Creating a Safe Space Where SMART Girls Can Thrive
September 20, 2021A special thank you to our 2021 Core Grantee Partner, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands for writing this guest blog and sharing more about their wonderful organization. To learn more about what they do and who they serve, visit https://bgcomaha.or… Read more »
Supporting the Social-Emotional Needs of Kids & Families
September 15, 2021IWF grant partner, St. Mark Youth Enrichment, creates environments filled with safety, love, and belonging. This is done through before and after school and summer programs that cultivate the educational and social-emotional growth for school age children and families in the greater Dubuque area.
That’s SMART: Helping Iowa Girls Find Honest, Accurate Information About Womanhood & Growing Up
September 13, 2021A special thank you to 2021 Grant Partner Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa for writing this guest post. To learn more about this phenomenal organization, visit https://www.bgcci.org/. Where do girls today get information about womanhood? Or strai… Read more »
Investing In Cedar Valley Child Care Is a Community Effort
August 23, 2021A special thank you to Cedar Valley Kids—one of our 2021 Building Community Child Care Solutions Fund (BCCCSF) grant partners—for writing this guest blog. Cedar Valley Kids (CVK) is on a mission to expand quality, affordable child care in the Waterloo/… Read more »
Helping Northeast Iowa Families Flourish with High Quality Child Care
August 18, 2021A special thank you to Sunflower Child Development, one of IWF’s 2021 Building Community Child Care Solutions Fund grant recipients, for writing this guest blog. To learn more about this wonderful organization that supports working parents and their fa… Read more »
New Child Care Director Certificate Training Expands Opportunities in Cedar Valley
August 5, 2021Thank you to our grant partner, Hawkeye Community College Child Development Center, for telling us more about their work. There is much to celebrate as training takes place for new childcare centers to open in the Cedar Valley and surrounding areas in… Read more »
When It Comes to Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency, Reliable Transportation Goes a Long Way
July 20, 2021Thank you to our 2021 Core Grant Partner—Horizons, a Family Service Alliance—for writing this guest blog. Child care and transportation are two of the biggest barriers to economic self-sufficiency facing Iowa women. Visit our Core Grants page to learn… Read more »
25th Annual Luncheon
July 8, 2021Save the Date! The Iowa Women’s Foundation is hosting the 25th Annual Luncheon on October 7th, 2021 at the Coralville Marriott and Convention Center, Coralville, Iowa. Mark your calendars and watch for more details in the weeks to come. We look forward… Read more »
BCCCSF Letters of Interest Now Being Accepted
July 8, 2021Letters of Interest (LOI’s) are currently being accepted for the Building Community Child Care Solutions Fund. Those interested in applying are asked to submit an LOI no later than July 30, 2021 describing their program on letterhead. LOI’s will be rev… Read more »
Watch the 2021 OVATION Unveiling Ceremonies
June 28, 20212021 Online Unveiling Receptions Click to watch the Iowa City Area unveiling Click to watch the Des Moines Area unveiling Click to watch the Cedar Rapids Area unveiling Click to watch the Cedar Falls-Waterloo Area unveiling 2022 Ovation Join us for the… Read more »