Food Resources for Patients & Families
Below are community food programs in Polk, Marshall, and Story counties. We’ll keep this page updated as information changes. You may also visit other resources list featured in the buttons bellow for more updated and detailed list.
Polk County
DMARC Food Pantry Network
Network
Find a pantry: Pantry locations & mobile sites
Phone: (515) 277-6969
Services: Multiple pantries, mobile pantry, and delivery options.
IMPACT Community Partnership
Pantry & Assistance
Phone: (515) 207-8908
Services: Food assistance and community support programs.
Caring Hands Outreach Center
Food Pantry
Hours: Mon-Fri, 12 PM-5 PM (appointment only)
Phone: (515) 967-4533
Hope Ministries – Bethel Mission Café
Hot Meals
Breakfast: 7 AM (Mon–Sat), 8 AM (Sun)
Lunch: 12 PM (Mon–Sat), 1:30 PM (Sun)
Dinner: 5 PM (Daily)
Phone: (515) 262-7290
Community Fridges – Polk County
Take What You Need
Community fridges are stocked by neighbors: “Take what you need, leave what you can.”
View locations & hours
- Sweet Tooth Community Fridge — HOME Inc Lot, 1618 6th Ave, Des Moines — 24/7
- Community Youth Concepts (CYC) — 1446 MLK Jr Dr, Des Moines — 24/7
- Budget Inn & Suites — 5220 NE 14th St, Des Moines — 24/7
- North DSM Community Fridge I — St. Andrew’s Episcopal, 5720 Urbandale Ave — 24/7
- Altoona Public Library — 700 8th St SW, Altoona — Library Hours
- CommonBond Properties (Bldg 1440) — 1440 E Grand Ave, Des Moines — Community Room Hours
- Chapel Ridge Apts — 210 S 41st St, West Des Moines — Community Room Hours
- Deer Ridge Apts — 6009 Creston Ave, Des Moines — Community Room Hours
- Harrington Apts — 677 16th St, Des Moines — Community Room Hours
- Hilltop Apts — 3722 Hubbell Ave, Des Moines — Community Room Hours
- Oakview Terrace Apts — 2901 Boston Ave, Des Moines — Community Room Hours
- Rosemont Apts — 2202 E Rose Ave, Des Moines — Community Room Hours
- Sutton Hill Apts — 2100 SE King Ave, Des Moines — Community Room Hours
- CareMore Health & Aspire — 1530 E Euclid Ave, Des Moines — Building Hours
- Des Moines Southside Library — 1111 SW Porter Ave — Library Hours
- Franklin Avenue Library — 5000 Franklin Ave — Library Hours
- North DSM Community Fridge II — 2300 Hickman Rd — 24/7
Marshall County
Story County
Food at First
Free Meals & Pantry
Phone: (515) 344-4357
Services: Daily free meal (no questions asked), weekly food pantry.
Mid-Iowa Community Action (MICA) – Ames
Pantry & Assistance
Phone: (515) 956-3333
Services: Emergency pantry, utility assistance, family development.
Keep this page current: If your organization is listed above and your hours, address, or services have changed, please email updates to communications@phcinc.net.
Last updated: October 27, 2025