Community Support Advocates

Looking for some volunteer hours?

We could use some additional sets of hands to help us set up tables and chairs for our open books event happening on June 25.

Please review open volunteers slots and sign up if you're interested at: https://signup.com/go/bnpZmgt

Celebrating Juneteenth!

Today we honor freedom, resilience, and the ongoing journey toward equality.

At Community Support Advocates, we believe in celebrating, liberating, and educating.

Together we create hope and build a brighter future.

Thank you to our most recent Open Books Sponsor, Michael Dunne - Realtor for supporting this powerful mental health awareness initiative!

If you're interested in making an impact on mental health and disability services in our community, please consider supporting our community conversational series, Open Books whether through sponsorship, attending, or engaging with us and these important conversations.

And if you're looking for to buy or sell a house - you know who to call :)

Hope to see you there: https://teamcsa.org/event/open-books-a-mental-health-community-conversation-series/

Our Momentum Arts studio relies almost entirely on donations from generous supporters like you!

This helps keep our studio free for all our artists with mental health conditions or disabilities - there are never any fees or costs associated with using our studio space or materials.

We believe there are already enough barriers to entry for the arts and we know the power of creating more equitable access. We are currently almost out of canvases, completely out of gesso and we're running low on jewelry making supplies.

If you or anyone you know would like to donate some supplies, please reach out to [email protected]. You can also run an art supply drive on our behalf. We even created a super simple toolkit to make it easy for anyone to pull off.

View our art supply drive toolkit here:https://teamcsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/DIY-ART-SUPPLY-DRIVE-4.pdf

Our design team has been busy working away in Canva to prepare some tangible action items that help move the needle on mental health and disability services.

These materials, action items, and interactive elements can be experienced during the networking portion of our Open Books Events - we encourage you to sign up, attend, and be a part of the larger conversation around mental health services .

RSVP at: https://teamcsa.org/event/open-books-a-mental-health-community-conversation-series/

More sneak peaks to come!

We're less than two weeks away from our very first open books kickoff event, highlighting how support actually works and the power of peer and family peer support programs.

Be sure to save your seat by RSVPing today!

If additional accommodations are needed please reach out to [email protected].

Register here: https://teamcsa.org/event/open-books-a-mental-health-community-conversation-series/

Thank you Big Grove Foundation for helping fund the public art installation for our Open Books Campaign with a $500 Community Betterment Grant.

We are looking forward to bringing this idea to life!

Our Knowledge Empowers Youth program focuses on early intervention and establishing healthy patterns early on.

It helps reduce the need for more intensive services later in life, using goal setting, mentorship, education and resource sharing to build skills and increase independence.

📅Expanded Hours!!

Have you ever wanted to come explore our Momentum Arts studio - but couldn't because we're only open during the work week?

That's all changing starting next week.

Join us for our very first Saturday at Momentum on June 20th!

Going forward we'll be open Wed-Sat. 10-4 at our studio ( #109) in Mainframe Studios, 900 Keo Way, downtown Des Moines.

Our studio is open to anyone who self identifies as having a mental health condition or disability. Come by and check it out!

KEY serves young adults ages 17.5 - 25 and is a goals-based program focused on boosting independent living skills and preparing young adults to become successful members of the community.