Young Women's Resource Center

At the Young Womens Resource Center, we believe that every girl deserves a life of possibilities.

We help participants realize their full potential by providing programming to girls and young women ages 10 24 throughout Greater Des Moines. Our unique structure features two branches of services Empowerment and Young Moms to better serve the members of our community throughout various stages of life.

We offer support groups and services for all girls and young women, regardless of what they may be going through in their lives. We open our doors to any girl or young woman who wants to be herself and feel like she belongs.

The Young Womens Resource Center is a place for girls and young women* to come to be together, to come to be alone, to come to be themselves. It is a safe place that reinforces the beauty, resiliency and strength that these girls and young women already possess. It is a place where they can thrive. We are happy to make the Young Womens Resource Center a place girls and young women can find the things they need, whatever those things may be.

Our goal is to help girls and young women become strong, self-confident and successful. The Young Womens Resource Center utilizes education and support to create a safe environment for girls and young women where they experience acceptance, compassion, knowledge and commitment.

The Young Womens Resource Center provides a wide variety of programs for young women between the ages of 10 and 24 that help them gain confidence in who they are, providing them with effective problem solving and coping skills so they can make informed decisions in their future.

All of the Young Womens Resource Centers programs are voluntary, free and confidential, and they are offered to girls of all backgrounds. We are interested in the success of all girls in Des Moines which is why the goal of each program is to foster healthy decision making and prevent risky behaviors.

During the programs, girls can come spend time with others in a supportive environment, have fun and learn more about what it means to be a healthy young woman.

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