Community Action Agencies

To view a list of all Community Action Agencies in Iowa, click here.

Community Resources

Food

• Northeast Iowa Food Bank

• Iowa Department of Human Services (Food Stamps)

• Operation Threshold (WIC)

• Countryside Vineyard (Food Pantry)

• Operation Threshold (Grundy County Food Pantry)

• Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center

• Salvation Army

• St. Vincent DePaul

• Veteran's Affairs (qualifying veterans only)

• Eastside Ministerial Alliance Community Center

Utilities

• Operation Threshold (LIHEAP)

• Salvation Army

• St. Vincent DePaul

• Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center

• Veteran's Affairs (qualifying veterans only)

• Eastside Ministerial Alliance Community Center

Rent

• Salvation Army

• St. Vincent DePaul

• Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center

• Veteran's Affairs (qualifying veterans only)

• Eastside Ministerial Alliance Community Center

• Operation Threshold (Buchanan and Grundy)

Child Care Assistance

• Child Care Resource & Referral

• Iowa Department of Human Services

Civil Legal Services

• Iowa Legal Aid

Medications

• Iowa Department of Human Services (Medicaid)

• Black Hawk County Services (County Relief)

• Salvation Army

• Veteran's Affairs (qualifying veterans only)

• Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center

• St. Vincent DePaul

• Eastside Ministerial Alliance Community Center

Medical Care

• Peoples Community Health Clinic

• Eastside Ministerial Alliance Community Center (Thursday evenings)

• Jubilee Neighborhood Clinic (Saturdays only)

Mental Health

• Black Hawk Grundy Mental Health Center

Emergency Shelter

• Salvation Army

• Seeds of Hope (domestic violence)

Personal Hygiene and other Non-food Items

• Northeast Iowa Food Bank

Eye Glasses

• Salvation Army

• Black Hawk County Health Department

Clothing/Household Furnishings

• Salvation Army

• St. Vincent DePaul

• Eastside Ministerial Alliance Community Center

• Goodwill

Other

• Black Hawk County Extension

• Black Hawk County Local Homeless Coordinating Board

Donations

Donated items can be dropped off at your local Operation Threshold. We accept checks, money orders and cash. Please do not send cash in the mail. Operation Threshold is a 501(c)3 tax exempt nonprofit. Your donations to the agency are tax deductible.

Operation Threshold is a proud partner of Leave a Legacy. For more information on Leave A Legacy, click on the Leave A Legacy logo, or click here.

Educational Resources

• Poverty

• Hunger

• Homelessness

• County Census Statistics (available by county or city)

Income Guidelines

To view the Federal Poverty Guidelines, click here.

Key Card

Key Cards provide access to community museums, pools, parks, etc at free or reduced costs to qualifying individuals. Download the Key Card brochure here.

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