Dubuque County Early Childhood

11/20/2025

Many of our friends and neighbors have stepped up to help folks find food & fellowship for . 🦃🧡🤎💛 Check out this listing to find hot meal and food distributions taking place over the next week. Special thanks to all these organizations for providing help for others this holiday season:
Resurrection Catholic Church (Dubuque, IA)
Dubuque NAACP
Resources Unite
Dubuque Rescue Mission
Cathedral of St. Raphael and St. Patrick Church
Dubuque Area Labor Harvest
St. Luke's United Methodist Church, Dubuque
Crescent Community Health Center
Hills & Dales
THE OTHERSIDE
Culbies Event Center
The Salvation Army Dubuque IA
St. John's Episcopal Church
Bread of Life Presbyterian Church, Dubuque

11/20/2025

Even when SNAP benefits are accessible there are those neighbors that fall between the cracks and experience food insecurity everyday in Dubuque. Thank you to Senator Townsend for his tireless work organizing food deliveries to some of our most vulnerable.

09/17/2025

Congratulations to Dubuque County Early Childhood Board Member, Ben Loeffelholz, on receiving the "Rising Stars" Award presented by TH BizTimes.

Photo: Abbey Degenhardt (DCEC Director) and Ben Loeffelholz
More about Ben here: https://online.fliphtml5.com/amcii/cnaw/ =14

09/11/2025

We are looking to hire an Infant Early Child Mental Health Consultant. Career description:

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06/23/2025

Come see us at the Rec-n-Roll trailer, packed with yard games, Imagination Playground building blocks, bubbles, and more!

📅 This week’s schedule:

Monday, June 23
📍 Jackson Park | 9:30–11:30 a.m.
📍 Flora Park | 1–3 p.m.

Tuesday, June 24
📍 Port of Dubuque Grass Field | 9:30–11:30 a.m.
📍 Valentine Park | 1–3 p.m.

Wednesday, June 25
📍 Allison Henderson Park | 9:30–11:30 a.m.
📍 Murphy Park | 1–3 p.m.

Thursday, June 26
📍 A.Y. McDonald Park | 9 a.m.–1:30 p.m.

Friday, June 27
📍 Veterans Memorial Park | 1–3 p.m.

🌞 No registration needed—just show up and play!

06/23/2025

The following cooling centers will be available today, Monday, June 23:
- Bunker HIll Golf Course Clubhouse, 2200 Bunker Hill Rd. 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Carnegie-Stout Public Library, 360 W. 11th St. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center, 950 Elm St. 6:45 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.
- Dubuque Rescue Mission, 398 Main. 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
- Dubuque Salvation Army, 1099 Iowa St. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
- ImOn Ice Arena, 1800 Admiral Sheehy Dr. 7 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Kennedy Mall (public areas), 955 John F. Kennedy Rd. 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- Multicultural Family Center, 1157 Central Ave. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
- Petco, 2541 Northwest Arterial. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.
- PetSmart, 1300 John F. Kennedy Rd. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.

01/27/2025

It’s difficult to watch your child suffer through a virus, especially when you think it could be the flu. Learn the two key identifiers of influenza type A in children and ways to treat the symptoms.

01/21/2025

The following warming centers are available today:
• Bunker Hill Golf Course Clubhouse, 2200 Bunker Hill Rd. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
• Carnegie-Stout Public Library, 360, W. 11th St. 9 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Dubuque Rescue Mission, 398 Main St. 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• Dubuque Intermodal Transportation Center, 950 Elm St. 6:45 a.m. - 6:15 p.m.
• ImOn Ice Arena, 1800 Admiral Sheehey Dr. 6 a.m. - 10 p.m.
• Kennedy Mall (common areas), 555 John F. Kennedy Rd. 11 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Multicultural Family Center, 1157 Central Ave. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
• Petco, 2541 Northwest Arterial. 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. (Pet friendly)
• Pet Smart, 1300 John F. Kennedy Rd. 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. (Pet friendly)
• Salvation Army, 1099 Iowa St. 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

01/21/2025

The following warming centers are available today:
• Carnegie-Stout Public Library, 360, W. 11th St. 12 - 5 p.m.
• Dubuque Rescue Mission, 398 Main St. 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.
• ImOn Ice Arena, 1800 Admiral Sheehey Dr. 8 a.m. - 9 p.m.
• Kennedy Mall (common areas), 555 John F. Kennedy Rd. 11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
• Petco, 2541 Northwest Arterial. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Pet friendly)
• Pet Smart, 1300 John F. Kennedy Rd. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m. (Pet friendly)
• Salvation Army, 1099 Iowa St. 9:45 a.m. - 12 p.m.

01/21/2025

https://www.dcearlychild.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/DCEC_FamilyResourceGuide_FY25_Final_Website.pdf

12/17/2024