The Harvesting Our Potential Mentorship Program for Iowa’s Female Farmers Offered New Opportunities in 2021
January 20, 2022A special thank you to our 2022 Grantee Partner, Women, Food & Agriculture Network for writing this guest blog and sharing more about their wonderful organization. To learn more about them, visit https://wfan.org or visit https://wfan.org/harvestin… Read more »
2021 Top 10 Accomplishments
January 18, 20222021 was a year of action for the Iowa Women’s Foundation. Improving the lives of Iowa’s women and girls by shattering the barriers to their economic self-sufficiency continues to drive the work of the Foundation. To review the 2021 Top Ten Accomplishm… Read more »
Coffee with Dawn!
January 13, 2022Join us for Coffee With Dawn, held on the first Tuesday of each month from 8:30 – 9:00 AM. During this short and sweet virtual meetup, we’ll share current IWF initiatives, hear from grantees and guest speakers, and talk about the issues facing Iowa’s w… Read more »
Dr. Christine Grant Taught Us the Value of Teamwork
January 13, 2022She shined as an individual. But her true contribution was leveling the playing field for all women in sports. In remembrance of Dr. Christine Grant, 1936 – 2021 In December 2021, the Iowa Women’s Foundation lost a dear friend, Dr. Christine Grant. Chr… Read more »
Annual Luncheon Celebrates WHY!
October 26, 2021IWF hosted the 25th Annual Luncheon on October 7th at the Hyatt Regency Coralville. 360 attendees socially distanced in the main ballroom and 80 more joined virtually to share our individual “Why’s”, and why the work of the Foundation is important to c… Read more »
$100K in Grants!
October 26, 2021Eleven organizations have been awarded $100,000 collectively for programs addressing one of six identified barriers to women and girls’ economic self-sufficiency: Employment, Child Care, Housing, Education/Training, Transportation, and Mentoring. Grant… Read more »
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 »