Community Services/Non-Profits in West Des Moines, IA

“Had my son’s 2nd birthday party here recently. Great, affordable, and very accommodating! Perfect place for a littles birthday party and entertaining enough for older kiddos to have fun with birthday boy! Space was good for small group and had everything we needed. Was able to have pizza delivered right to the museum and they had everything you could need if you forget something. Definitely recommend!”

“They were very kind. Very giving and very supportive. I recommend this place to any parent of young children (ages 0-4). The atmosphere was loving. I was there for maybe 10 minutes tops but the atmosphere was nice and welcoming.”

“Absolutely love coming on the Thursday farmers market and free live music! It has become a tradition during the season. It's really great place to find some terrific food, chill, listen to talented artists, and people watch! Drinks are also available on site! Arrive early for good parking!”

“Went in to get help with food, it was pretty fast compared to some places I've went, and they let you have options as to what you wanted. Came too late for the clothing closet, better luck next time.”

“My husband and I spent two years waiting with another agency before we signed up with Graceful Adoptions. Our experiences with the two agencies could not have been more different.The first agency we worked with took our money, wrote up a home study and then told us to get in line and wait our turn. Throughout the entire process they were completely unsupportive, and we ended up finding out several years into the waiting process that they hadn’t even followed up on all our home study paperwork. After signing up with them, we also found out that they had four times more waiting families than placements each year and quite a few of their families had been waiting 4-5 years.When we reached out to Graceful Adoptions, it was such a relief to feel like we were finally seen and heard! Karen and her team worked closely with us to craft a profile that would allow us to put our best foot forward. (We didn’t have this happen personally, but I know that they also let prospective adoptive families know if they receive any constructive feedback on their profile from prospective birth moms so that they can further improve it.) It was SO helpful and made us feel confident going forward with them. They also provided a lot of help and support in preparing for being interviewed by our daughter’s birth mom and later, in beginning our open relationship with her and other members of our daughter’s birth family. And they have been there with support and advice every time we have needed it in the two years since our daughter was placed with us!We love the fact that our daughter’s amazing birth mom and other members of her birth family have also been seen, cared for, and supported by Graceful Adoptions! That is SO important to us!We are currently waiting for a second placement with Graceful Adoptions, and we are so grateful to have found them!”

“For about two years, I have been attending Barre classes with Noelle as the professional, highly trained instructor. It is because of Noelle that I have been able to continue and participate in class. She modified the ballet positions, so that I am not in pain. I stand differently then everyone else in class-but who cares!Ruth”

“Recently took a ServSafe Manager course here and was impressed by the friendliness and knowledge of the staff, and their consideration of taking care of all precautions in teaching classes during a pandemic. I wouldn't hesitate to take more courses and certifications here in the future.”

“I work for this company 10 years ago and I worked for the company for 3 years. A year ago I came back to the company and it has been absolutely wonderful. They value their employees and the persons they serve. They show they care about their employees. I wish I never left 10 years ago but I am really glad I came back. I don't plan on going anywhere.”