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Johnson County, Iowa

Free help in Iowa City, Iowa

14 places in Iowa City, plus 10 that serve more than one town. Each listing shows the day we checked it, and anything we could not confirm says call first.

Food pantries and meals in Iowa City12

Iowa City

Successful Living Food Pantry

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Monday, 9 AM to 2 PM. Tuesday, 9 AM to 2 PM. Wednesday, 9 AM to 2 PM. Thursday, 9 AM to 2 PM. Friday, 9 AM to 2 PM
Address
2405 Towncrest Dr, Iowa City, IA 52240

Call first. Hours come from the HACAP Food Reservoir's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Iowa City

Goosetown

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Tuesday, 3 PM to 4 PM
Address
310 N Johnson St, Iowa City, IA 52245

Call first. Hours come from the HACAP Food Reservoir's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Iowa City

Salvation Army

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Monday, 1 PM to 2 PM. Wednesday, 1 PM to 2 PM
Address
1116 Gilbert Ct, Iowa City, IA 52240

Call first. Hours come from the HACAP Food Reservoir's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Iowa City

Iowa City Senior Center Pantry

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Monday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Tuesday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Wednesday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Thursday, 8 AM to 5 PM. Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM
Address
28 S Linn St, Iowa City, IA 52240

Call first. Hours come from the HACAP Food Reservoir's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Iowa City

CommUnity

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Monday, 12 PM to 4:47 PM. Tuesday, 12 PM to 7 PM. Thursday, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Friday, 12 PM to 4:47 PM. Saturday, 9:30 AM to 2 PM
Address
1045 Hwy 6 East, Iowa City, IA 52240

Call first. Hours come from the HACAP Food Reservoir's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Iowa City

University of Iowa Food Pantry

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Tuesday, 12 PM to 7 PM. Wednesday, 11 AM to 7 PM. Thursday, 11 AM to 7 PM. Friday, 11 AM to 2 PM
Address
125 N Madison St. Rm. 278, Iowa City, IA 52245

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the HACAP Food Reservoir at 319-393-7811.

Iowa City

Open Heartland

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Monday, 2 PM to 5 PM. Tuesday, 2 PM to 5 PM. Wednesday, 2 PM to 5 PM. Thursday, 10 AM to 2 PM and 5 PM to 7 PM. Friday, 10 AM to 2 PM. Saturday, 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Address
3 E Benton Street, Iowa City, IA 52244

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the HACAP Food Reservoir at 319-393-7811.

Iowa City

Iowa City Catholic Worker

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Monday, 8 PM to 10 PM. Wednesday, 8 PM to 10 PM
Address
1414 Sycamore St, Iowa City, IA 52240

Call first. Hours come from the HACAP Food Reservoir's own list. Please call to confirm before you go.

Iowa City

St. Andrew Presbyterian Church Food Market

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Wednesday, 8 AM to 7 PM
Address
140 Gathering Place Lane, Iowa City, IA 52246

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the HACAP Food Reservoir at 319-393-7811.

Iowa City

Mark Twain / Lucas Farms Food Pantry

Food pantry, a HACAP Food Reservoir partner.

Hours
Wednesday, 2:30 PM to 5:30 PM
Address
1609 Deforest Ave, Iowa City, IA 52240

Call first. No phone is listed for this site. For questions, call the HACAP Food Reservoir at 319-393-7811.

Housing in Iowa City1

Iowa City

Iowa City Housing Authority

Public housing apartments and Housing Choice Vouchers (Section 8) for low-income families, older adults and people with disabilities.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
410 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240

Call first. Office hours are not published. Call to ask about openings and the waiting list.

Health and dental in Iowa City1

Iowa City

Proteus, Inc., Iowa City Site

Community health center. It sees patients with or without insurance and, as a federally funded health center, must offer discounts based on income.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1548 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA 52240

Call first. Hours are not published on an official page we could check. Call first.

Also helps people in Iowa City10

These serve more than one town. Check each listing for who they serve.

Countywide

HACAP Food Reservoir (call to find a pantry near you)

HACAP Food Reservoir serves Johnson County through local partner pantries but does not publish a public list of them. Call and they will tell you the nearest pantry and when it is open.

Hours
Please call for hours
Address
1515 Hawkeye Drive, Hiawatha, IA 52233

Call first. Call to find the nearest pantry and its hours.

Countywide

Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP)

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
Address
1515 Hawkeye Drive, Hiawatha, IA 52233

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

Checked October 9, 2026. Source: Iowa HHS Find a Community Action Agency page.Suggest an update
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
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
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
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

Questions people ask in Iowa City

Where can I get free food in Iowa City, Iowa?

We have confirmed 13 places that can help in Iowa City: Successful Living Food Pantry (Monday, 9 AM to 2 PM. Tuesday, 9 AM to 2 PM), (319) 358-6800, call first; Goosetown (Tuesday, 3 PM to 4 PM), (319) 338-0944, call first; Salvation Army (Monday, 1 PM to 2 PM. Wednesday, 1 PM to 2 PM), (319) 337-7114, call first. 10 more are listed on this page. 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 Iowa City, Iowa?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Iowa City: Hawkeye Area Community Action Program (HACAP). Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I get housing help in Iowa City, Iowa?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Iowa City: Iowa City Housing Authority, (319) 356-5400. Please call first to confirm. You can also dial 2-1-1 to talk to a person.

Where can I find a free or low-cost clinic in Iowa City, Iowa?

We have confirmed one place that can help in Iowa City: Proteus, Inc., Iowa City Site, (563) 264-0880. 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 Iowa City, Iowa?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Iowa City: 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 Iowa City, Iowa?

We have confirmed 2 places that can help in Iowa City: 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 Iowa City, Iowa?

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

Something missing, or out of date?

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