$100K in Grants!
Eleven organizations have been awarded $100,000 collectively for programs addressing one of six identified barriers to women and girls’ economic self-sufficiency: Employment, Child Care, Housing, Education/Training, Transportation, and Mentoring. Grantees were announced at the annual luncheon on October 7th at the Hyatt Regency Coralville. Those receiving an award are: Boys and Girls Clubs of the
Creating a Safe Space Where SMART Girls Can Thrive – Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands
A special thank you to our 2021 Core Grantee Partner, Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands for writing this guest blog and sharing more about their wonderful organization. To learn more about what they do and who they serve, visit https://bgcomaha.org/. The Carter Lake Boys & Girls Club held their Kick Off Party for
That’s SMART: Helping Iowa Girls Find Honest, Accurate Information About Womanhood & Growing Up
A special thank you to 2021 Grant Partner Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa for writing this guest post. To learn more about this phenomenal organization, visit https://www.bgcci.org/. Where do girls today get information about womanhood? Or straight answers about life and society? Usually the answer is friends, and more than likely—social media. These
Helping Northeast Iowa Families Flourish with High Quality Child Care – Sunflower Child Development
A special thank you to Sunflower Child Development, one of IWF’s 2021 Building Community Child Care Solutions Fund grant recipients, for writing this guest blog. To learn more about this wonderful organization that supports working parents and their families, visit: https://www.sunflowerchildcare.org/. Sunflower Child Development Center has certainly hit the ground running! This year, we expanded
New Child Care Director Certificate Training Expands Opportunities – Hawkeye Community College Fund
There is much to celebrate as training takes place for new childcare centers to open in the Cedar Valley and surrounding areas in Iowa. The National Administrator Credential (NAC) and National Early Childhood Program Accreditation (NECPA) approved Child Care Director Training has opened a pathway to becoming a childcare director. It provides a resource for
Watch the 2021 OVATION Unveiling Ceremonies
2021 Online Unveiling Receptions Click to watch the Iowa City Area unveiling Click to watch the Des Moines Area unveiling Click to watch the Cedar Rapids Area unveiling Click to watch the Cedar Falls-Waterloo Area unveiling 2022 Ovation Join us for the 9th edition of OVATION unveilings, where we’ll shine a spotlight on the Iowa
Welcome to the Hawkeye Community College Child Development Center!
We are focused on the whole child and their family, providing quality education to those we serve in a safe and nurturing environment. Our goal is to allow all our children and families to feel welcome and comfortable to learn and succeed. We provide care for children ages 6 weeks – 5 years old.
Grin & Grow Child Care – High-Fives for Mini Celebrations
I love to give high-fives to people. Anyone, anytime. Fortunately, I work with children. About 85% of my cohorts are 5 or under so that usually translates to between 50 and 100 high-fives a day. For the adults at our nonprofit childcare center, I have to be much more judicious with these positive and motivational
IWF’s President Named to the Governor’s Child Care Task Force
On March 10th, Governor Kim Reynolds launched a task force to confront Iowa’s child care crisis. The 17 member task force includes the Iowa Women’s Foundation’s President/CEO, Dawn Oliver Wiand. Along with the task force, over $13 million will be dedicated the to mission of providing accessible child care to many more Iowans. When asked
IWF Celebrates Black History in Iowa: Pauline Brown Humphrey
Pauline Brown Humphrey was the first African American woman to own and operate a certified cosmetology school in Iowa and the first certified to teach cosmetology in the state. Myrise Pauline Robinson Brown Humphrey was born in Des Moines, Iowa. She attended the Madam C.J. Walker school in Chicago in 1935. Upon returning to Des
