2010 Grant Partners
Harvesting Our Potential: Sustainable Agriculture Internships for Women
Women, Food and Agriculture Network/Tides
Create a comprehensive professional mentor program to educate and provide experience for young women interested in the growing field of sustainable agriculture.
Location/Service Area: Ames/Statewide
Amount: $3,500
Inmate Art at the Iowa Correctional Institute for Women
Inmate Art/ Metro Arts Alliance of Greater Des Moines
Expand an artist teaching program that gives female inmates the opportunity to explore self-expression, learn art techniques and acquire skills in graphic design, framing and matting.
Location/Service Area: Des Moines/Central Iowa
Amount: $3,500
Living Apart, Parenting Together
Family & Children's Council of Black Hawk County
Stabilize the lives of children who are survivors of domestic violence by developing parenting plans, addressing safety issues, reducing conflict and increasing child support compliance.
Location/Service Area: Waterloo/Black Hawk County
Amount: $4,000
Empowering Young African American Women
YWCA of Black Hawk County
Increase graduation rates and decrease teenage pregnancy among African American high school women by engaging in community service mentoring and educational activities targeted around personal growth, black heritage, decision making and career exploration.
Location/Service Area: Waterloo/ East High School in Waterloo
Amount: $5,500
Guided Conversations: A Toolkit for Advocacy with Battered Women and their Children
Waypoint Services for Women, Children and Families
Nurture the valuable relationship between mother and child by addressing and overcoming the negative perception of battered mothers with a statewide curriculum that will teach strategies for handling child resentment, empowering mothers and reversing learned battering behaviors.
Location/Service Area: Cedar Rapids/ Statewide
Amount: $5,000
This program marks the first grant offering from the Susan Schechter Memorial Fund.