Refugee Child Care Microenterprise Program

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LSI assists refugee women in increasing their financial stability by becoming registered in-home child care providers and expanding the number of safe and culturally appropriate places to provide child care for working parents.

Hawkeye Responsive Child Care

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The Hawkeye Responsive Child Care program will provide access to culturally sensitive child care options benefiting both HCC’s most vulnerable students who are also parents, and the students who provide child care services.

Prepared to Care (P2C)

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Prepared To Care (P2C) was developed to support in-home based child care businesses being operated out of Oakridge owned apartment units.

Hawkeye Child Care Director Credential – CCSF Grant

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Completing credentialed training through Hawkeye Community College’s Online Child Care Director Training has the potential to significantly increase the lifetime earnings of child care workers in Black Hawk County.