Clare House pantry offers dignity and help in Wellington Heights
About 40 people visit Clare House food pantry weekly in Wellington Heights. Dima Kalyushik, 15, and family from Belarus rely on volunteers from Christ Episcopal Church. Co director Linda Antisavage notes the pantry serves neighbors since its 10 year origins and treats visitors as guests with refreshments and self selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Fruehling
Edar Rapids
Belarus
Dima Kalyushik
Wellington Heights
Christ Episcopal Church
Marina
Nikolay
Kalyushik
Clare House
Episcopal Church
Linda Antisavage
Cedar Rapids
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Park Avenue
17Th Avenue
St. Michael’s
40Th Street
Dima
Alex
Peter Grice
Marion
Hunger Relief in Eastern Iowa: Who, What, and How
A look at the hunger problem across Eastern Iowa detailing the scope of need as communities respond. It examines sources of food for area meal programs and pantries, how these efforts operate, and who benefits from relief with profiles of volunteers and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Davison Feeds Cedar Rapids Needy With Free Breakfasts
Henry Davison a 74 year old retiree and former Rockwell Collins worker began a youth center and a free breakfast program in Cedar Rapids to keep kids off streets and aid homeless men. He serves about 50 people five days a week with grits pancakes and eggs, near a Bible on each table though no sermon is given. The House of Prayer run by Pastor Jim Fields provides a daily free lunch to about 60 people with donated food and church support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Rockwell Collins
Nation
Third St. SE
Public
Davison
House of Prayer
12Th Street
Jim Fields
Rex Barber
Fields
Food-stamp use drops in northeast Iowa amid rising hunger
In northeast Iowa from 1990 to 2000, food-stamp recipients fell about 26 percent while hunger persists. DHS officials Melanie Tietz and Art Finnigan credit an expanding economy and welfare reform for fewer enrollees, though many still struggle to meet strict income and resource limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melanie Tietz
Rural Decorah
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Finnigan
Independence
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Clare House Food Pantry
C.R
Antisavage
Suzanne Grice
Peter
Gazette
Jim Slosiarek
Debbie Jones
Vickie Kral
Martello
Henry Davison
Uman Services
Orlan Love
Northeast
Mary Marti
Decorah
DHS
Tietz
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