Food & Clothing Pantry
Food & Clothing Pantry hours:
Note: Last check in is at 4:45pm.
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Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Saturday: Closed
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Sunday: Closed
Free Food Items Every Day (items vary daily):
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Bread and Pastries
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Extra Produce
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Meals From the Heartland
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Retail Food Donations
Free Food Packages:
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DMARC Food Package
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Available once per month from a DMARC Pantry. This is a 3-day supply of food.
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Bidwell Emergency Food Package
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Available once per month. This is miscellaneous food items which includes canned food and, when available, items in the cooler and freezer,
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Free Clothing:
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Available twice per week (Mon. through Fri.).
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Must check in at the desk to access.
Other Free Services When Available:
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Toiletries/Personals (once per month*)
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Feminine Hygiene Products (once per month*)
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Diapers and Baby Wipes (once per month*)
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Formula and Baby Food (once per month*)
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Incontinence Products (once per month*)
*All services except DMARC Food Packages are subject to availability.
Free Household Items:
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Household Items are only available with a meal package. Pantry guests must receive a DMARC or Emergency Food Package to be allowed to receive items from the Household Shelf.
Other Information:
If you are unable to provide an ID, a limited amount of food is available.
How to get food:
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No appointment is necessary. All services are free.
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Please check in when you arrive.
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Last check in is at 4:45pm each week day.
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Masks are not required.
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When you arrive, enter the pantry.
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Complete the check-in process with one of our staff members. If possible, please bring identification for each member of your household.
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After you check in, you can choose your own food OR you can have volunteers pick your food and bring it out to you.
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If you choose curb-side service, you will need to stay in your car or wait at the picnic tables to receive your food package and other services.
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If you choose to go into the building, staff or volunteers will guide you to help you keep track of your items.
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Go home and enjoy your food!
Pantry Information:
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All food pantry services are first come, first serve.
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We are a no boundary pantry; we welcome everyone no matter where you live.
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No financial information needed.
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Please bring an ID for the head of household
each time you come. Types of ID are flexible. -
Member of Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) Food Pantry Network.
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Proud Partner of Food Bank of Iowa.
Accepted Forms of Identification:
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Driver's License
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Passport
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School ID
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Title 19 Card
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Medical Card or Health Insurance Card
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Birth Certificate
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Court Document
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County, State, or Federal Government Documents
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Identification from Another Country
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Polk County Human Services Documents
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Current DHS Decision (Dept. of Human Services)
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Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate ID Card
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No IDs expired for 18 months or greater
Food Pick Up By Proxy
To pick up another household's (or family's) food package and other services, you must have the following:
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Your ID (person picking up)
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All IDs for those in the household for which you are picking up
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A note stating who may pick up the food (and other services) signed by an adult member in the household for which you are pick up.



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