Donate now
Other Ways to Give
Monthly Donations
Your sustainable monthly gift provides stability during the ups and downs of the giving cycle.
Gifts of Stock
Stock in privately owned companies, marketable securities/bonds, real estate, life insurance, and more.
Legacy Giving
Make a lasting difference in the future of CommUnity through your will, endowments, and trusts.
Strike Out Hunger
Summer break is supposed to be a time of fun activities and adventures, but for some children, summer vacation means less day-to-day structure and fewer reliable meals. According to Feeding America, 10.3% of Johnson County children experienced food insecurity in 2019.
Warm Hearts, Warm Homes
For many of our neighbors, low temps and high utility costs means facing dangerous living conditions during the winter and financial crisis in the spring. Your gift to Warm Hearts, Warm Homes allows us to provide safe housing for families.
Your Donations Matter
Food Donations & Food Drives
Donation Drop-Off:
Food donations may be dropped off at the Pepperwood Plaza Food Pantry Monday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Please drive around the building to the mural side and ring the doorbell next to the pantry’s garage door.
CommUnity Food Pantry at Pepperwood Plaza
1045 Highway 6 East
Iowa City, IA 52240
319-351-0128
Donation Hours:
Monday – Friday from 8:30 am–4:30 pm
Saturday from 9:00 am–1:30 pm
Sunday: Closed
Top Ten Needed Donations
1. Financial Donations
2. Canned Fruit in Juice
3. Peanut Butter
4. Canned Meat
5. Baby Diapers
6. Baby Formula
7. Rice and Pasta
8. Hearty Soups and Stews
9. Toilet Paper
10. Laundry Detergent
- Unopened baby food and formula
- Opened diapers, wipes, menstrual products and other hygiene products
- Some foods that are past the “sell by” or “best if used by” dates
- Slightly dented cans and those with rust that easily rubs off
- Pet food
- Opened laundry detergent
- Properly labeled domestic/wild game that was processed by a state or federally inspected processing plant or meat locker and lists the name of the animal and name/location of the processing facility
Garden or farm produce that is:
- Free of mold or decay with several days of remaining shelf life
- Properly packed in sturdy containers to prevent damage and bruising
- Sanitary and free of rodents and insects
- Grown using water obtained from a public water system
- Handled only after proper hand-washing procedures
- Wiped free of as much dirt as possible
- Transported using a clean transport vehicle
- Egg donations that are labeled and graded, come from a producer licensed in Iowa, and have been stored consistently at a temperature at or below 45°F.
- Baby food or formula past its expiration date
- Cans with sharp dents, bulges or rust not easily be removed
- Unlabeled food
- Homemade items
- Meat from your freezer
- Non-consumable items like clothing, furniture, cribs, etc. We recommend our partner agencies The Crowded Closet, Goodwill of the Heartland or Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity ReStore
