Provides financial assistance to senior and disabled individuals with unmet needs. Services could include car repairs, eye glasses, medical equipment, dental care, or help with clothing.

Senior Basket Program assists seniors with various items that cannot be acquired with food stamps. Basket varieties include things like cleaning supplies, kitchen items, or personal hygiene supplies. Two Baskets are distributed each year in the Spring and Fall.

Provides financial assistance to senior and disabled individuals with unmet needs. Services could include car repairs, eye glasses, medical equipment, dental care, or help with clothing.

Senior Basket Program assists seniors with various items that cannot be acquired with food stamps. Basket varieties include things like cleaning supplies, kitchen items, or personal hygiene supplies. Two Baskets are distributed each year in the Spring and Fall.

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.

*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)

Thrift shop with vouchers provided by most churches, government offices, and community agencies.

School supply distribution.

Santa's workshop provides Christmas presents.

Provides monthly financial assistance to individuals who do not have adequate income or resources to provide for their own basic needs.

Provides a thrift store that sells donated, gently used products. Clothing vouchers available for children in need and adults in need of clothing for job interview.

Provides a thrift store that sells donated, gently used products. Clothing vouchers available for children in need and adults in need of clothing for job interview.

Provides a thrift store that sells donated, gently used products. Clothing vouchers available for children in need and adults in need of clothing for job interview.

Provides a thrift store that sells donated, gently used products. Clothing vouchers available for children in need and adults in need of clothing for job interview.

Locally administered welfare program which provides monthly financial assistance to persons who do not have adequate income or resources to provide for their own basic needs.

Provides emergency assistance to individuals and families who find themselves without the basic necessities for survival. Funding is limited to rent assistance, utility and water assistance, clothing and winter coat vouchers, emergency food, and transportation (MC Rides).

Each individual will be interviewed to determine the need, the best method to meet that need, and offer life skills guidance to prevent further occurrence of the emergency situation. Referrals are made to other human services agencies when appropriate.

Provides a thrift store that sells donated, gently used products. Clothing vouchers available for children in need and adults in need of clothing for job interview.

**3.4.25 Will start taking calls for applications beginning March 25, 2025 at 8:45 am. Do not leave a message, keep calling till you get through.

Helps those who need assistance with rent, utilities, and clothing. Funds are intended for dire need situations and when no other community resource is available to meet the need. All financial help is by Appointment only. ***Call the 4th Tue of the month to set up an appointment.

Rent Assistance: must have Letter of Decision from General Assistance, cannot reside in a transition housing program, cannot have received financial assistance from IMPACT in the last 12 months, cannot have received material assistance from The Salvation Army in the last 12 months.

Clothing Help: assistance will be in the form of vouchers for either work/interview clothing, back to school clothing, or clothing in general for someone who is homeless.

Utility Financial Assistance: must have a disconnect notice to get financial assistance for a utility bill, cannot have received financial assistance from IMPACT in the last 12 months, cannot have received material assistance from The Salvation Army in the last 12 months.

Provides a monthly income for individuals to be used to pay for food, rent/shelter, utilities, clothing, medical care, or other items considered essential.

Provides monthly financial assistance to persons who do not have adequate income or resources to provide for their own basic needs. Funds may be disbursed for specific basic maintenance needs such as shelter (rental/mortgage assistance), utilities, food, clothing, household supplies, personal essentials, and laundry.

General Assistance eligibility is re-determined monthly, by appointment, and as long as the recipient maintains his/her eligibility, they may continue to receive a monthly General Assistance grant.

Provides financial assistance to senior and disabled individuals with unmet needs. Services could include car repairs, eye glasses, medical equipment, dental care, or help with clothing.

Senior Basket Program assists seniors with various items that cannot be acquired with food stamps. Basket varieties include things like cleaning supplies, kitchen items, or personal hygiene supplies. Two Baskets are distributed each year in the Spring and Fall.

Offers vouchers for food and household items.

A homeless individual may partake in the food pantry which offers dry goods.

Household vouchers are used at the thrift store and may be used for household goods, mattresses, kitchen/dining room tables (to meet family size), couches, living room chairs, and lamps if there is no other overhead lighting in unit. Dressers, TV, TV stands, curtains, kitchen appliances. Vouchers can be used at the Retail Store.

Offers emergency financial assistance once per year to anyone in need. Assistance may be given in the areas of rental assistance, disaster relief, gasoline, utility (water/sewage/trash only), and uniforms assistance.