She Rises

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She Rises is a new suite of programs that aim at tackling barriers to success that at-risk women and young girls face in their community.

Opportunity Dubuque – BCCCSF Grant

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Opportunity Dubuque builds career pathways for students to enter the workforce and continue their education and training, while filling employers’ demand for talent.

Smart Girls – Core Grant

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The SMART Girls program provides the space, support and tools needed to navigate adolescence and grow into self-sufficient women.

Social Emotional Learning: Expanding Model for Greater Impact – CORE Grant

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St. Mark’s is expanding its social emotional learning model to have direct programming for girls throughout the entire year, family engagement and education efforts targeted for single mothers to gain skills to foster healthy parenting practices at home, and adding training and consulting for other organizations in effective implementation of social emotional strategies.

Iowa Women in Trades: Apprenticeship Opportunity Network

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The Iowa Women in Trades Network (IWIT) links unemployed or underemployed Iowa women with opportunities to prepare for and enroll in registered apprentice programs in construction trades. The ultimate goal of this project is to build a pipeline to high-quality construction jobs for Iowa women.