Food Assistance

• Childcare Assistance: Helps pay for childcare while parents or caretakers work, attend school, look for employment or are unable to care for children due to medical reasons.
• Families First: Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) program to help families stay together and prevent the need for foster care.
• Parent Partners: An innovative social work practice. It is unique because it celebrates individuals that have overcome obstacles through change, recovery, and accountability. Parent Partners are advocates for families. They also hold families accountable by through their case plan goals.
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP): An entitlement program that provides monthly benefits to assist low-income households in purchasing the food, they need to maintain adequate nutritional levels.

Wednesday night meal in Newton church basement.

At Food Bank of Iowa, we believe no one should have to go hungry. We gather and distribute more than 1.5 million pounds of nutritious food each month to 700 partners across 55 Iowa counties, getting help to those who need it the most.

Income eligible children can have school lunch costs paid through the USDA. Please contact your child’s school in your area to get more information.

IMPACT Community Action Partnership reduces the barriers and burdens that families in poverty experience by increasing access to essential needs. Assistance may be available for food and personal hygiene, utilities (heat, water, and cooling), housing (rent, deposit, and mortgage), and emergency needs.
All services are available in the office, over the phone, and by a scheduled home visit. Several programs can also be accessed via online application, email, or postal mail. See our website or contact our team by phone or email to learn more. 

Programs, resources, & educational opportunities: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Business & Industry, Communities, Continuing Education, Families, & 4H & Youth Development. 

Food and family classes and childcare training. Gardening. 4H, 

• Over age 60. There is no charge for the meals, but donations are accepted and needed. 
• Home-delivered meals, on-sion-siteolfax, Monroe & Newton, Holiday, emergency and ,weekend meals, & Farmer's Market. 
• Congregate Meal Sites: Colfax Senior Center, Monroe: The Gathering Place, Newton: Jasper County Community Center.
• Meals are served at 11:30 AM, Monday to Friday.  Call to reserve a meal. 
• Keywords: seniors. 

Meal packaging events. 

 Helps with the following claim forms: compensation, pension, burial, headstone application, education, dependency and indemnity, eligibility verification report, healthcare, insurance, dental, and home loans. Indigent veteran assistance is also available for housing, food, and utilities. Transportation for medical visits in coordination with RSVP/Jasper Co. Rides. 

Mid Iowa Community Action 

WIC Times and locations:

Newton Salvation Army

• 1st Monday of every month
  9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
• 2nd Tuesday of every month
  10:00 a.m - 5:00 p.m.
• 2nd Monday and Wednesday of every month
  8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Howard St. Christian Church in Colfax

• 1st Wednesday of every month
  8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

• Free donated clothing.
• Hours Mon 6-7, Tues & Wed 10-2, Thurs 9-12, Sat 10-12.
• Closed 3rd Sat of the month.
• Breadline- see Facebook for dates in coordination with Salvation Army. 

We are a 501(c)3 non-profit clothing closet run by a group of volunteers. We take clothing donations, sort thru them and put on display racks for individuals or families to shop for what they need. We are located on the second floor of the FRC Family Life Center in Prairie City, Iowa (across the street from the fire station).

Breadline- see Facebook for more information. In coordination with Salvation Army. 

The SNAP hotline is here to help you with qualification and application questions. Call 855-944-3663 or email foodassistanceoutreach@iowafba.org.

• The Commodity Supplemental Foods Program (CSFP) provides supplemental food and nutrition education for the elderly ages 60 and over at no cost.

We provide freshly made home-delivered meals in the central Iowa area.