Professional Women’s Group
PWG was created to promote employment retention and career advancement by providing valuable skill building information and support from other employed women.
Workforce Managers
Overcoming addiction is just the beginning for Iowa Family Works (IAFW) women at a residential substance abuse treatment center for women and their children in Council Bluffs.
The Community Producers Program: Economic Development for Refugee Agriculturalists
The Community Producers Program (CPP) is an initiative of the University of Northern Iowa to provide economic empowerment opportunities for refugee women in Waterloo to become economically self-sufficient, agricultural entrepreneurs.
Opportunity Dubuque – BCCCSF Grant
Opportunity Dubuque builds career pathways for students to enter the workforce and continue their education and training, while filling employers’ demand for talent.
DVIP Prevention Education Program – Core Grant
DVIP has a longstanding history of serving women facing trauma-based, domestic violence crises in southeast Iowa.
Pregnancy Prevention Education – Core Grant
Planned Parenthood will provide 1,600 comprehensive sexuality education programs to youth in middle schools and high schools in Iowa.
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.
Iowa Women in Trades Apprenticeship Opportunity Network – Core Grant
The University of Iowa Labor Center will set up a pre-apprentice program and a network to improve access to registered apprenticeships and ensure completion rates and job placement for women in the construction trades.
She Rises
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.
Smart Girls – Core Grant
The SMART Girls program provides the space, support and tools needed to navigate adolescence and grow into self-sufficient women.