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Offers free and confidential pregnancy testing, birthing classes. Also helps with material items (i.e., diapers, formula, clothing, etc.) on a limited basis, provides limited ultrasound, STD testing and treatment, and parenting Classes (court mandated and voluntary).

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Pregnancy Testing
Diapers
Maternity Clothing
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Baby Clothing
Formula/Baby Food

Material assistance including hygiene items for adults, children, and infants; food; furniture; household items including bedding, towels, kitchen utensils, silverware, plates, pots and pans, diapers, formula, etc.

Vouchers for ID and Driver's License fees.

Individualized referrals and budgeting assistance.

Transportation assistance in special circumstances, including gas vouchers and bus vouchers, for medical, immigration or housing appointments.

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Formula/Baby Food
Personal/Grooming Needs
Bedding/Linen
Food Pantries
Personal Financial Counseling
Furniture
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Kitchenware
Diapers

Food pantry that offers dried goods, frozen food, dairy items, fresh produce, and holiday food baskets. Also offers personal hygiene items, paper goods, baby diapers and formula, and adult incontinence supplies.

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Formula/Baby Food
Diapers
Cleaning Products
Personal/Grooming Needs
Food Pantries
Provides a drive-through food pantry service. Diapers and formula/baby food may be available when donations are received, please call in advance.

Provides nutrition education, health screenings and food packages for Women, Infants, and Children. Office locations: Albia, Carlisle, Corydon, Indianola, Knoxville, Norwalk and Pella.

Family's Helping Hand is a non profit that operates out of the Family Resource Center to assist families and bridge gaps. Resources include a mini food pantry including formula/baby food, and household and hygiene supplies.

This is a participating TEFAP (The Emergency Food Assistance Program) food pantry. Enrollment into TEFAP is confidential and requires proof of address and identification. Individuals participating in the FoodShare, School Nutrition Program, WIC, or Senior Meals programs may participate in TEFAP without impacting their ability to qualify for those programs.

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Personal/Grooming Needs
Formula/Baby Food
Food Pantries
General Household Goods Provision

Provides a free of cost distribution for women and children needing items such as clothing, diapers, wipes, pack and plays, formula, car seats, bottles and blankets, women's toiletries and gift cards.

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Formula/Baby Food
Bedding/Linen
Diapers
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Baby Clothing

Provides individuals with supplies such as car seats, cribs, diapers, and formula.

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Child Passenger Safety Seats
Diapers
Furniture
Formula/Baby Food
DMARC Food Pantry serves the Des Moines Metro Area.

Services include:

- Medical Services.

- Pregnancy testing.

- Obstetrical ultrasounds.

- STI/STD testing.

- Education.

- Parenting and Life Skills classes.

- Material assistance.

- Car seats.

- Clothes.

- Diapers and other necessities for baby.

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Pregnancy Testing
Sexually Transmitted Infection Screening
Baby Clothing
Child Passenger Safety Seats
Fetal Ultrasound
Formula/Baby Food
Diapers
Offers baby items, food, and personal care items to young mothers. Currency can not be used to purchase items. The only form of payment accepted is Baby Bucks. Baby Bucks are coupons earned each time a mother keeps an important appointment, is on time, and has the necessary paperwork completely filled out.

Member of the Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry Network and partners with the Food Bank of Iowa to help feed those in need. Also provides personal hygiene items, diapers, wipes, formula and pet food.

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Domestic Animal Services
Diapers
Food Pantries
General Household Goods Provision
Formula/Baby Food
A voluntary program for prenatal families and families of children from birth to 5 years. This program is based on the belief that parents are their child's first and most influential teachers. Personal home visits to help parents know what to expect as child grows. Activities to help with child's development. Regular developmental and health screens. Referral network for additional services.

GROUP MEETINGS based on interest and concern are held monthly.

LENDING LIBRARY with toys and books available for participants.

FAMILY CABINET uses a point system used to earn diapers, formula, and other baby supplies.

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Home Based Parenting Education
Parent Support Groups
Parenting Materials
Formula/Baby Food
Diapers
Early Childhood Education
Provides baby supplies to those in need. Supplies include formula/baby food, diapers and wipes.

Provides food and personal care items free of charge to Grimes individuals and families struggling with food insecurity. Some of the items offered include non-perishable food, household products, personal care items, baby care items, proteins, and a variety of dairy, produce and bakery items. Also offered is children's clothing to those families in need of help.

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Food Pantries
Food Vouchers
Formula/Baby Food
Personal/Grooming Needs
Personal/Grooming Supplies Donation Programs

WIC (Women Infants, & Children) is a supplemental nutrition program for babies, children under the age of 5, pregnant women, breastfeeding women, and women who have had a baby in the last 6 months. Provides healthy foods, nutrition education, and referrals to other health care agencies.

To find a local WIC office, visit https://hhs.iowa.gov/wic

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Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Formula/Baby Food
WIC
Nutrition Education

Provides help with infant and toddler needs, including, diapers (up to 100 per month), wipes, baby food, baby formula (supplemental, but not the primary source such as WIC), baby hygiene products.

Provides the following services:

- Crisis counseling

- Follow-up home visits

- Parent education classes and support groups

- Necessities such as diapers, formula, clothes, etc.

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Diapers
Family Resource Centers/Outreach
Home Based Parenting Education
Children's Clothing
Formula/Baby Food
Parenting Skills Classes

Clients are welcome to shop for clothes and household items. Bedding, kitchenware, and various household items are available. Please call to make an appointment.

Senior Hygiene Closet available for individuals 55+.

Personal care items available upon request.

Diapers provided through the Diaper Club once a month. Wipes and baby food/formula availability varies on donations.

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Bedding/Linen
Kitchenware
Formula/Baby Food
Diapers
General Clothing Provision

Provides individuals with supplies such as car seats, cribs, diapers, and formula.

Categories

Child Passenger Safety Seats
Diapers
Furniture
Formula/Baby Food

Provides non-perishable food items and donated fresh produce, when available, once a month. Diapers and formula also offered, when available.

Anyone in Polk County that would like to have the food delivered to their home can call for further assistance.


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Diapers
Food Pantries
Formula/Baby Food
Grocery Ordering/Delivery

Offers emergency assistance, including help with rent and utility bills, prescriptions, and transportation expenses. Provides personal hygiene and baby supplies, such as diapers and formula. Offers thrift store vouchers for clothing and household supplies.

Provides fans during the summer to eligible households.

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Fans
Transportation Expense Assistance
Diapers
Rent Payment Assistance
Personal/Grooming Needs
Household Goods Vouchers
Medical Expense Assistance
Clothing Vouchers
Formula/Baby Food
Utility Service Payment Assistance

Offers free and confidential pregnancy testing, birthing classes. Also helps with material items (i.e., diapers, formula, clothing, etc.) on a limited basis, provides limited ultrasound, STD testing and treatment, and parenting Classes (court mandated and voluntary).

Categories

Pregnancy Testing
Diapers
Maternity Clothing
Expectant/New Parent Assistance
Baby Clothing
Formula/Baby Food
Pregnancy and Parenting Resource Center to help those who find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy or need help with parenting skills. Diapers/wipes, formula, etc available with participation. Free pregnancy tests available.

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Formula/Baby Food
Parenting Skills Classes
Diapers
Pregnancy Testing

Provides baby items for those in need. Items can include baby formula, baby food, baby clothing, diapers and wipes. Can also provide maternity clothing as it's available.