Community Resources

Community Resources

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Food

• Northeast Iowa Food Bank
• Iowa Department of Health & 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 Health & Human Services

Civil Legal Services

• Iowa Legal Aid

Medications

• Iowa Department of Health & 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 Resources
• 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 and 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

• Donate to Operation Threshold

Educational Resources

• EOC – Educational Opportunities Center
• Iowa Poverty Data (Iowa Data Center)
• Hunger in America resources
• Homelessness resources (HUD)
• County Census Statistics (available by county or city)

Income Guidelines

• Federal Poverty Guidelines (HHS)

Key Card

• Key Cards provide access to community museums, pools, parks, and more at free or reduced costs to qualifying individuals.
  • Key Card Flyer (PDF)
  • Key Card Application (PDF)

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 send new contacts, corrections, or additions to cnicholson@operationthreshold.org.