25 Years of House of Hope
House of Hope turns 25 years old this year! Since 1995, House of Hope has helped hundreds of women and families out of homelessness in the Cedar Valley. In the last year, House of hope has expanded services and added multiple programs to help more women and families out of homelessness and poverty. In the
The Stanton Child Resource Center Maintains a 5-Star Rating on the IQRS
The Stanton Child Resource Center (SCRC) has achieved and maintained a 5-star rating on the Iowa Quality Rating System since 2016. While SCRC provides excellent child care to its current families, the need for additional child care spaces in Southwest Iowa is dire. There are very few licensed centers in our area, making the need
Clinton Head Start & Early Head Start – Community Action of Eastern Iowa
There is increasing need for infant and toddler care in Iowa. Currently, Clinton Early Head Start has over 100 families on the waitlist and we know there is a need even beyond this number. According to 2018 data, Clinton County had 3,445 children under five years old. There are 1,677 licensed/registered child care spaces. Because
Cambridge and TrafFix Devices Make Major Contributions to New Child Care Center
We are so excited to hear that Cambridge Investment Research and TrafFix Devices have pledged major contributions ($1.25 million from Cambridge and $500k from TrafFix) to Jefferson County Kids Inc’s, future child care center! These companies are creating a model of how the business community can come together and work to increase the availability of
Exhibit Kicks Off 19th Amendment Centennial
The Iowa Women’s Foundation hosted an event at Old Capitol on Friday, January 24th, for supporters and the League of Women Voters of Johnson County. The event gave attendees a preview of a special exhibit that opened to the public the following day. About 50 people join us at the Old Capitol Museum on the
Johnson County Proclamation Marks the Centennial Commemoration of the 19th Amendment
IWF was on hand in today for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors official proclamation to mark the centennial commemoration of the 19th Amendment and to encourage citizens to learn more about the women’s suffrage and the role women have played in our society. You can read the proclamation below.
“She Rises” – YWCA Clinton
It is an exciting time at the YWCA Clinton. We have started advertising for mentors for our “She Rises” program supported by an Iowa Women’s Foundation grant. We are reaching out to professional women’s groups, YWCA committees that support our mission, and by word of mouth to find mentors. Before I began working for the
First Golden Rattle Awards Presented
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has established the Golden Rattle Award to honor the work of an exceptional individual and a business that is going above and beyond to assist their employees with childcare. Dan Levi and Frontier Co-op are the first recipients of these awards. Dan Levi, owner of Levi Architects in Cedar Falls, Iowa,
2020 Core Grantees Announced
The Iowa Women’s Foundation has announced the Core Grantees for 2020. $100,000 has been awarded to eleven organizations across Iowa to shatter the barriers women and girls face to economic self-sufficiency: Employment, Child Care, Housing, Education/Training, Transportation and Mentoring. Recipients are: House of Hope, Domestic Violence Intervention Program, Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa,
Friends of the Family Seeks to Serve Survivors of Violent Crimes
Friends of the Family provides safe and confidential services to families and individuals experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and homelessness through advocacy, housing assistance, and crisis services. Through community engagement and prevention education, we seek a future free of violence and homelessness. With the Iowa Women’s Foundation support, Friends of the Family was
