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 »
CAREforce Facebook Frames
May 15, 2020CAREforce Facebook Frames Child care is essential—and child care providers are essential workers. Help us drive awareness of the challenges they face, so we can pool our resources, our talents, and our collective drive to support them however we can. S… Read more »
Calling All Community Review Panelists!
May 8, 2020Applications are in for 2021 Core Grants! Community Review Panelists (CRP’s) are needed to help us review grant applications. Interested in being a part of a panel? Please complete a fillable electronic CRP application form, and return to Ann at ann@ia… Read more »
The CAREforce for Our WORKforce
May 7, 2020Child care professionals drive Iowa’s economy by providing essential services for families, allowing working parents to thrive in careers while children receive critical early childhood support. They are not merely babysitters—these highly-trained prof… Read more »
From the Frontlines: Child Care & COVID-19 – Two Sisters, Two Stories
May 6, 2020These stories come from two sisters, Bree Hepker and Molly Stark, who each run an Early Beginnings child care center—one in Atkins and the other in Van Horne.
Women’s Funding Network announces ‘Signal for Help’ program for those trapped at home with abusers
April 29, 2020Hand signal provides those experiencing violence in home isolation a way to discreetly communicate when they need help