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Des Moines Vet Center - Ames - Iowa State University

Satellite office Call before you go

By appointment only. A counselor is available to Veteran students every other week. Parking ramp is on the east side.

515-284-4929

Call before you go. Hours change on short notice.

Phone

Call 515-284-4929 This is the main Vet Center's number; it schedules visits to this site.

Vet Center Call Center, 24 hours a day: 877-927-8387 Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988 then Press 1.

DSM Vet Center access location at ISU Memorial Union.

Address

Located inside: Iowa State University Memorial Union

2229 Lincoln Way Suite 5400 Ames, IA 50014

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Hours

Hours are not published for this site. Call the main Vet Center to ask when a counselor is on site.

This site does not publish its own hours. Call Des Moines Vet Center at 515-284-4929 and ask:

Which days is a counselor at this site?
Do I need an appointment, or can I walk in?
Can a family member come with me, or come instead of me?

If no one answers, the 24/7 Vet Center Call Center at 877-927-8387 can reach the center for you.

Free and confidential. Vet Center counseling costs nothing. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care, and you do not need a VA disability rating. Vet Centers are not hospitals or clinics — they are community offices, and the setting is informal.

Who can be seen at a Vet Center — including spouses, parents and other family members, and bereavement counseling. Not sure you qualify? Call and ask; VA staff look for reasons to qualify people rather than turn them away.

Caring for a veteran? The VA Caregiver Support Line is 855-260-3274. It is a different program from the Vet Center, and caregivers can call it directly.

Main Vet Center

Des Moines Vet Center

Vet Center Walk-ins welcome during hours Open now

1821 22nd Street Suite 115 West Des Moines, IA 50266

Today (Monday): 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Call 515-284-4929

Details and hours Directions

Des Moines Vet Center · 1821 22nd Street, West Des Moines, IA · 515-284-4929

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VA last updated this listing on November 2, 2022. Source of record: the official VA.gov page. FindaVetCenter is not part of VA.

Vet Center Call Center, 24 hours: 877-927-8387 · Veterans Crisis Line: Dial 988 then Press 1 · text 838255

Free, confidential counseling for eligible Veterans, service members and their families. No VA enrollment needed.

findavetcenter.com/location/des-moines-vet-center-ames-iowa-state-university · printed November 2, 2026 · VA updated November 2, 2022 · FindaVetCenter is not part of VA · source: VA.gov