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Davenport Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in Davenport, Iowa that provide free legal help, food and social services. Statewide programs are described on the Iowa page.

Iowa Legal AidFree civil legal assistance
Websiteiowalegalaid.org 
Phone800-532-1275
Address736 Federal Street, Suite 2309, Davenport, IA 52803

Iowa Legal Aid provides free legal help with civil legal problems for low-income Iowans, including housing, family, safety, disaster recovery and public benefits. It runs an Eviction Help Desk at the Scott County Courthouse in Davenport on Tuesdays.12

Food

River Bend Food BankFood bank for eastern Iowa and western Illinois
Websiteriverbendfoodbank.org 
Phone563-345-6490
Address4010 Kimmel Drive, Davenport, IA 52802

River Bend Food Bank leads the community-wide effort to end hunger in eastern Iowa and western Illinois, working through a network of food pantries, meal sites and partner agencies across 23 counties. The Davenport warehouse is a distribution hub, not a walk-in pantry. For groceries, use the pantry locator on the food bank site to find a pantry near you, including its public pantry at NorthPark Mall in Davenport.3

Social services

Community Action of Eastern IowaCommunity Action Agency for Scott County and nearby counties
Websitecaeiowa.org 
Phone(563) 324-3236
Address500 East 59th Street, Davenport, IA 52807

Community Action of Eastern Iowa is the Community Action Agency for Scott, Clinton, Muscatine and Cedar Counties, serving more than 25,000 people each year. It runs LIHEAP utility assistance, Head Start and early childhood programs, food pantries and other help for low-income families in the area.4

Friendly HouseNeighborhood center for children, families and seniors
Websitefriendlyhouseiowa.org 
Phone(563) 323-1821
Address1221 Myrtle Street, Davenport, IA 52804

Friendly House is a neighborhood center in Davenport that serves children, families and seniors. It runs a food pantry, child care programs and senior services, and offers emergency financial help when funds are available, including rent help for employed people facing a short-term crisis.5

Sources & notes

Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Iowa Legal Aid, Home page . The Davenport office address and toll-free intake number are not listed on the home page. They appear in the Iowa Office of Latino Affairs newsletter, Iowa Legal Aid , which lists the HELP Regional Office at 736 Federal Street, Suite 2309, Davenport, IA 52803, 1-800-532-1275. Iowa 211 lists the same address. ↩

  2. Iowa Legal Aid, Eviction Diversion Help Desks . ↩

  3. River Bend Food Bank, Home page  and Community Hunger Drive . The warehouse address appears on the Community Hunger Drive page, and the phone number appears on the home page. ↩

  4. Community Action of Eastern Iowa, About Us  and LIHEAP application . The phone number appears on the LIHEAP application, and the address appears on the About Us page and the donation page. ↩

  5. Friendly House, Frequently Asked Questions . The address and phone appear on the Friendly House child care scholarship application, PDF . Emergency financial help is described in the Scott County assistance guide, Friendly House emergency assistance . ↩

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