Immigrant Support Atlas

Foreign-born share over time

How the immigrant share of the population shifts across the country. Press play to animate. Source: US Census ACS 5-year.

Access to immigrant-serving organizations

Spatial access by the enhanced two-step floating catchment area method (E2SFCA). Darker green = better access; orange = a service desert (people who need it, but no organization within reach); gray = no foreign-born population. Source: org locations + US Census ACS 2023.

Immigrant Policy Inclusion Index

How inclusive each state’s policies are toward immigrants, across seven domains: health coverage, language access, higher education, identification, integration & licensure, legal protection, and economic inclusion. Darker green = more inclusive; orange/red = more restrictive or limited. Click any state for its full profile.

Immigrant–Native Disparity Index

Standardized gaps between foreign-born and US-born residents (uninsured, crowded housing, rent burden, education, home internet, vehicle access, homeownership) from US Census ACS. Green = smaller gaps; red = larger gaps. This is an outcome measure, separate from the Policy map: it describes how immigrant and US-born residents differ, and is shaped by who has immigrated where (recency and composition), not by state policy alone. Click any state for its full profile.

English assimilationism

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Immigrant attitudes

Project Implicit is a self-selected volunteer sample, not a representative survey; within each area, respondents are reweighted to the Census population by age, sex, race and ethnicity, and citizenship. Higher = less welcoming. Areas with too few respondents are left blank. See the note below for the exact survey item. Source: Project Implicit 2023-2025.

Catholic Council for Social Concern

Also known as Catholic Charities Diocese of Des Moines.

601 GRAND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 50309-2501

Catholic Council for Social Concern is a nonprofit organization in Des Moines, Iowa that serves immigrants and refugees.

Catholic Charities of Des Moines serves individuals and families including refugees and Hispanic community members across southwest Iowa, providing refugee resettlement, case management, counseling, domestic violence services, emergency shelter, and food assistance.

Mission

Catholic charities works to strengthen families and reduce poverty in the Des Moines, Iowa and council bluffs, Iowa metropolitan areas, and other southwest Iowa areas. The mission of Catholic charities is to serve all people in need. We help individuals and families reach their full human potential as we call for justice in the community. With programs for children, families and adults, Catholic charities helps more than 25,000 people annually, regardless of faith.

Services

Read from the organization's website.

  • Case management: “we help clients navigate local systems of support by connecting them to housing, employment, healthcare, public transportation, and other essential services that promote long-term stability and self-sufficiency”
  • Domestic violence services: “Journey Beyond Abuse (8 sessions)”
  • Emergency / basic needs: “FOOD AND CLOTHING ASSISTANCE AND ADVOCACY”
  • Employment / job training: “JOB PLACEMENT FOR THE FIRST 90 TO 180 DAYS”
  • Financial literacy: “Financial Education & Empowerment (5 sessions)”
  • Food assistance: “In addition to food, the pantry also provides personal hygiene items, diapers, wipes and formula to those we serve.”
  • Housing: “EMERGENCY HOUSING FOR HOMELESS FAMILIES AND VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE”
  • Mental health: “We support individuals and families experiencing stress, anxiety or other mental challenges.”
  • Refugee resettlement (R&P): “390 REFUGEES WERE RESETTLED”

Languages

Services delivered in Spanish.

Website offers an automatic translation widget only.

Communities served

Hispanic/Latino.

Service area: 23 counties in southwest Iowa.

Federal recognition and registries

  • State Department refugee resettlement affiliate (R&P)

Contact

Founded 1925. Revenue $5M-9.99M. Latest Form 990: 2023. EIN 42-0680464.

Other organizations in Des Moines

All organizations in Des Moines | All organizations in Iowa

Sources: IRS exempt-organization records, Form 990 filings, federal and network directories, and the organization's own website. Data as of October 19, 2026. Information here can change; contact the organization to confirm.

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Immigrant profiles by origin, language, and race / ethnicity

Pick a group to see its own profile: how large it is and how it lives, with the all-foreign-born and US-born averages shown for context. National estimates from US Census ACS 1-year microdata (PUMS).