Red Cross - Grant Wood Chapter

Iowa City Office
373 East College Street
Iowa City, IA 52240
Phone: (319) 337-2119
Toll Free: (800) 982-2438

Open Wednesdays: 9:30 a.m. - 1p.m.

American Red Cross Disaster Relief Operation – Iowa Storms
UPDATED RED CROSS SERVICES

The American Red Cross continues on the scene in numerous areas of the state providing shelter, meals and snacks to families forced from their homes by flooding.

The Red Cross will announce changes and additions as situations warrant.

Red Cross shelters are open at:

Opening at 7:30 p.m. - Zion Lutheran Church, 201 1st Avenue, Hiawatha
NOW OPEN – Roosevelt Middle School, 300 13th Street NW, Cedar Rapids
NOW OPEN – Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oakcrest Hill Road SE, Building A, Iowa City (Please register by 10 p.m.)
NOW OPEN - Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School, 1002 G Avenue, Vinton
NOW OPEN – Cavalry Foresquare Church, 1100 N. Highway 38, Tipton (Please register by 10 p.m.)

Pets (with the exception of services animals) are not allowed in Red Cross shelters, please make arrangements ahead of time with the following partner agencies:

Cedar Rapids:

Cedar Valley Humane Society, 7411 Mount Vernon Rd. SE - please call ahead 319-362-6288

No reptiles, horses or livestock.
Cats in carriers only, Dogs with lease and collars
Papers for pets appreciated but will work with folks without papers.
Horses or Reptiles (in cages only):

For information please call: Ruthanne 319-393-3500 X 210 Evening: 319-438-9901.

Cedar Rapids Animal Control, 319-848-7373

Edgewood Animal Hospital
Cedar Rapids, IA
CALL FIRST: 319-396-7800

Iowa City:
Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center at 319-356-5295x7 from 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. After hours call Iowa City Police at 319-356-5275

Corridor Volunteer/Assistance Information:

Iowa Road Condition Updates - http://www.511ia.org/default.asp

For Cedar Rapids:

Emergency Management Services’ phone number for evacuation transportation to shelter is 319-363-2671.

Iowa Concern Hotline - 1-800-447-1985
Call for additional volunteer opportunities

Additional Red Cross Services Across Iowa

Other open Red Cross shelters in Iowa:

University of Northern Iowa, West Gymnasium, 2501 Minnesota Street, Cedar Falls – 50 current residents
Clear Lake Middle School, 1601 3rd Ave. N, Clear Lake – 19 overnight residents
Wartburg-Waverly Sports and Wellness Center, 100 Wartburg Blvd., Waverly – 14 overnight residents

Additional Red Cross shelters have gone on standby to be reactivated as needed. These are NOT OPEN at this time:

First Presbyterian Church, 1111 5th Avenue N, Fort Dodge
Church of Christ - The Bridge, 905 Des Moines Street, Webster City
Hoover Middle School, 630 Hillcrest Road, Waterloo
Mental Health Institute, 2277 Iowa Ave, Independence

Meals are available at:
Parkersburg Veterans Memorial Building

Mobile Casework Continues:
Call 1-866-GET-INFO

Red Cross service delivery statistics to date as of Monday evening, June 9:
Meals and snacks served: More than 71,100
Bulk items Distributed: More than 37, 300
Counseling Assistance: 1480
Clients Served through Mobile Outreach: 297
Total Red Cross Staff: 480