EveryStep

01/09/2026

Registration is now open for EveryStep's Amazing FundRacer!
One of central Iowa's most unique annual fundraising events returns.
Sign up your team and race across the metro for fun, prizes, and a great cause!
https://www.everystep.org/about/fundraising-events/amazing-fundracer/registration

01/08/2026

Thank you to these Bondurant-Farrar High School seniors for spending part of their holiday break volunteering with EveryStep to fulfill their Silver Cord hours.
They helped us put together information packets that will be distributed to spread the word about all of our great programs.

01/07/2026

Manage stress. Enhance resilience. Restore balance.
Mind Body Connections offers a supportive space to slow down, reconnect, and learn simple tools to calm the nervous system, strengthen self-awareness and engage the body's natural capacity for healing.
Free meetings began via Zoom on January 27th.

01/06/2026

Circle of Smiles is a safe place for families to participate in parent-child activities in a group setting, learn about available resources, connect with others in the community and get support on health and parenting topics.
Join us at Calvary Chapel in Des Moines on Tuesdays between January 2oth and February 10th.

EveryStep is one of the oldest and largest non-profit organizations in the state. When Iowans face life’s most difficult moments, EveryStep offers support and empowerment in the right place and at the right time. Our people and programs provide support and education to young moms; assistance to im...

01/05/2026

Mark your calendars! The dates are set for EveryStep's 2026 fundraising calendar!

We're announcing the dates for our signature fundraising events in 2026.

01/01/2026

EveryStep's Offices will be closed today for New Year's Day.
We will re-open on Friday for normal business hours.

12/29/2025

EveryStep caregivers like to say they provide the best care possible.
Our patients and their families agree. Check out what they survey results say.

In a survey of Medicare hospice patients and their families, EveryStep outperforms Iowa and national averages in a number of key categories.

12/26/2025

Merry Christmas from Louie! If you aren't already, follow him on Instagram

12/25/2025

This holiday season started out a little brighter for more than 700 Iowans who were recipients of a Cheer box after an anonymous nomination. Here are some of the 'thank you' responses we've received already from those Cheer Box recipients.

Now that the boxes have been delivered, the thank you notes from recipients are pouring in.

12/25/2025

EveryStep's offices will be closed in observance of the Christmas holiday today.
We will re-open at normal business hours on Friday.

12/24/2025

The performance brought cheer to patients and their families and offered healing for one of the singers.

December 19, 2025 Christmas Carolers Bring Sounds of the Season to Kavanagh House The halls of Kavanagh House were filled with the sounds of the holidays on December 14th thanks to a Christmas caroling performance led by Kerry Funke and a group of friends.  It’s their second year visiting the hos...

12/23/2025

We've been blessed to have the halls of Kavanagh House filled with the sounds of the holiday season this year from volunteer musicians. Thank you to the bell choir who joined us earlier in December for a mini-concert!