Advocacy and Resources

• Childcare Answers: a data bank search link
• Childcare Finder, Powered by FSSA
• Bona Vista Solutions

• Kokomo Rescue Mission clothing
• KRM Thrift Store

Take a closer look at how you can financially prepare for your college experience.

• Financial Aid
• Financial Strategies
• Student in Crisis Fund
• IU MoneySmarts
• Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Place an online shopping order for free with our own Cougar Cupboard. Pick-up your order in the Student Life office, Kelley Student Center Room 210. Non-perishable food, hygiene products and class supplies (paper, pens, pencils, binders) available.

Community food pantries (call ahead, as hours and locations can change):

Hands of Grace: 2012 S. Goyer Road, Kokomo

Monday 3:30 to 6 p.m., and Wednesday 1 to 3 p.m.

Drive in from the south and follow around to the awning over the church. Bring ID and proof of address.

Samaritan Love Center: 124 W. Elm St., Kokomo. Wednesday 9 to 11 a.m.

Bring bags or boxes, ID if it’s your first visit, and proof of income.

Yeshivat Tzion Synagogue Free Food Pantry: 614 W. Monroe St., Kokomo

1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday. Bring bags or boxes. ID required.

Salvation Army: 1105 S. Waugh St., Kokomo
Thursday and Friday 8:30 to 11 a.m. and 1 to 3:30 p.m.

Hygiene and food products. Bring bags or boxes.

Kokomo Rescue Mission: 321 W. Mulberry St., Kokomo
Monday and Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. (Call 765-456-3838 for an appointment)

Food Finders Mobile pantry. Locations and times vary. Follow link for schedule and location.

Food Assistance Availability Map

If you are experiencing homelessness please contact the resource navigator at slcd@iu.edu or call at 765-455-9353.

• Kokomo Rescue Mission
• Family Service Association
• Coordinated Assistance Ministries Inc. 

Housing note: IU Kokomo does not provide student housing. Off-campus housing is offered by private parties.

IU Kokomo off-campus apartment listings

Consider posting an ad on the IU Buy/Sell/Trade page of your One.IU app to find an apartment or roommate.

Indiana Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Household Goods and Appliance (Used)

• Facebook Marketplace
• IU Buy/Sell/Trade

• Laptop computer loan program

• Indiana Public Wi-Fi locations

• Check with your internet provider for special discounts because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Response varies by company.

• The Dean of Students has a limited number of hotspot devices that may be loaned to students who do not have internet access. Contact iukdos@iuk.edu to check availability.

• IU Kokomo Career Services

Legal Aid: Discover how a legal professional can further assist you.

Howard County Prosecutor’s Office
104 N. Buckeye St., Room 208, Kokomo

Criminal: 765-456-2230

Child support: 765-456-2231

Criminal office hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday

Indiana Legal Services: Non-profit law firm that provides free civil legal assistance to eligible low-income residents of Indiana
Contact: 844-243-8570

Indiana Supreme Court

Indianapolis Legal Aid Society: Free legal assistance to eligible Indianapolis residents.

Neighborhood Christian Legal Clinic: Provides assistance to low-income Hoosiers: DACA renewal, expungement, housing and consumer justice, wills, and more.
Location: Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, but serves all of Indiana.
Contact: 317-429-4131

• Cityline Trolley (free Kokomo bus service) 
• Consider posting a ride or requesting a ride using IU’s Zimride service or on IU’s Buy/Sell/Trade page, both located on your One.IU app.
• Hoosier Rideboard -Find and share rides with Hoosier Rideboard. This app is for all IU students, faculty, and staff on all campuses who are looking for carpool partners or one-time carpool trips.

• A Consumer Fact Sheet from the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor
• Lifeline Telephone Assistance
• Area Five Agency Energy Assistance