14 Healthy Kids Iowa program locations open in the metro
The program is Governor Reynolds alternative to the Federal Summer EBT program.
Iowa HHS has contracted with six food banks to distribute food to 258 sites across Iowa. The program allows eligible families to pick up $40 of food per child per month.
Blake Willadsen, the Marketing and Communications Manager at Des Moines Area Religious Council Food Pantry Network, said that the Healthy Kids Iowa program will make a big difference.
'It's going to make a huge difference for those families at a time when it's definitely needed,' Willadsen said.
Willadsen said that DMARC will need additional volunteers for the Healthy Kids Iowa Program.
'Right now, the biggest challenge is just, you know, the logistics of operating another food pantry distribution, getting those materials that are needed, and just figuring out the little things like having an additional ten volunteers here for a Saturday afternoon, figuring out know how to staff that, how to store that food separately,' Willadsen said.
To sign up to volunteer at DMARC, visit DMARC's website.
Here are the locations of the 14 distribution sites in Polk County.
Knock and Drop
4801 Franklin Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
June 11, July 9, & August 6: 3:30-6:00pm
Johnston Partnership for a Healthy Community
5870 Merle Hay Rd, Suite C, Johnston, IA 50131
Tuesdays: 9:00am-1:00pm & 4:00-6:00pm;Thursdays & Saturdays: 9:00am-1:00pm
Urbandale Food Pantry
7901 Douglas Ave, Urbandale, IA 50322
Mondays – Thursdays: 9:30am-6:30pm;Saturdays: 8:00am-12:00pm
DMPS Capital View Elementary
320 E 16th St, Des Moines, IA 50316
June 17, July 3 & 17, & August 14: 3:00-4:00pm
DMPS Weeks Middle School
901 E Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315
June 10 & 24, July 8 & 22, & August 12 & 26: 3:00-4:30pm
DMPS Morris Elementary
1401 Geil Ave, Des Moines, IA 50315
June 12 & 26, July 10 & 24, & August 14 & 28: 1:00-2:30pm
DMPS Roosevelt High
4419 Center St, Des Moines, IA 50312
Tuesdays: 2:00-3:00pm
DMPS Garton Elementary
2820 E. 24th Street, Des Moines, IA 50317
June 17, July 1 & 15, & August 5 & 19: 2:45-3:45pm
DMPS Monroe Elementary
3015 Francis Ave, Des Moines, IA 50310
June 19, July 3 & 17, & August 7 & 21: 12:30-2:00pm
West Des Moines Human Services
139 6th St, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Mondays & Thursdays: 8:30am- 3:00pm;Tuesdays: 8:30am- 3:00pm & 4:30-6:30pm;Wednesdays & Fridays: 8:30am-12:00pm
Ankeny Northview Middle School
1302 N. Ankeny Blvd, Ankeny, IA 50023
June 17, July 1, July 15, August 5, August 19: 9:30am-12:00pm
Prairie Crossing Church
102 2nd Street NW, Mitchelle, IA 50169
June 10: 3:00-7:00pm; June 21: 10:00am- 3:00pm; July 8: 3:00-7:00pm; July 19: 10:00am- 3:00pm; August 5: 3:00-7:00pm; August 16: 10:00am-3:00pm
Grimes Storehouse
112 NE Ewing St, Suite B, Grimes, IA 5011
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 9:30-11:30am & 1st and 2nd Tuesdays of each month: 5:30-7:00pm
DMARC-Ket Food Pantry
100 Army Post Road, Des Moines, IA 50315
2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month: 9:00am-12:00pm
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