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Bondurant City Offices

200 2nd Street NE, Box 37, Bondurant, IA 50035
City of Bondurant Beggar's Night.

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Blue Valley Community Action Partnership - Seward County

237 South 3rd Street, Seward, NE 68434

Volunteers, community groups and local businesses donate materials, food, toys and skills for seasonal holiday projects for low-income families. Provides food packages and allowances to purchase clothes, shoes, coats, and household goods.

Projects vary annually and by county office. Community members may contact their county BVCA office for details about local holiday programs.

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Parks Community Thanksgiving Dinner

3610 6th Avenue, Chuck's Restaurant, Des Moines, IA 50313

Thanksgiving 2025

Provides a Thanksgiving meal to anyone in need. The facility is handicapped accessible, but meals can be delivered to individuals who cannot make it to the restaurant for pick-up (open to anyone). Orders must be called in and are taken until the day before Thanksgiving or they run out. Deliveries are only made to these zip codes: 50009, 50309, 50310, 50311, 50312, 50313, 50314, 50315, 50316, 50317, 50265, 50320, 50321, 50322 and 50324. Limit of eight meals per household. Carry-out orders are available and can be picked up on Thanksgiving Day between the hours of 11 am-2 pm. Must be present for the delivery. Deliveries will be dropped off Thanksgiving starting between 9:30 am-10 am. Delivery time can't be determined.

**Answering service will ask for name, address, zip code, phone number, and the number of meals needed. *DO NOT CALL THE RESTAURANT, THEY CANNOT HELP WITH DELIVERY OR PASS ON MESSAGES.

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Salvation Army of Sterling

409 Avenue F, Sterling, IL 61081

Provides Christmas food baskets, as well as Christmas gifts for children.

Christmas 2025:

Online applications Wed, Oct 1, 2025 through Fri, Oct 31, 2025. Website: www.saangeltree.org

In-person appointments Oct 20 through Oct 31 (no Tuesdays). Call for questions or appointments.

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New Opportunities - Guthrie County

400 State Street, Guthrie Center, IA 50115

Holiday baskets are offered seasonally, provided through local community support. Programs vary by location; call for information.

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Illinois Valley Food Pantry

4133 Progress Boulevard, Peru, IL 61354

Provides curbside distribution of holiday provisions for Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

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Crossroads Mission Avenue - Grand Island

1910 West 9th Street, Grand Island, NE 68803

2025 Information:

Offers Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day meals at Crossroads Mission Avenue. Meals start at 1 pm.

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Mills County Storehouse, Inc.

405 Nuckolls Street, Glenwood, IA 51534

For Thanksgiving 2025:

A Thanksgiving Meal is offered. This can be picked up in the month of December with the monthly food pantry pick-up.

For Christmas 2025:

Offers the Operation Santa program, where qualifying parents can pick out gifts for their children (ages 0-18) at a pop-up shop in December (date to be determined; by appointment only).

Visit the office and fill out an application before the deadline (Nov 22, 2025); parents will then be pre-approved for a time to come and select gifts for their children. Gift options include new and gently used clothing, games, puzzles, etc. Parents also receive a $50 gift card and $50 voucher for each child.

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Urbandale Police Department

3740 86th Street, Urbandale, IA 50322

Provides a UPD Trunk or Treat. Visit website for more information.

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Salvation Army North Corps Community Center

2401 Manderson Street, Omaha, NE 68111

Gifts and a food voucher are available to families with children ages 15 and younger and to seniors age 60+. Food vouchers are available for families with children ages 16+ and to adults without children.

For 2025 Christmas Assistance:

Registration will be done in person. Applicants must sign up at the location matching their zip code.

OMAHA CITADEL - 3738 Cuming Street:

- Monday, November 10 (9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm)

- Tuesday, November 11 (9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-7 pm)

- Wednesday, November 12 (9 am–12 pm)

- Zip codes: 68007, 68002, 68064, 68110, 68111, 68112, 68116, 68122, 68134, 68152, 68102, 68131, 68114, 68130, 68135, 68010, 68144, 68104, 68132, 68142, 68118, 68154, 68178, 68164.

KROC CENTER - 2825 Y Street:

- Thursday, November 6 (9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm)

- Friday, November 7 (9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm)

- Saturday, November 8 (9 am–1 pm)

- Zip codes; 68005, 68028, 68046, 68059, 68107, 68127, 68128, 68133, 68136, 68113, 68147, 68117, 68157, 68123, 68106, 68137, 68105, 68108, 68124, 68138.

NORTH CORPS - 2424 Pratt Street:

- Saturday, November 1 (9 am-1 pm)

- Monday, November 3 (9 am-12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm)

- Tuesday, November 4 (9 am–12 pm and 1 pm-4 pm)

- Zip codes: 68007, 68002, 68064, 68110, 68111, 68112, 68116, 68122, 68134, 68152.

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Feed My Sheep - Community Thanksgiving Dinner

Washinton Square Apartment Community Room, 108 Washington Street, Champaign, IL 61820

Providing a Thanksgiving community meal for Champaign County residents. Meal is hosted at the Washington Square Apartments in the community room on Saturday, November 22, 2025, at 2 pm-5 pm. 

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Salvation Army of Kankakee County

148 North Harrison Avenue, Kankakee, IL 60901

Offers a community Thanksgiving meal in November. Residents may apply for special food box and toy distributions for Christmas.

- 2025 Salvation Army Angel Tree Program:

Sign-up open Sep 1-Oct 31, 2025. Apply Online at www.saangeltree.org

- Toy Shop pick-up Dec 16-17, 2025.

Helps provide Christmas gifts for children and senior adults each year. Once registered and accepted, each Angel’s Christmas wish list is shared with donors in the community, who purchase new clothing and toys for the family.

