Transitional Housing for Single Homeless Mothers

The House of Hope is a two-year transitional house for homeless single mothers and their children.
Building a Culture of Support for Pregnant and parenting Young Women

Eyes Open Iowa (EOI) aims to end the poverty/teen pregnancy cycle by training personnel in seven school districts to encourage pregnant and parenting to succeed, rather than shaming them or pushing them to drop out.
Latinas Al Exito Exito: Latino Girls Towards Success

The Al Éxito (AÉ) afterschool program empowers young Latinas, 6th-12th grade, from rural communities in Franklin, Wright, and Tama counties to succeed in school and in life through academic achievement, leadership development, and civic engagement.
SMART Girls

The SMART Girls program gives girls the space, support and tools to navigate adolescence and to emerge as strong, healthy, young adults.
Safe Shelter & Housing Stability

Cedar Valley Friends of the Family provides emergency safe shelter, rapid rehousing, and homeless prevention services to victims of domestic and sexual violence in 14 counties of Northeast Iowa.
Girl Scouts Outreach Initiative

Girls in grades K-8 will be able to participate in the Girl Scout Outreach Initiative, a developmental program that teaches leadership and life skills and stresses positive values among at-risk girls through various workshops, hands-on projects, and educational sessions.
Emerging Leaders Fellowship

Building on the success of Love GIRLS Magazine (LGM), “The Emerging Leaders Fellowship” will provide young women 13 and over with support and mentorship to launch a small business or community project.
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.
Fast Track to Success for African American Women

Amani’s Fast Track to Success program is specifically designed for African American victim/survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in Waterloo and Cedar Rapids.
Harvesting Our Potential Training Women Farmers

Through Harvesting Our Potential: Training Women Farmers, this program connects women who aspire to farm with a successful woman farmer as a mentor for critical on-farm experience, networking events, and business training, so they will be successful farmers.