Food Assistance/ Housing Support

HACAP (Mobile Food Pantry ), WIC, Child Health, Maternal Health, Breastfeeding Support, Child Care Nurse Consultant, Medicaid/Hawk-I, 1st Five, Head Start/Early Head Start, Energy Assistance/LIHEAP, I-Smile Oral Health, Affordable Housing, Homelessness

HACAP Office Front Desk: 319-393-7811 Ext. 1001 or www.hacap.org

DHS: Food Assistance

Support for those with food insecurity issues.

Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Emergency Food Assistance
Home Delivered Meals

Shelters and Homeless/Displaced Support

Waypoint Services Madge Phillips Center for Homeless Women & Children

318 5th Street SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401

For openings call: 319-366-7999 (24 hours a day).

Shelter intake hours are Monday - Friday 8 AM to 5 PM.

Shelter for single women and families with children. No fees. Structured, goal-oriented program. Services include access to a daytime resource program, laundry facility, short-term counseling, assistance with housing and employment search. Capacity is 16 private living units. Unit availability is based upon family configuration.

UNITED WAY 211

Free, confidential information and referral helpline and website serving 42 counties in Iowa. Trained 211 professionals access a statewide database of agencies and resources to connect you to essential health and human services in our community. Multilingual assistance available.

Contact:

Landline: 2-1-1

Mobile: 319-739-4211

Toll free: 1-866-469-2211

Download the 211 app

Text your zip code to 898211

Visit 211iowa.org

Legal Aid:

Covid Support, Evictions, Derecho Support

Students with Disabilities:

Family Resource Guide – The Arc of East Central Iowa (arceci.org)

Resettlement Agencies

Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement

601 Grand Avenue, Des Moines

515-237-5095

US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants

1200 University Avenue, Suite 205, Des Moines

515-528-7525

**Information about New Iowans can be found in a presentation put together by USCRI and Catholic Charities. This link can be found under the “Who Are Refugees” page in the second paragraph.