Announcements

The parking lot at CFR's Ames office will be replaced beginning the week of August 12, 2024. We will remain open for all services, and clients may park in any open section of the parking lot, on the street, or in the ReNew Church parking lot to the south (at 1627 S. High Avenue). Please do not utilize the parking lots for MICA and the Dental Clinic so that they can remain open for their own visitors. Please contact us at 515-232-3206 with any questions.

Effective July 30, 2024, the women's unit at our Des Moines Residential Substance Use Treatment Program will be temporarily closed for approximately 4-6 weeks. The Des Moines men's unit will remain open and continues to accept new clients and referrals. We will also continue to provide both women's and men's residential services at our Fort Dodge location. We apologize for any inconvenience or disruption this may cause and look forward to fully re-opening as soon as possible. Please contact us at

Walk-in substance use evaluations at our Fort Dodge office will be temporarily discontinued on Saturdays, effective July 29, 2024. The full schedule of walk-in days/times can be found here.

The walk-in hours for substance use evaluations at our Ames office will be changing soon. During the week of July 15, 2024, Ames office walk-ins will only be held on Tuesday, July 16, from 10 AM-2 PM. Then, beginning the week of July 22, 2024, walk-ins will be held in Ames on Mondays from 10 AM-2 PM, Tuesdays from 2 PM-6 PM, and Fridays from 10 AM-3 PM. Please give us a call at 515-232-3206 with any questions!  

On Friday, July 12, 2024, the Ames office walk-in hours for substance use evaluations will be adjusted to 12:30 PM - 3:00 PM. The hours for all other locations will remain as scheduled. Please contact us with any questions or concerns. 

Beginning July 9, 2024, the Iowa City Extended Outpatient (EOP) evening group will be held from 6-8 PM on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, rather than Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please contact our office at 319-351-4357 with any questions or concerns. 

At Community & Family Resources (CFR), we understand the importance of continually evaluating our performance and areas of improvement. We invite stakeholders and community members to please take a few minutes to complete this brief survey, which covers both Prevention and Treatment services provided by CFR.    https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CFRstakeholder2024   A printable flyer with a QR code can be found here.   The survey will be available

If you want to make a difference every day, then we want you to join our team! We'll be holding open interviews on June 25, 2024, from 9AM-1PM at our Des Moines Outpatient location at 3451 Easton Blvd. We'd love to talk with you about positions that are available within our substance use and mental health treatment programs!   Open positions in the Des Moines area include: Outpatient Mental Health Therapist Outpatient Evaluator Outpatient Substance Use Treatment

Same-day access hours for substance use evaluations that were originally scheduled for Wednesday, June 5, 2024, in Iowa City have been cancelled. We apologize for this inconvenience and welcome you to contact us at 319-351-4357 with any questions or concerns. You may find all our usual same-day access days and times here.