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Ankeny City Offices

410 West 1st Street, Ankeny, IA 50023

Provides the City of Ankeny's annual Beggar's Night.

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Goodwill of the Great Plains

3100 West Fourth Street, Sioux City, IA 51103

Holiday program offering shoes, mittens, hats and socks for children.

Registration starts in early October and end November 15th, 2025. The event is held Saturday, December 6th, from 9 am-1 pm. Location is 3100 West 4th Street, Sioux City, IA. 

There will be no pre-registration, and the event will take walk-ins only. This will be on a first-come, first-served basis and only while supplies last. Shoes will not be given out before or after this event. Child must be present at the event to be fitted with shoes and in kindergarten - 8th grade. 

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Mount Hebron Baptist Church

1338 9th Street, Des Moines, IA 50314

Offers a Toys for Tots sign up through the Church. Child must be 14 years old or under to participate. Can only sign up once for Toys for Tots. Sign up begins October 01, 2025, and stops December 5, 2025. Toy distribution dates begin on November 14, 2025, and ends December 21, 2025.

Approved applicants can pick up toys at the following location - Franklin Event Center/also known as Horizon School...4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, 50310

You Must be Registered to pick up toys

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Bethel Mission

1310 6th Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50314

Holiday meals 2025 for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter are served at Bethel Mission's Hope Cafe (1310 6th Avenue).

Thanksgiving meals served at Hope Cafe on Thursday, November 27, 2025, from 12 pm-1 pm (no reservation required to eat at Hope Cafe). Thanksgiving orders for in-home meal delivery are from Nov 3rd - Nov 19th, 2025 at 4:30 pm or until capacity is reached. Call (515) 265-4277 or sign up at www.hopeiowa.org. Thanksgiving delivery to: Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Booneville, Carlisle, Cumming, Clive, Dallas Center, Des Moines, Granger, Grimes, Hartford, Indianola, Johnston, Martinsdale, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Prole, Urbandale, Van Meter, Waukee, West Des Moines, and Windsor Heights.

Christmas meal 2025 home delivery can be reserved by calling (515) 265-4277 or online at hopiowa.org. Orders will be taken form Dec 1st ,2025 - Dec 17th, 2025 at 4 pm or until full. Christmas meals are delivered to Altoona, Clive, Des Moines, Johnston, Pleasant Hill, Urbandale, West Des Moines and Windsor Heights.

Christmas can be enjoyed at Hope Cafe on Christmas day Thursday, Dec 25, 2025 from 12 pm-1 pm.

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Prison Fellowship Angel Tree

44180 Riverside Parkway, Leesburg, VA 20176

Christmas gifts to children whose parents are incarcerated. Camping and Sports Camps offered to children whose parents are incarcerated.

The program is active for Christmas 2025; the parent(s) in prison must register through their prison chaplain.

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Humboldt County Outreach Center

419 Sumner Avenue, Humboldt, IA 50548

2025

Offers gifts and food to those in need for the Christmas 2025 holiday. Reach out to the local County Outreach Office for more information regarding holiday help in the area.

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Bloomington-Normal Trades and Labor Assembly

Address Confidential, Bloomington, IL 61702

2025

Offers holiday assistance for parents who are unemployed or underemployed. Gift and food distribution will take place at the Midwest Food Bank, 2031 Warehouse Road, Normal (off of Northtown Road, north of I-55 in Normal).

Registration is online. Starting in mid-October, visit the website or Facebook page to access the form. the form swill jol longer be available one tall spots are filled.

Distribution, Dec 13, 2025 from 8 am-11 am. This will be a drive-in, drive-out event and packages will be loaded in vehicles. Children do not need to be present to receive a gift.

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Pocahontas County Outreach Center

406 NW 7th Street, Pocahontas, IA 50574

2025

Offers gifts and food to those in need for the Christmas 2025 holiday. Reach out to the local County Outreach Office for more information regarding holiday help in the area.

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Jamieson Community Center

1025 South 2nd Street, Monmouth, IL 61462

Provides a Community Christmas Store - Children ages birth to fourteen are eligible. Parents pay $5.00 per child to shop. The store will feature NEW clothing, winter apparel, blankets, books and toys for the parents to select from.

Christmas Baskets - Families receive all the ingredients for a traditional holiday meal.

All children, ages birth to twelve, from qualifying families for both programs, will have their names placed on the Angel Tree at Midwest Bank.

Applications are accepted between October 1, 2026, and the day before Thanksgiving 2026.

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Families Forward Bidwell Pantry

1203 Hartford Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50315

Only open to Food Pantry guests that received services between Jan-Oct 2025!

*12/19/25 Friday ONLY from 9 am-11 am Free Christmas gifts on a first come, first served bases. 

Each child will receive a minimum of 1 toy and stocking stuffer. Children must be 18 or younger to participate. Children do not need to be present while registering or during pick up. Toys are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. Each child may only receive toys once. This is a Toys for Tots event.

Pre-registration is required. Registrants must come into the Bidwell Pantry to sign up for the Holiday Toy Pantry. Registration is between 10 am-4 pm Monday through Friday from November 1, 2025 through November 30, 2025 OR until the event is full.

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God's Way Christian Center

1623 Des Moines Street, Keokuk, IA 52632
Provides a Thanksgiving food basket and dinner for individuals in need.

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Waukee City Offices

230 West Hickman Road, Waukee, IA 50263
City of Waukee Beggar's Night.

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Salvation Army of Bloomington

611 West Washington Street, Bloomington, IL 61701

2025 registration ended 11/14/2025.

Partners with Toys For Tots and Midwest Food Bank to provide toys and a Christmas food box for families/individuals in need.

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