Services
Child Care
The Manning Child Care Center is on N. Main Street. The new facility completed construction and opened in September 2002. The center provides child care for infants through school-age children. For more information, contact the center director at 712-655-KIDS (5437) or write to P.O. Box 243 Manning, IA 51455.
There are several home day care providers in the area. For a child care referral, contact the Child Care Resource & Referral at 1-800-999-5101.
Licenses
Driving Driver's Licenses may be obtained in Carroll at the driver's license station on Tuesdays - Fridays (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.) and Saturdays (8 a.m to 2 p.m).
Fishing and Hunting
Purchase your gaming licenses at Spies Fur Co., Hwy 141 West (712) 653-2328
Postal Services
City, rural, and post-office mail delivery is available through the Manning U.S. Post Office located at 216 Main St. Mail drop box is available. The business window is open Monday through Friday from 8:30a.m until 11:45a.m & 12:45 to 4:30p.m. Saturday hours are 8:30a.m. - 9:30a.m.
Quakerdale Youth Center
1500 West 3rd Street
712-655-2012
Founded in 1851 by Philadelphia Quaker Josiah White, Quakerdale began as an orphanage and has evolved into a statewide, private, non-profit social service agency.
Today Quakerdale provides a continuum of preventive and therapeutic services to approximately 1,000 Iowa youth and families who are experiencing crisis or difficulty in their lives. Quakerdale is owned and operated under the auspices of the Iowa Yearly Meeting of Friends (Quakers). Facilities are located in Manning, Marshalltown, New Providence, and Waterloo.
The agency is nationally accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children and licensed by the Iowa Department of Human Services. For more information on Quakerdale's programs, call Manning Campus Director, Gary Mahoney or visit the web site at www.quakerdale.org.
Senior Center
612 S. Main Street
712-655-3417
The Manning Senior Center offers senior citizens of the area a pleasant facility to eat nutritious meals and socialize. The facility was established about 20 years ago and belongs to the community of Manning.
Many activities take place at the center, including card groups every Friday, bingo, community meetings, and other scheduled activities. The MSC van will drive seniors to the center for meals, as well as deliver meals to the homebound. A five-member board and many volunteers are responsible for the facility.
Utilities
-Cable TV, Electric, Internet, and Telephone
Available through the Manning Municipal Comunications & Television System Utility (MMCTSU). Stop by the Manning City Hall for information on utility connection or call (712) 655-2660.
-Natural Gas
715 3rd St.
Contact the Manning Gas Department for information about gas service or hook-up at 655-3905.
-City Water and Waste Water
Contact City Hall at 712-655-2176 Waste Collection Contact D & L Refuse for information and pick-up dates. Recycling receptacle is located at Hwy 141 and Park Avenue
