Meet Laila Naseri

Laila Naseri is a refugee who was forced to flee Afghanistan after the Taliban ...

New Exhibit to Help Ukrainians in Iowa

“Lysychansk Gymnasium” (2022) by Scott Charles Ross, 42 x 42 inches. Lysychansk is a ...

Give Smarter Through Donor-Advised Funds

By Steve Dinnen DAFs, Jordan Richardson (pictured) reminds us, are the GOAT. In English, ...

Lauridsens are Lead Donors for New Hope Campus

From left: Leon Negen, president and CEO of Hope Ministries, and Nix and Virginia ...

The Beauty of Bad Days

Des Moines mom Emily Lawson and her daughter Izzy love creating art in a ...

Under Pressure

In the forefront, a drying rack of ceramic armadillos at Central Academy’s pottery studio. ...

Road to Renewal

Photographer: Lauren Pelesky Writer: Rachel Vogel Quinn Depression, Interrupted Mental health struggles and pandemic ...

Helping Through the Schools

Talking Through Mental Health Triggers Through its 50-minute interactive presentation Ending the Silence, NAMI ...

Laughter Is Hope

Writer: Kellye Crocker When a Des Moines counselor diagnosed me with anxiety in the ...

Youths in Recovery

This past summer, dsm hosted a virtual panel discussion on the mental health crisis ...