$100K in Grants!
Eleven 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. Grantees were announced at the annual luncheon on October 7th at the Hyatt Regency Coralville. Those receiving an award are: Boys and Girls Clubs of the […]
Helping Northeast Iowa Families Flourish with High Quality Child Care – Sunflower Child Development
A 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 families, visit: https://www.sunflowerchildcare.org/. Sunflower Child Development Center has certainly hit the ground running! This year, we expanded […]
New Child Care Director Certificate Training Expands Opportunities – Hawkeye Community College Fund
There is much to celebrate as training takes place for new childcare centers to open in the Cedar Valley and surrounding areas in Iowa. The National Administrator Credential (NAC) and National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA) approved Child Care Director Training has opened a pathway to becoming a childcare director. It provides a resource for […]
Watch the 2021 OVATION Unveiling Ceremonies
2021 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 9th edition of OVATION unveilings, where we’ll shine a spotlight on the Iowa […]
Welcome to the Hawkeye Community College Child Development Center!
We are focused on the whole child and their family, providing quality education to those we serve in a safe and nurturing environment. Our goal is to allow all our children and families to feel welcome and comfortable to learn and succeed. We provide care for children ages 6 weeks – 5 years old. […]
Grin & Grow Child Care – High-Fives for Mini Celebrations
I love to give high-fives to people. Anyone, anytime. Fortunately, I work with children. About 85% of my cohorts are 5 or under so that usually translates to between 50 and 100 high-fives a day. For the adults at our nonprofit childcare center, I have to be much more judicious with these positive and motivational […]
IWF’s President Named to the Governor’s Child Care Task Force
On March 10th, Governor Kim Reynolds launched a task force to confront Iowa’s child care crisis. The 17 member task force includes the Iowa Women’s Foundation’s President/CEO, Dawn Oliver Wiand. Along with the task force, over $13 million will be dedicated the to mission of providing accessible child care to many more Iowans. When asked […]
Meet Our 2021 Grantees
Previous Next Help 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: Polk County Barrier: Education/Training The SMART Girls program strategically focuses on providing academic […]
LSI’s Refugee and Immigrant Services Train, Empower Child Care Providers
For many parents who arrive in the U.S. as refugees, it is difficult to find quality child care. Families are adjusting to American life and may feel hesitant leaving their child with a stranger who doesn’t speak their language, or is unfamiliar with their culture. Lutheran Services in Iowa’s (LSI) Child Care Development Program trains […]
IWF to Spearhead Regional Effort to Bolster Women’s Economic Mobility
The 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 Regional Women’s Economic Mobility Hub project to increase the support and resources […]
