Resources to build in Iowa

• Personal132
• Educational636
• Vocational119
• Business149
• Digital581

Resources in Iowa at a glance

Pillar	Provider type	Listed
Personal	Counseling & mental health	63
	Recovery support	42
	Mentoring programs	10
	Community centers	17
Educational	Public libraries	570
	Colleges & universities	38
	Community colleges	16
	Adult education & GED	5
	Literacy & ESL	7
Vocational	American Job Centers	18
	Workforce development boards	6
	Job training programs	45
	Trade & technical schools	22
	Apprenticeship programs	11
	Vocational rehabilitation & supported employment	18
	Career counseling	1
Business	Small business development groups	3
	Chambers of commerce	42
	Incubators, accelerators & entrepreneur programs	3
	Economic & community development groups	102
Digital	Public computer & internet access	570
	Coding, robotics & STEM programs	11

A provider with several types (for example a library, which also offers public computers) is counted once in the total and once under each type.

City guides

• Des Moines 35
• Davenport 28
• Cedar Rapids 26
• Waterloo 19
• Dubuque 17
• Sioux City 17
• Ankeny 12
• Ames 9
• West Des Moines 9
• Fort Dodge 8
• Iowa City 8
• Urbandale 8
• Cedar Falls 7
• Decorah 7
• Spencer 7
• Wdm 7
• Johnston 6
• Mason City 6
• Bettendorf 5
• Council Blfs 5
• Council Bluffs 5
• Grinnell 5
• Indianola 5
• Marshalltown 5
• Ottumwa 5
• Burlington 4
• Centerville 4
• Clinton 4
• Creston 4
• Denison 4
• Iowa Falls 4
• Montrose 4
• Muscatine 4
• Nevada 4
• Pella 4
• Rock Rapids 4
• Sioux Center 4
• Spirit Lake 4
• Waverly 4
• Adel 3
• Algona 3
• Altoona 3
• Anamosa 3
• Atlantic 3
• Boone 3
• Clarinda 3
• Clarion 3
• Clive 3
• Colfax 3
• Dyersville 3
• Eldridge 3
• Elkader 3
• Emmetsburg 3
• Glenwood 3
• Hawkeye 3
• Independence 3
• Kalona 3
• Keokuk 3
• Kingsley 3
• Knoxville 3
• Lamoni 3
• Monticello 3
• Mount Vernon 3
• Newton 3
• Orange City 3
• Perry 3
• Polk City 3
• Prairie City 3
• Sheldon 3
• Storm Lake 3
• Tipton 3
• Waukee 3
• Waukon 3
• West Burlington 3
• West Union 3
• Winterset 3

Official locators

Public search tools run by government agencies and national networks. We link to them; we don’t copy them.

• Personal

  988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Call or text 988, any time.

• Personal

  FindTreatment.gov (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Federal locator for mental health and substance use treatment.

• Personal

  HRSA: Find a Health Center (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Community health centers with sliding-fee care.

• Personal

  211 (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Local help with housing, food, utilities and more.

• Educational

  College Navigator (NCES) (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Compare colleges, costs and programs.

• Educational

  College Scorecard (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Costs, graduation rates and earnings by school.

• Educational

  Federal Student Aid (opens in a new tab) ↗

  FAFSA and federal aid.

• Vocational

  CareerOneStop: American Job Center finder (opens in a new tab) ↗

  U.S. Department of Labor locator.

• Vocational

  Apprenticeship.gov (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Registered apprenticeship programs and partners.

• Vocational

  TrainingProviderResults.gov (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Eligible training providers and their outcomes.

• Business

  SBA: find local assistance (opens in a new tab) ↗

  SBDCs, SCORE, Women’s Business Centers and Veterans Business Outreach Centers.

• Business

  America’s SBDC: find your SBDC (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Small Business Development Center networks by state.

• Business

  SCORE: find a location (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Volunteer business mentors by chapter.

• Business

  APEX Accelerators (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Help with government contracting.

• Digital

  DigitalLearn.org (opens in a new tab) ↗

  Self-paced digital skills lessons from the Public Library Association.

• Digital

  Your public library

  Computers, Wi-Fi, printing and classes. Search above to find the nearest one.

About these listings. The Builders Map is built from public records: IRS-registered nonprofits (sorted into provider types by their NTEE code or registered name), public library outlets from the IMLS Public Libraries Survey, colleges and trade schools from the NCES IPEDS directory, and American Job Centers and workforce boards from CareerOneStop. Nonprofit cities are registered mailing addresses, and job centers, workforce boards and nonprofits are placed at their ZIP code, so map pins are approximate. Every listing is unverified until the provider confirms it, and none is an endorsement. Lenders and loan products are not listed. Always confirm hours, eligibility and costs with the provider.

Sources: IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File, IMLS Public Libraries Survey (FY 2024) and NCES IPEDS (2024), all U.S. government works. American Job Center and workforce board data from CareerOneStop, part of the CareerOneStop suite of web products, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. ZIP and city locations: U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer. Map tiles OpenFreeMap · © OpenMapTiles · data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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