Assistance Programs
Des Moines, IA: Iowa Capital Area Command Office Assistance Programs Information
The Salvation Army of Des Moines helps overcome poverty through:
Pathway of Hope
- Pathway of Hope population served: The goal of Pathway of Hope is to guide families living in Polk, Warren and Dallas counties with children 18 years and younger through crisis and instability to a place of security in order to ultimately break the generational cycle of poverty.
- Pathway of Hope program strengths: We work to build a community for Pathway families, enabling them to connect with and benefit from many of our programs and other community resources.
- Call 515-282-3599 to learn more.
Material Assistance
- Material Assistance program strengths: A parent shouldn't have to choose between feeding a child and paying the electric bill, but sadly, these are often the choices that people living in poverty are forced to make. Our Material Assistance program helps bridge the gap.
- Call 515-282-3599 to learn more.
Food Pantries
- Food Pantries program strengths: The food pantries feed thousands of families each year, offering nonperishable food items and fresh produce when available.
- Food Pantry location: The Salvation Army Capital Area Command has a client choice food pantry at 1400 NW 100th St.
- Food Pantry hours:
- Monday-CLOSED
- Tuesday-9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday-9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Thursday-CLOSED
- Friday-9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Weekends-CLOSED.
- Monday-CLOSED
- Our main food pantry and Citadel location both have anytime racks as well as produce as available Monday through Friday.
Mobile Breakfast Service
- Mobile Breakfast Service schedule: The Mobile Breakfast Canteen goes out on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. On Tuesdays, it will move through the north side. On Thursdays, it moves through downtown. Wednesdays start around 8 a.m. and go through the south side.
- For more information about the program, call 515-282-3599.
- Interested in volunteering or helping make a breakfast casserole? Learn more.
Program Schedule
Timezone: -06:00 USA Central Time (DST)
Location: Des Moines, IA: Iowa Capital Area Command Office
The food pantries feed thousands of families each year, offering nonperishable food items and fresh produce when available.
The Salvation Army Capital Area Command has a client choice food pantry at 1400 NW 100th St.
Food Pantry hours:
Monday-CLOSED
Tuesday-9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday-9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Thursday-CLOSED
Friday-9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Weekends-CLOSED.
Our main food pantry and Citadel location both have anytime racks as well as produce as available Monday through Friday.
Timezone: -06:00 USA Central Time (DST)
Location: Des Moines, IA: Iowa Capital Area Command Office
The Mobile Breakfast Canteen goes out on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday mornings. On Tuesdays, it will move through the north side. On Thursdays, it moves through downtown. Wednesdays start around 8 a.m. and go through the south side.
Our mobile breakfast service serves a hot egg casserole, as well as beverages, individually boxed cereals, donuts, hard-boiled eggs and other items when available to approximately 1,000 homeless and near-homeless people. For more information about the program or for details about how to volunteer, please call 515-282-3599.
Stats
1 in 3
One in 3 central Iowans, including thousands in Des Moines, doesn't earn enough to cover basic expenses like food, housing and healthcare without support. Many are homeless, living in shelters and on the street. Others are one car repair or one unexpected medical expense away from a crisis.
You can help fight poverty one person at a time.
Poverty is often hidden in plain sight.
It's important to offer immediate, short-term assistance to those struggling to survive. But we also know it's critical that we work to identify and address the root issues that cause poverty, like addiction, homelessness, job loss, lack of education, discrimination and many other factors in order to halt the cycle that perpetuates from one generation to the next.
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