Removing Childcare As A Barrier to Women’s Economic Self-Sufficiency Through Gap Scholarships
This program works to remove the barrier of accessing affordable, quality child care to obtain/maintain work or training and decrease the work force gap while increasing women’s economic security for female-head of households based on poverty guidelines under 200%.
Refugee Child Care Training and Expansion
LSI helps refugee women to increase their families’ financial stability by becoming registered in-home child care providers through the Iowa DHS.
Teaching, Mentoring and Equipping St. Mark Families for Success
The overall goal of this project is to teach single mothers and girls social emotional skills, surround them with trusting mentors to practice and hone those skills, and equip them with tools needed to effectively implement what they learn.
Step Up for Success
Step Up for Success will assist teen parents by providing needed supportive services, assistance in paying for one to two months of childcare until their state application is approved, and gas vouchers in times of need.
Refugee Child Care Business Development Program
LSI helps refugee women to increase their families’ financial stability by becoming registered in-home child care providers through the Iowa DHS.
Heart of Iowa Childcare Services Expansion
The Heart of Iowa (HOI) program is designed for women with substance use disorder who maintain custody of their children while receiving residential treatment services.
Social Emotional Learning: Breaking Down Barriers to Success
St. Mark Youth Enrichment offers programs before/after school and in the summer for at-risk students pre-K through 5th grade.
Montgomery County Child Development Center – BCCCSF Grant
The Montgomery County Child Development Association (MCCDA) was formed to address the lack of quality affordable child care in Montgomery County.
Social Emotional Learning: Breaking Down Barriers to Success – Core Grant
St. Mark’s Youth Enrichment before- and after-school programs not only address affordable access to care beyond school hours but effectively improve students’ reading, STEM, and social emotional skills.
Stanton Child Care Resource Center Expansion – BCCCSF Grant
The Stanton Child Resource Center has been at capacity with a waiting list for over 4 years. It’s now working to more than double capacity through an addition and renovation of the current facility.
