Iowa City Free Lunch

The Community Kitchen works to alleviate hunger in Cerro Gordo County and surrounding communities with our Free Meal Program, providing freshly prepared meals to people in need. We serve a free lunch 6 days and an evening meal 4 nights every week, with dine-in and carryout available for all meal services. There is no means testing for our services, and a free meal is provided to all who come to us in need.

Kitchen volunteers: help prepare and serve meals for lunch or evening service. Food rescue: drive organization van to various grocers and restaurants to pick up food donations, return to meal site, and unload while we weigh food – lifting required from 20 lbs. (frequently) up to 50 lbs. (occasionally) per box, and from 300 lbs. up to 2,000 total lbs. of food picked up per shift.

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