United Is The Way to Community Resiliency
Every community deserves the opportunity to prosper. At United Way we work with our neighbors to build resilient communities that are ready for any challenge. Through initiatives in crisis response, environmental stewardship, and disaster preparedness, we are strengthening the foundations of communities for a more sustainable and secure future.
Crisis Care
Crisis Prevention and Intervention
- Text: 800-332-4224 (Mon.-Fri. 9AM-3PM)
- Chat (Mon.-Fri. 9AM-3PM)
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- Call 2-1-1, or 515-246-6555
- Call/Text Hours: Monday-Sunday 24/7
- Text: Text your zip code to 898211
- 211 Live 24 Hour Chat
Crisis Intervention
CAPS: 641-752-1730
Mid-Iowa Triumph Recovery Center: 641-750-5724
YSS: 641-752-2300
24-hour Crisis Lines
24-hour Crisis Line: 844-258-8858
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 800-272-8255
988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline Text
Sexual Assault: 800-203-3488
Domestic Abuse: 800-983-4641
Homicide & Violent Crime: 800-983-4641
Your Life Iowa: 855-581-8111, Text 855-895-8398, Live Chat Homepage | Your Life Iowa
Poison Control of Iowa: 800-222-1222
Red Cross: 515-243-7681
Central Iowa Community Services (CICS): 855-581-8111
Iowa Concern Hotline: 800-477-1985
24-hour L.U.N.A. (Latinas Unidas Por Un Nuevo Amancer) Crisis Line: 866-256-7668
Consulado de Carrera de Mexico en Omaha 24-hour Help Line: 520-623-7874
Military & Family Helpline 211
Clothing & Household Items
Caring Center: 641-752-7112
Salvation Army: 641-753-5236
Salvation Army Family Store: 641-752-3084
Medical Equipment Rentals (Through American Legion Post 46- Bob Miller): 319-750-4127
Counseling
Alcoholics Anonymous: 641-753-6314
Center Associates: 641-752-1585
Grace C. Mae Advocate Center: 641-753-1289
Heart and Solutions: 800-531-4236
In Perspective PLLC: 641-753-0440
Iowa Concern: 800-477-1985
Steiner & Associates: 641-844-1200
Prairie Ridge South formally known as SATUCI (Substance Abuse Treatment Unit of Central Iowa) : 641-752-5421
YSS: 641-752-2300
Community Misc. Resources
General Assistance: 641-754-6335
IowaWORKS Marshalltown: 641-754-1400
ISU Marshall County Extension: 641-752-1551
Marshall County Veterans Affairs: 641-754-6335
Marshalltown Public Library: 641-754-5738
Social Security Office: 877-819-2595
Consulado de Carrera de Mexico en Omaha
Find Government Benefits & Financial Help
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (IMMJ) 515-255-9809
Medical Equipment Rentals (Through American Legion Post 46- Bob Miller): 319-750-4127
Mental Health & Peer Support
Center Associates and Mental Health Urgent Care: 641-752-1585
Mid-Iowa Triumph Recovery Center: 641-751-7656
Iowa Warm Line: 844-775-9276 (5 PM-10 PM daily)
CICS - Mental Health or Intellectual & other Developmental Disabilities: 641-754-6390
Together We Can: 515-391-3233
Child Care & Preschool
Elim Children's Center: 641-752-8760
MICA Head Start & Early Head Start: 641-753-5523
Bobcat Academy: 641-328-1921
Sonshine Preschool: 641-753-3082
Dental
House of Compassion: 641-752-5999
Domestic Abuse
Abuse Hotline (Child & Dependent Adult): 800-362-2187
ACCESS: 855-983-4641
Dept. of Human Services: 800-714-4588
Elder Abuse Initiative: 877-538-0508
L.U.N.A. (Latinas Unidas Por Un Nuevo Amancer): 319-242-7536
RISE (Resources for Indigenous Survivors & Empowerment: 641-481-0334
Food & Essentials
House of Compassion: 641-752-5999
Salvation Army: 641-753-5236
Emergency Food Box: 641-753-2801
Mid-Iowa Triumph Recovery Center: 641-751-7656
Free Food Pantries & Summer School Lunch Program:
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/marshall/community-food-system-program
*Opens May 1* Senior Citizen Farmer's Market Voucher (NEI3A):
https://nei3a.org/our-services/farmers-market-checks/
Housing Insecurity
YSS: 641-752-2300 (25 yrs old or younger)
The Bridge Home (Homeless Shelter in Ames): 515-232-8075
Mid-Iowa Triumph Recovery Center: 641-751-7656
ACCESS: 800-696-2980
Statewide homeless assistance throughout Iowa: 833-739-0065
Local access points for coordinated entry: 641-752-2300 / 515-232-8075
Online housing assistance: www.iowahousinghelp.com
Legal Aid
Iowa Legal Aid: 800-532-1503
Volunteer Lawyers Project: 800-728-1172
Iowa Concern Hotline: 800-447-1985
Consulado de Carrera de Mexico en Omaha
Iowa Migrant Movement for Justice (IMMJ) 515-255-9809
RISE (Resources for Indigenous Survivors & Empowerment): 641-481-0334
Monsoon (Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity): 515-288-0881
Medication
House of Compassion: 641-752-5999
Rent Assistance
Salvation Army: 641-753-5236
HUD Section 8: 641-754-5756
Veterans Affairs: 641-754-6335
Marshall County General Assistance: 641-754-6335
Sexual Abuse/Assault
ACCESS: 800-203-3488
Substance Abuse
Prairie Ridge South formally known as SATUCI (Substance Abuse Treatment Unit of Central Iowa) : 641-752-5421
YSS: 641-752-2300
God's Way Ministry: 641-420-0275 or 641-373-0333
Victim Crime Services
ACCESS: 800-983-4641
Disaster Recovery
Red Cross of Central Iowa: 515-243-7681
Red Cross of Central Iowa: 800-733-2767
Salvation Army: 641-753-5236
Utility Assistance
Salvation Army: 641-753-5236
YSS: 641-752-2300
Mid-Iowa Community Action: 641-752-7162, Option 1
House of Compassion: 641-752-5999
Transportation
Marshalltown Municipal Transit Services
Click HERE for more information
People Rides
Click HERE for more information
Tax Preparation
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