The following is a short list of agencies who provide assistance in the Mahaska Community. Keep scrolling for food, housing, financial legal, and other needs. United Way of Mahaska County has a more comprehensive resource directory. (Resource Directory is a downloadable PDF.)
Food
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- Ecumenical Cupboard
205 South D Street
Open M-W-F 10 a.m. to 12 noon
641.676.4031 - End of Month Meals
Dinner served at rotating churches
641.673.6041 - SNAP (Food Stamps)
Mahaska DHS
410 South 11th
641.673.3496
- Ecumenical Cupboard
Financial
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- Love INC
Financial support and education
500 High Ave. West
641.673.3750 - Salvation Army
Financial support
641.672.1867 - Iowa FIP
Cash assistance to needy families
Mahaska DHS
410 South 11th
641.673.3496
- Love INC
Housing
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- Homeless Coalition
Emergency Shelter and rental assistance
641.670.0717 - General Relief
Mahaska County
301 1st Ave. East, Oskaloosa
641.672.2625 - Section 8
Income-based rental vouchers
108 First Ave East, Oskaloosa
641.673.8361
- Homeless Coalition
Legal
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- Iowa Legal Aid
Free legal advice on civil matters
112 East 3rd Street, Ottumwa
641.683.3166 - Crisis Intervention Services
Support for sexual assault and domestic abuse victims
500 High Ave. West, Oskaloosa
641.673.0336
- Iowa Legal Aid
Other
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- SIEDA
Utility assistance
114 North Market, Oskaloosa
641.673.8758 - Hew Hope Community
Thrift store and new parent support
308 5th Ave. West, Oskaloosa
641.676.1602 - Oskaloosa Rides
Fixed-route bus service
641.676.6043
- SIEDA