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Help in Dowagiac
24 service locations
Family and youth
Dowagiac Head Start
Child care and early childhood education
203 S Paul St, Dowagiac · 269-782-2983
Head Start early childhood program — 30 funded slots; operated by Tri-County Council for Child Development, Inc..
SMC
Child care and early childhood education
59800 Cherry Grove, Dowagiac · 269-782-4593
Head Start early childhood program — 17 funded slots; operated by Tri-County Council for Child Development, Inc..
Food assistance
Food pantry
301 Main Street, Dowagiac · 269-782-0000
Action Ministries - 14M000001
Meal program
301 Main St, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Food pantry
58273 M-51 S, Dowagiac · 269-782-8424
Dowagiac District Library - 14M000008
Meal program
211 Commercial St, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Dowagiac Middle School - 140200608
Meal program
57072 Riverside Dr, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Eagle'S Wood Apartments - 14M000009
Meal program
29509 Amerihost Dr, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
First United Methodist Church - 14M000025
Meal program
326 N Lowe St, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Indian Hills Apartments - 14M000012
Meal program
400 Cleveland St, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Justus Gage Elementary School - 140201983
Meal program
301 Oak St, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Food pantry
504 East Prairie Ronde St., Dowagiac · 269-213-1438
North Pointe Center - 140009082
Meal program
704 Orchard St, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Pathfinders Alternative Ed - 140202193
Meal program
501 N Paul St, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Pokagon Potawatomi
Food assistanceFood bank
Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations (FDPIR) administering agency — distributes USDA foods to income-eligible households living on or near participating reservations.
Riverside Apartments - 14M000013
Meal program
550 Riverside Dr, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Twin Lakes Park - 14M000016
Meal program
52698 Park Ct, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Vineyard Place - 14M000017
Meal program
508 Vineyard Place Dr, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Walter Ward Park - 14M000018
Meal program
309 Thickstun St, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Water Tower Park - 14M000019
Meal program
Helena St, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
White Pines Mobile Home Park - 14M000022
Meal program
29530 M 152, Dowagiac · (269) 782-4402
Free summer meals for kids and teens (2026 season) — sponsored by Dowagiac Union School District - 14020.
Health care
Community health centersliding-scale fees
57392 M 51 S, Dowagiac · 269-390-1170
Health care
58620 Sink Road, Dowagiac
Tribal health station
Housing and shelter
Dowagiac Housing Commission
Housing assistance
100 Chestnut St, Dowagiac · 269-782-3786
Public housing and Housing Choice Voucher agency
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