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Local Resources and
Social Services
The following is a list of social services available to those in
need in Black Hawk County. Some of these services are
provided by "Lead Agencies," which are indicated on
the list below by the sign (*). In order to receive these
services you must contact the "Lead Agency" in charge of those
services before contacting any other agency.
If you contact a
Lead Agency and do not receive an adequate response, contact the
St. Vincent de Paul Society at 319-232-3366 for
further assistance.
Advocacy Programs
FaithWorks c/o
Catholic Charities. 2101 Kimball Ave., Waterloo.
319-272-2080.
Chemical Dependency
Counseling
Catholic Charities. 2101 Kimball Ave., Waterloo. 319-272-2080.
Lutheran Services in Iowa. 2510 Logan Ave., Waterloo.
319-233-3579.
Domestic Violence
Waterloo Police Department (non-emergency).
319-291-2515.
Family Service League. 319-235-6271.
Domestic Abuse Response Team. 319-291-4331.
Elderly Needs
(*) Hawkeye Valley Area Agency on Aging. 2101
Kimball Ave., Waterloo.
319-272- 2244.
Education and Self-Improvement
Iowa State Extension. 3420 University Avenue,
Suite B.
Waterloo IA
319-234-6811
Employment/Unemployment
(*) Iowa Workforce Development. 3420 University Ave.
319-235-1471.
http://www.iowaworkforce.org/region7/
Food
(*) Northeast Iowa Food Bank/Cedar
Valley Food Pantry. 106 E. 11th St.
319-235-0507.
http://www.northeastiowafoodbank.org/managed/pantry.asp
(Monday-Thursday, 8:00a-4:30p; Friday,
8:00-11:30a.)
St. Vincent de Paul Society. 320 Broadway. 319-232-3366.
Food/Free Community Meals
• Weekly Meals
Monday-Friday, 11:30am-1:00pm
The Salvation Army. 89 Franklin St., Waterloo. 319-235-9358.
Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, 6:00pm until all
are fed
St. Francis Catholic Worker House. 321 E. 8th St., Waterloo.
319-232-2116.
Mondays, 4:30-6:00pm
Kimball Avenue United Methodist Church. 1207 Kimball Ave.,
Waterloo.
319-232-4103.
Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00pm
Queen of Peace Catholic Church. Third & Mulberry Sts.,
Waterloo.
Tuesdays, 4:30-6:00pm
First United Methodist Church. 723 Washington St., Cedar Falls.
319-266-1719.
Thursdays, 5:00-8:00pm
The Neighborhood Hub. East 4th & Newell Sts., Waterloo.
319-234-5307.
Saturdays and Sundays, 12:00-1:00pm
Cedar Valley Hospitality House. 1003 Mulberry St.,
Waterloo.
319-234-1311.
• Monthly Meals
First Friday of the month,
5:00-6:30pm
Sacred Heart Church. 627 W. Fourth St., Waterloo.
Last Wednesday of the
month, 5:00-6:00pm
Apostolic Pentecostal Church. 1625 Downing Ave., Waterloo.
Last Wednesday of the month,
4:30-6:00pm
First Baptist Church. 434 Baltimore St., Waterloo. 319-234-1537.
First and Third Sundays, June
through October
Lincoln Park, downtown Waterloo (sponsored by
Harvest Vineyard
Church. 319-287-5711).
First Saturday of the Month,
8:00-9:00am. (Second Saturday in April)
Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1301
Kimball Ave., Waterloo.
319-234-5501
Third Sunday of the Month,
5:00-6:00pm.
St. Luke Episcopal Church, 2410
Melrose Dr., Cedar Falls.
319-277-8520
• Summer Meals
Waterloo Community Schools provides free
breakfast and lunch meals for
children ages 18 and younger, June 4 through July
27.
Click here
for a schedule of locations and times.
Food/Purchasing Cooperatives
Angel Food Ministries/First United Methodist Church
723 Washington St., Cedar Falls. 319-266-1713
Online orders:
www.angelfoodministries.com
Share Iowa/Black Hawk Labor
Temple
1695 Burton Ave., Waterloo. 319-234-4891
Online orders:
http://www.shareiowa.com/
Furniture and Clothing
(*) St. Vincent de Paul Society. 320 Broadway. 319-232-3366.
