occupational Projections Summary
  https://www.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/sites/search.iowaworkforcedevelopment.gov/files/documents/2018/2016-2026_OccProjSummary_11_102018.pdf  

Networking

• West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
  https://wdmchamber.org/
• Linkedin
  www.linkedin.com

Job Searching Assistance

• https://members.wdmchamber.org/jobs?o=Title
• https://www.wdm.iowa.gov/government/human-resources/employment/job-postings
• https://www.careerbuilder.com/jobs-in-west-des-moines,ia 
   
  

Education 

Finding your interests 

• Department of Labor ONET Interest Profiler
  https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip  

Is this for you? 

• Career Aptitude Inventory
  https://www.truity.com/view/tests/personality-career  
• Cost of College in Iowa
  https://www.collegecalc.org/colleges/iowa/  
• CollegeBoard Paying for College   
  https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college  
• Affordability of going to DMACC
  https://www.dmacc.edu/tuition   
   

Financial support 

• DMACC Financial Aid Checklist
  https://www.dmacc.edu/fin_aid/Pages/finaidcheck.aspx  
  
  DMACC FAFSA School Code
  4589 
   
  

What DMACC offers 

• Programs/Majors at DMACC
  https://www.dmacc.edu/programs
   

How to apply 

• Instructions on completing an Application for Admission at DMACC
  https://www.dmacc.edu/admissions