Food & Basic Needs
Food pantries, meal programs, clothing, and essential supplies
21 resources
Birthright
Support center for pregnant people offering maternity clothing and infant clothing through age one.
Coats for Kids
Seasonal coat assistance program for children through referral.
Community Clothes Closet
Provides gently used interview-appropriate clothing.
Open Closet
Free clothing closet operated at St. John's Lutheran Church.
Dubuque Area Labor Harvest
Community food giveaway program that also serves breakfast on some Saturdays.
Dubuque County Veteran Affairs Food Pantry
Food pantry for veterans and spouses of veterans who qualify.
Dubuque Food Pantry
Pantry providing groceries, meat, and paper products to households in need.
Emergency Food Pantry at Resources Unite
Emergency pantry connected to Resources Unite.
Hope House Catholic Worker
Hospitality site offering food pantry support and community meals.
Salvation Army Dubuque
Provides food assistance to families with limited income.
St. Vincent De Paul
Provides food vouchers, food pantry help, and vouchers for clothing and furnishings.
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) at VNA
Nutrition support program for pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and young children.
Convivium Urban Farmstead
Food-focused nonprofit offering public classes, lunch-and-learns, free casseroles, and free food distribution.
Dubuque Rescue Mission
Mission serving free meals to anyone in need and emergency housing for men.
First Congregational UCC (CAFE Meals)
Weekly community meal open to all ages.
Meals on Wheels
Meal delivery resource listed for older adults through the aging network.
St. John's Episcopal Church
Church-hosted free meal site and mini pantry.
St. Luke Methodist Church
Church-hosted weekly community meal and pantry support.
St. Patrick Church - Foley Hall
Church-hosted Wednesday community meal.
Earth Angels
Takes donations of gently used household items and provides them to people in need.
Mission Thrift Store
Low-cost thrift store affiliated with the Dubuque Rescue Mission.