Eye of the Needle Clothes Closet. 607 Sycamore St./Suite 402.
319-215-6151.
Health Care/Routine
People's Health Clinic. 905 Franklin St.
319-272-4300.
State
Papers/Black
Hawk County Department of Community Services.
1407 Independence Ave. 319-291-2400.
Health
Care/Children (birth to 18 years)
I-Hawk/Black Hawk County Department of
Human Services. 1407 Independence
Ave. Waterloo. 319-291-2624.
Health Care/Emergencies
Northeast Iowa Area Health Education Center/Allen
Hospital. 319-235-3760.
Health Care/Medication and Prescriptions
St. Vincent de Paul Society. 320
Broadway, Waterloo. 319-232-3366.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance. 888-477-2669.
Health Care/Free Community Clinics
Bishop House. 610 Allen St., Waterloo. 319-236-0199.
(Saturdays, 9:00-11:30am)
East Side Ministerial Alliance. East 4th & Adams Sts.,
Waterloo.
319-235-5580. (Thursdays, 6:00-8:00pm)
I-Hope Free Medical Clinic. 722 S. Hackett, Waterloo.
319-830-5400.
(Tuesdays, 6:00-8:30pm)
Salvation Army/ACE-SAP Clinic. 207 Logan Ave., Waterloo.
319-235-9358.
(Call for hours)
Health Care/HIV-AIDs
Cedar AIDS Support Service.
2101 Kimball Ave., Waterloo. 319-272-2437.
Homeless
Black Hawk County Local Homeless Coordinating Board.
(c/o Al Ausili, Peoples Community
Health Clinic. 319-272-4300)
Cedar Valley Hospitality House. 1003 Mulberry St.,
Waterloo.
319-234-1311
Housing (see Shelter)
Immigrant Issues
El Centro Latinoamericano. 425
Lafayette (in YWCA), Waterloo. 319-234-7589.
Nuestra Raza Community
Center. 630 Sycamore St., Waterloo. 319-234-7292.
Legal Assistance
Iowa Legal Aid. 607 Sycamore St./Suite 206,
Waterloo. 319-235-7008.
Mental Health Services
Black Hawk-Grundy
Mental Health Center. 3251 West 9th Street, Waterloo.
319-234-2893
National Association
for Mental Illness/Black Hawk County. 212 W. Dale St.,
Waterloo. 319-235-5263.
Rent Assistance
(*) East Side Ministerial Alliance. 205 Adams St.
319-235-5580
(*) Jesse Cosby Neighborhood Center. 1112 Mobile St.
319-234-1793
(*) Black Hawk County
Department of Community Service. 1407
Independence
Ave. 319-291-2400.
Shelter/Emergency Shelter
(*)
Salvation Army. 89 Franklin St., Waterloo. 319-235-9358.
Waterloo Police Department. (non-emergency)
319-291-2515.
Shelters
•
Women,
Children and Men
St. Francis
Catholic Worker House. 321 E. 8th St., Waterloo.
319-232-2116.
Faith Mission. 907 W
Mullin Ave., Waterloo. 319-233-2593
Salvation Army Men’s Shelter (after 4:30pm) . 319-232-6336.
Salvation Army Women’s Shelter (after 4:30pm). 319-232-0397.
• Women
and Children
Family Service League. 915 W. Fourth, Waterloo. 319-235-6271.
Salvation Army Women’s Shelter (after 4:30pm). 319-232-0397.
•
Day-time
Shelters
Cedar Valley Hospitality House. 1003 Mulberry St.,
Waterloo.
319-234-1311
Transitional Housing
•
Single
Mothers with Children
House of Hope.
306 Walnut St., Waterloo. 319-232-3823.
Transportation/Outside the Metro Area
St. Vincent de Paul Society. 320 Broadway. 319-232-3366.
Transportation/Within
the City of Waterloo
Waterloo Police Department (non-emergency) 319-291-2515
Utilities
(*) Operation Threshhold. 405 Chestnut St., Waterloo.
319-235-6243.
http://www.operationthreshold.org/index.htm
Veteran's Needs
(*) Veterans Affairs. 1407 Independence Ave., Waterloo.
319-291-2512.
Posted 11.07.09 • Last Update: 05.15.12 |