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
LINK Grinnell Fills Child Care Void in Poweshiek County
April 24, 2020A special thank you to our Grant Partner the LINK Grinnell for writing this guest blog and telling us about their work. Community members and business leaders convened for months to address the childcare desert in Grinnell. A collaborati… Read more »
House of Hope Gives Women Support and Self-Sufficiency
April 23, 2020A special thank you to our Grant Partner the House of Hope for writing this guest blog and telling us about their work. House of Hope turns 25 years old this year! Since 1995, House of Hope has helped hundreds of women and families out of homelessness… Read more »
For Essential Workers, Nothing Is More Essential Than Child Care
April 6, 2020This guest column from IWF Executive Director, Dawn Oliver Wiand was originally published in the Gazette Thursday, April 2nd. For the last three weeks, our country has grappled with the question, “In a crisis, what can’t we live without?” We’ve had to… Read more »
Dubuque Child Care Center Serves Low-Income Communities with IWF Grant
April 2, 2020A special thank you to our Grant Partner the Marita Theisen Childcare Center for writing this guest blog and telling us about their work. The overall Steeple Square project has been focused on restoring a historic church campus while revitali… Read more »
Run Like A Mother 5K
March 31, 2020With the best interest of our runners at heart, we have decided to host a virtual race for the 2020 5K event. Run or walk a 5K (3.1 miles) on any route you choose between May 3rd and May 10th and record your time to submit for awards. Prizes will also… Read more »
Ovation 2020
March 23, 2020In light of Covid-19, the work of the Iowa Women’s Foundation is even more important during this time of uncertainty, especially with the child care initiative we have been working on for two years. Over 30 communities have joined efforts and are worki… Read more »
New Child Care Facility to Open in Montgomery County’s Child Care Desert
March 17, 2020A special thank you to our Grant Partner Montgomery County Child Development Association for writing this guest blog and telling us about their work. In the fall of 2018, after Red Oak, Iowa was identified by Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR… Read more »