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Mobile Food Pantry

Our outdoor mobile sites operate March through November.

The Mobile Food Pantry provides monthly grocery assistance to residents of underserved and/or rural residential areas in Johnson County. The Mobile Pantry offers a variety of perishable and non-perishable food items, as well as baby and household items. Clients may choose the items that work best for their family, with some limits based on household size.

Mobile Pantry Schedule – March through November

  1. Modern Manor – 1st Friday 2-3pm
  2. Sunrise Village – 1st Friday 3:30-4:30pm
  3. Ecumenical Towers – 2nd Tuesday 3:30-5pm
  4. Breckenridge Estates – 2nd Wednesday 4-5:30pm
  5. Regency – 2nd Thursday 4-5:30pm
  6. Autumn Park Apartments – 2nd Friday 1-2pm
  7. Western Hills, Coralville – 3rd Wednesday 4-5:30pm
  8. Capitol House Apartments – 3rd Friday 3-4:30pm
  9. Cole’s Community – 3rd Tuesday 4-5:30pm
  10. Lake Ridge Estates – 4th Thursday 4:30-5:30pm
  11. Hills – 4th Friday 4-5:30pm

Mobile Pantry Schedule – December through February

  1. Ecumenical Towers – 2nd Tuesday 3:30-5pm
  2. Autumn Park Apartments – 2nd Friday 1pm-2pm
  3. Regency – 3rd Thursday 4:00-5:30pm
  4. Capitol House Apartments – 3rd Friday 3:00-4:30pm

First-Time Visit Information

Please arrive at least 30 minutes prior to closing so we can gather family information in a 15-20 minute first-time client interview.

We will ask you for your address, names and birth dates of everyone who lives with you, and income and benefits* received by everyone who lives with you. (*This information is required by some of our funders and does NOT change the amount or kind of food you will receive.)

After your first visit, you will only need to give us your name to receive assistance.

Can’t get to the mobile pantry?
Call 319-351-0158 to discuss other options.

Volunteer at our Mobile Pantries!

Click here to sign up to volunteer at one of our Mobile Pantry locations.

CommUnity’s Mobile Pantry is a “pop-up” pantry that travels to locations throughout Johnson County. Volunteers can sign up for a variety of duties. Duties may include unloading on-site, checking clients in, stocking, helping clients shop, and loading the van. Mobile Pantry volunteers must be 16+ to sign up and can accommodate groups up to 4. Shifts are available Tuesday through Friday from April through October. 

 

Inclement weather policy: The Mobile Pantry will be closed when the Iowa City Community School District cancels school due to inclement weather conditions. The Mobile Pantry may close or cancel due to severe weather or tornado warnings. The Mobile Pantry will remain open during extreme cold, unless otherwise noted on CommUnity’s website. 
In accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, and employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA.
 
Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g. Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.), should contact the Agency (State or local) where they applied for benefits. Individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing or have speech disabilities may contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.
 
To file a program complaint of discrimination, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, (AD-3027) found online at:
 
http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html, and at any USDA office, or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by:
(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture
 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
 Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;
(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or
 

Contact

Crisis Phone/Text: 988

Mobile Crisis: 855-581-8111

Business Line: 319-351-2726

Food Bank: 319-351-0128

Address

Mailing Address:

1121 S. Gilbert Court
Iowa City, IA 52240

 

Food Bank Address:

1045 Highway 6 East
Iowa City, IA 52240