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.
Empowerment Station
The Domestic/Sexual Assault Outreach Center’s Empowerment Station will inform young women about issues of bullying, dating violence, and domestic/sexual assault.
Living Apart, Parenting Together
Living Apart, Parenting Together aims to stabilize the lives of children who are survivors of domestic violence by developing parenting plans, addressing safety issues, reducing conflict, and increasing child support compliance.
Domestic Violence Response Team Safety and Accountability Audit
Linn County’s Team 236 will launch the Domestic Violence Response Team Safety and Accountability Audit to audit existing systems of Linn County response units and provide consultation to uncover needed social, policy and procedural changes to break down the cycle of domestic violence.
Guided Conversations: A Toolkit for Advocacy with Battered Women and their Children
Guided Conversations: A Toolkit for Advocacy with Battered Women and their Children aims to nurture the valuable relationship between mother and child by addressing and overcoming the negative perception of battered mothers.
The White House Project
The White House Project aims to advance women’s leadership in all levels—from local to national—to balance the scales for female public servants in Iowa.
Empowering Young African American Women
YWCA of Black Hawk County aims to develop participants into responsible community leaders by engaging in community service and educational activities targeted to their unique cultural needs.
Celebrate Young Women’s Conference
The Young Women’s Task Force “Celebrate Young Women” Conference will continue their 2003 grant project reaching out to young women from 10 rural counties.
Beyond Welfare Women’s Circles
The goal of Beyond Welfare Women’s Circles is to establish a support network for women rejoining the community or those at risk for entering the justice system in order to address systemic issues linking poverty, inequality and incarceration.