Community Resources

The resources listed below have been compiled by the Northeast Iowa Community College counseling staff; inclusion in this list does not indicate endorsement by the College. The list below is not an exhaustive list of all of the available resources in the district. The staff encourages students to utilize these resources in addition to seeking guidance in the Counseling Office on their respective campus.

Note: We do not accept resource suggestions for the listings below.

Crisis Resources

General Resources

Service Type Calmar Area Peosta Area
Childcare Childcare Resource and Referral of Northeast Iowa
1.855.299.0499
Childcare Resource and Referral of Northeast Iowa
1.855.299.0499
Domestic Violence

Riverview Center
563.382.3332

Helping Services for Youth & Families
Decorah, Iowa
Main: 563.387.1720
Resource/Crisis Line: 800.383.2988

Riverview Center
1.888.557.0310

Counseling and Psychiatric

Lighthouse Counseling
1111 Paine St., Decorah
563.382.1900

Therapy Associates
314 West Main St., Decorah
563.382.2662

Decorah Counseling Center
709 Franklin St., Decorah
563.387.0428

Conrad Counseling and Family
319 Hwy 150, West Union
641.394.2505
(Title IX and Out-of-Pocket Only)

Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health
905 Montgomery St., Decorah
563.382.3649

Gunderson Clinic
1830 Hwy 150, Decorah
563.382.3140
(Second Location in La Crosse, WI)

Winneshiek Medical Center
901 Montgomery St., Decorah
563.382.2911

Abbe Center
129 S. Vine St., West Union
563.422.5344

Catholic Charities
1229 Mt. Loretta Ave., Dubuque
563.588.0558
1.800.772.2758

Community Circle of Care
799 Main St., Dubuque
563.556.3700

Crossroads Counseling Center
909 Main St. #505, Dubuque
563.556.0699

Families First
998 Fremont Ave, Dubuque
888.316.3025

Hillcrest Family Services
220 W 7th St., Dubuque
563.582.0145
1.800.437.8634

Lutheran Social Services
2255 John F Kennedy Rd. Dubuque
563.582.0044

Food and Local Food Pantries

Greater Area Food Pantry
110 Main St., P.O. Box 398, Calmar
563.567.8651

Northeast Iowa Food Bank
1605 Lafayette St. P.O. Box 2397, Waterloo
319.235.0507

Fayette County Food Shelf
P.O. Box 711, 14 Washington St., Fayette
563.425.3399

Decorah Food Pantry
604 W. Broadway St., Decorah
563.382.2638

Howard County Food Bank
204 2nd Ave, Cresco
563.547.4413

Oelwein Area Kitchen Cupboard
31 1st Ave NE, Oelwein
319.283.3595

Dubuque Food Pantry
1598 Jackson St., Dubuque
563.583.4440

Epworth Community Food Pantry
106 1st St. SE,
Epworth, IA 52045
(Pastorate Faith Formation Building)
Karen: 563.513.9001
June: 563.876.5562
Patty: 563.876.3890  

Food Stamps/Department of Human Services
799 Main St. P.O. Box 87, Dubuque
563.557.8251

Salvation Army
1099 Iowa St., Dubuque
563.556.1573

St. Vincent de Paul Society
4990 Radford Ct., Dubuque
563.584.2225

WIC (Women, Infant and Children)
220 W 7th St., Dubuque
563.557.4444

Healthcare and
Health Insurance

HAWK-I
1.800.257.8563

Gunderson Clinic
106 E. Main St., Calmar
563.562.3211

Winneshiek Medical Center
901 Montgomery St., Decorah
563.382.2911

Palmer Lutheran Health Center
112 Jefferson St., West Union
563.422.3811

Crescent Community Healthcare
1789 Elm St., Dubuque
563.690.2850

Visiting Nurses Association
1454 Iowa St., Dubuque
563.556.6200

Police Calmar Police Department
103 S. Washington St., Calmar
563.562.3224

Winneshiek County Sheriff
400 W. Claiborne Dr., Decorah
563.382.4268

Fayette County Sheriff
220 N. Industrial Pkwy, West Union
563.422.3234

Peosta Police Department
8579 Tennis Ln., Peosta
563.543.8579

Dubuque Police Department
770 Iowa St., Dubuque
563.589.4410

Dubuque County Sheriff
770 Iowa St. 3, Dubuque
563.589.4406

Pregnancy

Northeast Iowa Community Action Health Services
305 Montgomery St., Decorah
563.382.6025 

Alternatives Pregnancy Center
1006 Decathlon Dr., Waterloo
319.232.5683

Birthright of Decorah
300 E. Water St., Decorah
563.382.0344
1.800.550.4900

Birthright of Dubuque
1125 Main St., Dubuque
1.800.550.4900
563.556.1991

Catholic Charities
1229 Mt. Loretta Ave., Dubuque
1.800.772.2758

Clarity Clinic
2100 Asbury Rd., Dubuque
563.556.5250

Hillcrest Maternal Health
250 Mercy Dr., Dubuque
563.589.8595

Hillcrest Professional Clinic
220 W 7th St., Dubuque
563.583.6431

Substance Abuse and Gambling Northeast Iowa Behavioral Health
905 Montgomery St., Decorah

Pathways Behavioral Services
602 South Washington Ave., Fredericksburg

Gilbert A Alber PC
110 North Park Place, Cresco

AA and Al-Anon Area Intergroup
1668 Asbury Rd., Dubuque
563.557.9196

Substance Abuse Services Center (SASC)
799 Main St. #110, Dubuque
563.582.3784

Misc. Services

Information and Referral

Great Rivers Iowa
Dial 2-1-1 or 1.800.362.8255

Iowa Legal Aid
319.235.7008

Vocational Services

Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation Services
305 Montgomery Street, P.O. Box 89, Decorah
563.382.9634

Iowa Workforce Development
312 Winnebago St., Decorah
563.382.0457


Clothing

Discovery Shop-American Cancer Society
563.582.9800

Community Clothes Bin
106 1st St. SE
Epworth, IA 52045
Michelle: 563.845.1480
Karen: 563.513.9001

Goodwill
563.557.3158

Mission Thrift Shop
563.583.3443

St. Vincent de Paul Store
563.584.2226

Dental

Crescent Community Health Center
563.690.2850

Northeast Iowa Community College
563.556.5110, ext. 304

University of Iowa Dental College
319.335.7447

Heating

PIN (People in Need)
563.583.5056

Iowa Legal Aid
319.235.7008

Housing

Dubuque Rescue Mission (for men)
563.583.1394

Hope House (for men)
563.582.9079

Hillcrest Family Services: PATH Program
563.588.0605

Homeless Assistance Program Hotline
563.557.8331

Maria House (for women and children)
563.582.7480

Theresa Shelter (for women and children)
563.690.0086

Special Needs

Area Residential Care Brain Injury Support Group
563.589.8164

Hills and Dales
563.556.7878

Iowa Compass-Disability Resource Database
Iowa Vocational Rehabilitation
563.588.4697

Keystone AEA
Tri-state Independent Blind Society
563.556.8746

Transportation

Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
563.588.4592

The Jule/Dubuque City Bus
563.589.4196

Youth Services

Big Brother/Big Sisters of Eastern Iowa
563.583.7357, ext. 299

St. Mark’s Community Center
563.582.6211, ext. 100