Community Resources

Food

• Northeast Iowa Food Bank
• Iowa Department of Human Services (Food Stamps)
• Operation Threshold (WIC)
• 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

Employment 

• Iowa Workforce Development
• IowaWorks

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)
• Black Hawk Grundy Mental Health Center
• Quit Smoking Community
• Substance Abuse and Homeless Community
• Affording and Paying for Healthcare Guide

Emergency Shelter

• Salvation Army

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
• Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Veterans Support

Donations

• Click here for more information about donating to Operation Threshold.

Educational Resources

• EOC – Educational Opportunities Center
• 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 flyer and Key Card application here.

Operation Threshold is committed to community collaboration. If you are involved with, or know of, a community agency that would be a beneficial addition to our list of Community Resources, please contact us. Please sent new contact, corrections, or additions to [email protected].