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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

   Covenant Medical Center/Horizons.  2101 Kimball Ave., Waterloo. 319-272-3250
   Alcoholics Anonymous 
(click here for locations and times)
   Narcotics Anonymous
  (click here for locations and times)

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

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