Gearl Jam
United Action for Youth’s “Gearl Jam” promotes girls in the arts by supporting young women as they create and produce original music recordings and video productions.
KPVL Voices of Women
KPVL Voices of Women will develop women’s radio programming to connect with a diverse, multi-lingual, rural population.
Forum Theater as a Tool of Violence Prevention and Education
University of Northern Iowa/ Quakerdale plans to integrate art and violence prevention education to empower female Quakerdale residents to make thoughtful relationship decisions.
Informed Choices: Entrepreneurship for Women and Girls with Disabilities
The Abilities Fund will expand vocational choices to include entrepreneurship for women and girls with disabilities through focused programming.
Young Women’s Conference
The Young Women’s Task Force will collaborate with students and adults from area agencies, organizations and schools to organize and sponsor a one-day conference to address education, leadership, and physical and mental health issues that affect high school young women.
Real Girlz
Girl Scouts of Conestoga Council’s “Real Girlz” program will expand opportunities for middle school girls in rural communities to participate in enriching social activities that encourage diversity, personal responsibility and decision-making skills.
Pathways to Progress: Micro-enterprise Program for Incarcerated Women
The Institute for Social and Economic Development aims to advance opportunities for incarcerated women to create financial independence post-release by providing training and technical assistance to become business owners.
What’s $$ Got to Do With It? Economic Power for Immigrant Women
The Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence will leverage resources to increase the economic self-determination of immigrant women while providing access to asset-building strategies, micro-enterprise development and job training.
Different Colors of Violence Conference for Youth
The Different Colors of Violence Conference for Youth aims to train and inform youth from communities of color on strategies to prevent sexual assault and how to seek assistance.
Supporting and Empowering Women
Metro High School and Waypoint Services’ “Supporting and Empowering Women” program aims to break the cycle of domestic and sexual abuse while providing healthy support and assistance for an at-risk population of female high school students.
