Youth and Shelter Services is a nonprofit human services organization based in Ames, Iowa. The organization operates multiple programs in central Iowa focused on serving children, adolescents, young adults, and families. YSS provides a range of services that include counseling, shelter, and support for at-risk and homeless youth. It offers emergency shelter for youth in crisis and case management to assist young people with housing stability and connections to community resources. The organization also operates residential programs that include addiction treatment and crisis stabilization for youth and young adults. In addition to shelter and residential services, YSS delivers behavioral health support such as mental health counseling, substance use counseling, and mentoring through its clinics and outreach programs. The agency’s work covers a broad geographic area in Iowa with multiple locations and program offerings explicitly described on its official site.