Youth and Shelter Services is a nonprofit youth services organization headquartered in Ames, Iowa. The organization provides a range of programs and support services for children, adolescents, young adults, and families across Iowa. At its Ames location, YSS offers services that include counseling and stability programs designed to support youth mental health and development. The organization operates a youth shelter program that provides short-term residential care for young people who have run away, are experiencing homelessness, or are in crisis. YSS also offers structured programs such as crisis stabilization for youth with acute behavioral or mental health needs and afterschool and summer programs for school-age children. In addition, the organization’s program suite at other locations includes residential treatment for substance use and related concerns through its Ember Recovery program. YSS’s services extend through a network of locations in the state, and its programs focus on education, counseling, and supportive services for young people and their families.