Outdoor Client Choice Mobile food pantry. Bring container to take your food home in.

Provides a mobile food pantry.

Provides a mobile pantry on the 2nd Tue, on even months (Feb, Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct, Dec).

*11/8/24 Currently out of funding. Will not be accepting applications until Jan. 2025.

**Please note, all Polk County residents must go through the Capital Area Command location in Clive to apply for financial assistance.

Offers assist to suburban and rural areas of Polk, Dallas and Warren Counties with financial assistance, food, hygiene, home goods and other needs as items allow. Stops vary for each county:

• De Soto and Redfield - 1st and 3rd Monday of every month.
  • De Soto City Hall, 405 Walnut Street, 9 am-11 am
  • Redfield City Hall, 808 1st Street, 1 pm-3 pm
• Des Moines - 2nd Monday of every month
  • Salvation Army Thrift Store, 4620 SE 14th Street, 9 am-11 am and 1 pm-3 pm
• Indianola - 4th Monday of every month
  • WeLift Job Search Center, 106 East 2nd Avenue, 9 am-11 am and 1 pm-3 pm

Eligibility requirements - varies depending on the need. See the list of the following to know what to bring with you:

• Required For ALL Services:
  • ID/License
  • Medical card for those under the age of 18
  • New clients need proof of address for service area (Polk, Dallas or Warren Counties)
• Rent Assistance:
  • Current rental/lease agreement
  • Landlord/Property Manager/Apartment contact info (email preferred) *if you do not have these items you will need to follow up with a caseworker to provide the documentation)
  • Must plan to repay remaining balance owed after rental assistance
  • No transitional housing help
  • Only available once every 12 months
• Utility Assistance:
  • Must have disconnect notice *if you do not have these items you will need to follow up with a caseworker to provide the documentation
  • No transitional housing help
  • Only available once every 12 months
• Clothing Voucher:
  • Provided for work related circumstance, school clothing, winter clothing
  • Provide proof of employment or job interview to show need for clothing
  • Only available once every 12 months
• Food Assistance:
  • Only available once every 12 months
  • Amount provided in pantry dependent upon household size
• Pathway of Hope and Case Management:
  • Available to individuals/families with children under the age of 18 (counseling, financial assistance, resource advocate)
  • Case Management is availble to anyone (counseling, financial assistance, resource advocate)

Food Pantry - Provides pre-packaged food boxes for pick-up at the pantry during regular pantry hours. Grab-n-Go perishables available while supplies last when the pantry is closed.

Homebound Senior Food Delivery Program - Food delivery to individuals unable to reach our pantry locations. **Recipients must be referred from a partner agency.**

Mobile Food Program - Distributing shelf stable and non-perishable food in communities that have limited food resources for individuals and families at no cost.

Volunteer Opportunities - Volunteers sort through donations, restock pantry shelves, distribute food and other pantry-related tasks.

Pantry Donations - Accepts pantry donations of food, hygiene products, cleaning supplies, paper goods, diapers, and paper bags year-round. Donations may be brought to the St. Juan Diego Center. Call for more information regarding donations or to host a donation drive.

Mobile food pantry available. Look for the bright green bus. Bus may not run in the winter. Often begins running around February or March. See Facebook page for confirmation of events.

Provides drive-thru meals.

Provides both perishable and shelf stable food items to those in need.

Provides a box of food to anyone in need. No registration required.

Offers a mobile delivery food and supplies pantry for individuals in need. Services may offer dry goods, diapers, and hygiene products.

Provides food to individuals and families that present for assistance and who meet the Department of Human Services requirements.

Also available, refrigerated Mobile Food Pantry truck which delivers food to pre-registered individuals and families in rural communities.

Mobile Food Pantry requires pre-registration for services.

Provides a mobile food pantry.

Provides a shelf staple pantry by appointment only and a mobile pantry once a month.

Provides food to individuals and families that present for assistance and who meet the Department of Human Services requirements.

Also available, refrigerated Mobile Food Pantry truck which delivers food to pre-registered individuals and families in rural communities.

Mobile Food Pantry requires pre-registration for services.

Food pantry with a variety of food, operates out of a truck like a mobile food pantry, but typically always available in the same location, also offers diapers when available.