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Clayton County, Iowa

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    Some safety programs do not share an address, so they are not on the map. They are listed under Safety below.

    Food pantries and meals2

    Guttenberg

    Family Resource Center Food Pantry

    Food pantry, a Northeast Iowa Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM. Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM. Friday, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
    Address
    510 South 1st St., Guttenberg, IA 52052

    Call first. Hours come from the Northeast Iowa Food Bank map. Please call to confirm before you go.

    Call (563) 252-3215Directions
    Guttenberg

    Mobile Pantry, Guttenberg

    Food pantry, a Northeast Iowa Food Bank partner.

    Hours
    Wednesday, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM
    Address
    St. John's Lutheran Church, Guttenberg, IA 52052

    Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the Northeast Iowa Food Bank at 319-235-0507.

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    Utility bills and rent help1

    Countywide

    Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC)

    Community action agency for this county. Apply here for LIHEAP, the federal help with heating and electric bills, and ask about weatherization and other family programs. If you cannot reach them, call the Iowa HHS Community Action Agencies Unit at 515-776-8871.

    Hours
    Please call for hours

    Call first. Hours are not listed. Call first to ask what help is open now and what to bring.

    Call (866) 382-4259Website
    Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Iowa HHS Find a Community Action Agency page.Suggest an update

    Recovery and mental health help2

    Statewide

    988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline

    Call or text 988 to reach a trained crisis counselor any time, for a mental health crisis, thoughts of suicide or a substance use crisis. It is free and confidential. Veterans can press 1.

    Hours
    24 hours a day, 7 days a week
    Call 988Website

    Veterans services2

    Statewide

    Veterans Crisis Line

    Dial 988, then press 1. Or text 838255, or chat at veteranscrisisline.net. Free and confidential. You do not need to be enrolled in VA health care.

    Hours
    Open 24 hours a day, every day
    Call 988Website
    Statewide

    VA national phone lines

    VA benefits: 800-827-1000. VA health benefits: 877-222-8387. Homeless veterans, open 24 hours: 877-424-3838. MyVA411, the main VA line, open 24 hours: 800-698-2411.

    Hours
    Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern
    Call (800) 827-1000Website

    Safety and crisis help1

    Statewide

    National Domestic Violence Hotline

    Free, confidential help for anyone hurt or threatened by a partner or family member: safety planning, shelter referrals and someone to talk to. Call 1-800-799-7233, text START to 88788, or chat at TheHotline.org. In an emergency, call 911.

    Hours
    24 hours a day, 7 days a week
    Call (800) 799-7233Website

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      A listing goes up only after its phone and its address or hours match the organization's own page, or an official list.

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      See something wrong, or know a place we missed? Send it in. Nothing changes until we have checked it.

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    Help is closer than you think in Clayton County

    A volunteer hands a bag of fresh groceries to a mother holding her daughter's hand
    Free groceriesFood banks and pantries give food to anyone who needs it.
    A helper smiles as she helps an older man fill out a form
    Someone to help you applyState offices and local programs help with food stamps, bills and more.
    Kids laughing together over a free meal with a grandmother at a community center
    Meals and care for kidsFree meals, clinics and family programs, close to home.

    Questions people ask

    Where can I get free food in Clayton County, Iowa?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Clayton County: Family Resource Center Food Pantry in Guttenberg (Food pantry: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Wednesday, 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM), (563) 252-3215, call first; Mobile Pantry, Guttenberg (Wednesday, 5:00 PM to 6:00 PM), call first. Please call first to confirm the ones marked call first. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help paying rent or a utility bill in Clayton County, Iowa?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Clayton County: Northeast Iowa Community Action Corporation (NEICAC), (866) 382-4259. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help with addiction or mental health in Clayton County, Iowa?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Clayton County: 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline (24 hours a day, 7 days a week), 988; SAMHSA National Helpline (Open 24 hours a day, every day), (800) 662-4357. If you are in crisis right now, call or text 988. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Where can I get help with veterans benefits in Clayton County, Iowa?

    We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Clayton County: Veterans Crisis Line (Open 24 hours a day, every day), 988; VA national phone lines (Benefits line, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 9:00 PM Eastern), (800) 827-1000. A veteran in crisis can call 988 and press 1, or text 838255.

    Where can I get free legal help in Clayton County, Iowa?

    We have confirmed one place that can help in Clayton County: Iowa Legal Aid, (800) 532-1275. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

    Is HelpByState free to use?

    Yes. There is nothing to sign up for and nothing to pay. Every listing is free, and so is adding or correcting one.

    Why do some listings say call first?

    Church and community pantries often change days, move, or close for a holiday. When the sources we checked disagree, or an organization does not publish its hours, we say so instead of guessing. A quick call saves a trip.

    I run a pantry or a program. How do I get listed or fix our hours?

    Use the Add a listing or Suggest an update form. We confirm it against your own page or contact you, then change the listing. It is free.

    Is this the same as 2-1-1?

    No. 2-1-1 is a statewide phone line and database run by the state network. HelpByState is an independent, county-by-county directory that shows the date each listing was checked. If you want to talk to a person, dial 2-1-1.

    Where do the hours and phone numbers come from?

    From each organization's own website or page, official sources such as housing authority and WIC clinic lists, and the public Find Food map of the Northeast Iowa Food Bank. We list the source on every card.

    Something missing, or out of date?

    If you run a pantry or program, or you saw a listing that is wrong, tell us. We check every message against the organization's own page before anything changes.

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