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 […]
2020 Core Grantees Announced
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has announced the Core Grantees for 2020. $100,000 has been awarded to eleven organizations across Iowa to shatter the barriers women and girls face to economic self-sufficiency: Employment, Child Care, Housing, Education/Training, Transportation and Mentoring. Recipients are: House of Hope, Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa, […]
Life After Addiction: How One Organization Is Helping Women Regain Their Self-Esteem and Build a Career
A special thank you to 2019 IWF Grant Partner, Heartland Family Services for writing this guest blog about one of their many programs, Iowa Family Works. Please visit their website to learn more about this organization, the people they serve, and how you can help. Iowa Family Works is a long-term residential treatment program for […]
Fast Track to Success – Amani Community Services
Amani Community Services is the Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Agency serving African Americans in Waterloo, Cedar Rapids and Dubuque, Iowa. Our mission is to end all gender-based violence in the African American community. We know that the number one reason our clients stay in domestic violence situations longer than they intend to is because […]
IWF Announces 2019 Grantee Partners
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has announced its Grantee Partners for 2019. Due to the commitment of our supporters we are able to award $90,000 in grants to these programs that provide the tools for women and girls to be economically self-sufficient. Congratulations to each of these grantees. Amani Community Services: Fast Track to Success for […]
Meet the 2018 IWF Grant Partners
The Iowa Women’s Foundation was pleased to see so many of our supporters at our Annual Awards Luncheon. Because of your commitment and devotion to bettering the lives of Iowa’s women and girls, together, we are able to award $100,000 in grants to 13 Grant Partners for the 2018 year. These 13 organizations are doing […]
IWF Awards Grants to Sustain Nine Iowa Non-Profit Programs
The Iowa Women’s Foundation, with support from its Board of Directors and sponsors, awarded grants to fund nine Iowa non-profit programs that focus on making lasting improvements to the lives of women and girls. “We are proud this year to be able to award the highest number of grants in the past decade of the […]
