Join our next event
CISS hosts annual fundraising events to help meet the continued needs within our shelter and programming. You can help further our mission and support those we serve by sponsoring, donating, or volunteering at our next event.
Our Annual Events
- 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Central Iowa Shelter and Services offers free meals to Des Moines Youth throughout the summer prepared by its Community Kitchen. Anyone ages 18 and under is invited to attend one of the many meal sites in Iowa to receive free and nutritious meals.
- August 6, 2024
- 6-8 PM
- 701 Walnut Street, Des Moines, IA 50309
Since 1984, communities like ours have come together on the first Tuesday in August to celebrate National Night Out (NNO). What began as a community-building campaign is now a way for residents, neighbors, law enforcement, first responders, and more to build relationships and create safer communities.
- February 1, 2025
- Official event date and time to be released in 2025.
- TBD
The Coldest Night of the Year is an annual, family-friendly walk with locations across the United States and Canada. The purpose is to raise money for local charities serving people experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness.
- April 24, 2025
- Official event date and time to be released in 2025.
- TBD
Heroes for Homeless is Central Iowa Shelter & Services’ signature event. Every year, we pause to recognize and honor the heroes who have gone above and beyond helping some of Des Moines’ most vulnerable population…our homeless.
- June 20, 2025
- Official event date and time to be released in 2025.
- The Legacy Golf Club in Norwalk
In 2025, Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS) will be hosting our 7th annual Fore Homeless Veterans Golf Tournament benefiting the homeless U.S. veterans that are staying with us in our emergency shelter.
