2017 Iowa Hunger Directory 2017 Edition | Page 544

United Way of North Central Iowa DESCRIPTION CONTACT NAME Michelle Crooks EMAIL programs@unitedwaynci.org United Way of North Central Iowa envisions a world where all individuals and families achieve their human potential through education, income stability, and healthy lives. Specific projects to feed hungry people in North Central Iowa include supporting the BackPack Program, which provides meals for food insecure children to take home over days when school is not in session and the National Association of Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger food drive. PHONE 641-423-1774 HOW TO HELP OFFICE ADDRESS 2911 4th Street SE, P.O. Box 1465 Mason City, IA 50401 TYPE OF WORK Advocacy, Community Based COUNTIES Butler Cerro Gordo Floyd Franklin Hancock Kossuth Mitchell Winnebago Worth Page | 543 There are opportunities for individuals to donate money and for farmers to donate grain commodities, for individuals and teams to volunteer, and for individuals to advocate on behalf of strong communities. Volunteers are especially needed to volunteer to package meals for the Backpack Buddies program, to assist with the annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive, and to join a speakers bureau that can point out the signs of chronic childhood hunger.