Become a Register Child Development Home in Iowa
October 26, 2020If you have been thinking about becoming a registered Child Development Home (CDH) in Iowa, now is the time! Child Care Resource & Referral of Iowa’s Child Care Ready accelerated professional development series is registering new applicants from Oc… Read more »
Meet Our 2021 Grantees
October 12, 2020Help us celebrate these amazing grant partners across the state of Iowa who are daily working to break down the barriers that keep woman and girls from achieving economic self-sufficency. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa Smart Girls Location: Pol… Read more »
Annual Luncheon – POWER: Perseverance, Opportunity, Wisdom, Efficacy, Resiliency
September 28, 2020The 24th Annual Luncheon is just around the corner! Do you have your ticket yet? This celebration of women and the POWER we have together is going virtual on Friday, October 9th at 11:45 am. You don’t want to miss! Join friends from across the state an… Read more »
Meet the 2020 Annual Luncheon Keynote Speakers
September 24, 2020We have not one, but FIVE, amazing speakers keynoting our 2020 Annual Luncheon taking place virtually on October 9. This year, we’ll explore the theme of POWER: what it means, who has it, and how we can spread it. Each of our speakers will touch on one… Read more »
POWER – Perseverance, Opportunity, Wisdom, Efficacy, Resilience
September 15, 2020Please join the Iowa Women’s Foundation as we celebrate the POWER of women and girls at the 24th Annual IWF Luncheon on Friday, October 9, 2020 at the location of your choice! Yes, the luncheon is going virtual! No worries about what to wear or how to… Read more »
Lutheran Services in Iowa Trains Former Refugees to Become Child Care Providers
July 15, 2020A special thank you to our Grant Partner Lutheran Services in Iowa for writing this guest blog and telling us about their work. For many parents who arrive in the U.S. as refugees, it is difficult to find quality child care. Families are adjusting to A… Read more »
IWF to Spearhead Regional Effort to Bolster Women’s Economic Mobility
July 15, 2020The Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) will lead the state of Iowa as part of a new national effort to support women and girls amidst the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. In June, the Women’s Funding Network (WFN) announced they are launching the… Read more »
Watch the 2020 OVATION Unveiling Ceremonies
June 16, 20202020 Online Unveiling Receptions Click to watch the Iowa City Area unveiling Click to watch the Des Moines Area unveiling Click to watch the North Liberty-Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Area unveiling Click to watch the Cedar Falls-Waterloo Area unveiling Join… Read more »
St Mark Youth Enrichment Continues Expanding with Focus on Social-Emotional Skills
June 1, 2020St. Mark Youth Enrichment provides safe places for kids in the greater Dubuque area, offering before and after school and summer programs. These programs fill a gap for working families and students in need of support with reading, math, and social-emotional skills.
In Solidarity: IWF and WFMN Statement on the Death of George Floyd
May 29, 2020The Iowa Women’s Foundation stands in solidarity with the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota and all citizens of Minneapolis today. Minnesota is our neighbor, and WFMN is a leader among women’s foundations in the US. The public outcry being heard in Minne… Read more »