The Contact Center has been serving the Greater Yankton Area since 1975. The Contact Center is located in the lower level of the County Government Center on 3rd and Broadway. (605)260-4400
The Contact Center is an emergency assistance agency and food bank serving the Greater Yankton Area since 1974. Funded by United Way, Yankton County, City of Yankton and many local organizations, churches and individuals, the Contact Center provides the following services:
*Food Pantry
*Protective Payee Services
*Emergency Financial Assistance for rent, I-Care heat assistance, utility bills, medications, gas/oil, clothing vouchers, miscellaneous crisis needs. In 2020, the Contact Center had 1,507 visits to our food pantry. Of these requests for assistance, 1,149 children 17 years of age and under were served with food assistance. 111 people 65 years of age or older were also served. Food insecurity remains an unfortunate reality in our community and beyond. The Contact Center remains committed in providing food to those in need. Anyone having trouble getting to our facility or experiencing schedule conflicts can call our office at (260-4400) and other arrangements can be made. The Contact Center would also like to remind folks that there are also other programs in the Yankton area providing food relief. The Contact Center works in unison with those programs to help where it's needed. The Contact Center Emergency Assistance Services:
• non-narcotic medications
• Gas money to get to medical appointments
• Rental assistance for those facing eviction.
• Utility assistance for disconnect notices. The Contact Center relies heavily on individual financial donations from you, the great people of our community, as well as people from other communities and former Yankton residents living eleswhere. Former clients have donated as well as a way of giving back. Private financial donations are vital to our existence and success. We ask you to remember us when the feeling of charity and giving calls. We are eternally grateful for your support and we will stay the course to provide comfort and security to those in need.
