Uncategorized Archives - CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank

February 25, 2021

Iowa City Police Department Mental Health Liaison, Position Opening Announcement

CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank is seeking individuals interested in the position of Iowa City Police Department Mental Health Liaison

This position, through partnership with Iowa City Police Department, will improve outcomes on mental health related calls for service and divert persons who need support and treatment from the emergency room and jail. Under the supervision of the Mobile Crisis Coordinator, the Mental Health Law Enforcement Liaison will work with assigned police officers to provide crisis intervention, referral and support to individuals in our community.

February 12, 2021

Prioritize Your Own Mental Health This Valentine’s Day

It’s almost Valentine’s Day, a holiday that can bring up both comfortable and uncomfortable emotions depending on your situation. Loneliness is absolutely a normal and understandable feeling to experience during this time, whether it’s because of your relationship status or the number of friends in your life.

December 11, 2020

Project Holiday Returns for 33rd Year

About 1,500 families will receive a holiday meal this year thanks to CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank’s Project Holiday. Held the week before Christmas, this distribution provides Johnson County families with all the ingredients needed to make a traditional holiday dinner. Project Holiday meals include choice of entrée, sides, vegetables, and a variety of […]

November 4, 2020

New Food Pantry Location!

CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank is excited to announce the opening a second Food Bank location in the Pepperwood Plaza in the South District of Iowa City.

September 18, 2020

Becca’s Crisis Intervention Volunteer Story

By Grace Basler, Communications Intern Like most college students, Becca started this school year amid the uncertainty of a hybrid in-person and virtual learning environment. Going into her senior year, Becca is studying Neuroscience and Russian. On a typical day, you might also find her playing the piano, drawing and creating art, playing video games, […]

September 4, 2020

Connecting through Crisis Intervention

By Grace Basler, Communications Intern In the summer of 2015, Sean was introduced to CommUnity through a friend who was a Crisis Intervention volunteer. He thought that volunteering in Crisis Intervention sounded interesting, but originally put off becoming a volunteer because he didn’t know if he could make time for the training. Eventually, however, Sean […]

August 12, 2020

Temporary Service Changes

Some of our services are temporarily limited due to service outages caused by the storm on August 10. We are currently unable to receive incoming phone calls. If you need to reach a member of our staff, please find their e-mail address at builtbycommunity.org/staff. If you are unsure who you need to contact, you may […]

August 10, 2020

Temporarily Closed

Updated 8/10/2020 at 2:45 p.m. CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank is temporarily closed due to a power outage caused by the severe storms the afternoon of Monday, August 10. We will update here, and on our Facebook page when operations resume. Thank you for your patience.

February 26, 2020

Mental Health Resources

Due to a recent suicide death that impacted many young people and families in our community, we want to share the resources we offer to support those affected by this loss.

January 14, 2020

2020 Pancake Breakfast- March 7

Join us at Our Redeemer’s 47th Annual Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser!All proceeds benefit CommUnity Crisis Services and Food BankSpecial thanks to our presenting sponsor, GreenState Credit Union Saturday, March 7, 20207:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Our Redeemer Lutheran Church, 2301 E Court St, Iowa CityRSVP via Facebook for event reminders! Adults – $7 / Children – $3 […]

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