Agape Cafe Breakfast Serves Dignity to Iowa City Homeless
Agape Cafe in Iowa City offers a sit down breakfast service for the homeless every Wednesday from 6 to 8 30 with menus and daily specials. About 65 diners weekly, mostly men, receive meals prepared by 20 volunteers using funds from donations and the Table to Table Food Rescue.
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Semken
North Liberty
Inspiration Cafe
Chicago
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University of Iowa
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US Episcopal Chaplaincy
Agape Cafe
Hunger programs sustain Cedar Rapids and Iowa City communities
A Cedar Rapids shelter closure left a man living on the streets while local soup kitchens provide meals. In Iowa City the Wesley Center serves about 100 people daily six days a week with long running programs by Johnson County churches and neighbors. In Johnson County hunger relief spans 25 agencies from Agape Cafe on campus to Salvation Army efforts feeding thousands yearly. Dana Hutton notes a paradox of plenty with ongoing need.
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University of Iowa
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Iowa
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Linn County
Thompson
Hunger discussion forum to address Eastern Iowa food needs
KCRG TV and The Gazette host a 7 p m May 7 forum at the Salvation Army Cedar Rapids to discuss hunger in the region. Officials from the Crisis Center food bank and Table to Table describe rising needs, while DHS notes steady meal-site demand and ongoing gaps despite aid.
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the Gazette
Iowa
Salvation Army
1000
C Ave. NW
Cedar Rapids
Meal Eligibility in Eastern Iowa Schools 2000 01
Eastern Iowa schools report student access to free or reduced price meals during the 2000 01 school year. Data covers eligibility criteria, district shares, and program participation across multiple districts and grade levels.
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