…Iowa City have clearly communicated their interest in sewing, Nisaa proposes to establish the Friendship Sewing Cooperative (FSC) designed to enable African immigrant and refugee women to earn income, imagine…
…community mentors to help the women apply new skills. Once women have completed the program, they will also have the chance to apply for four scholarships, which will enable them…
…locally licensed child care centers accepting financial assistance through the state for its sliding scale-fee scholarships. The sliding scale-fee scholarships are designed to support households making more than the state…
…in which to help community members come together to fill this need. — Constance Grimm, GPC Director of Grants & Resource Development, Hawkeye Community College see other childcare grant recipients…
…community, and asked to be on panels, committees, and boards. IWF funding has allowed AÉ to create positive change in the lives of our girls and our leaders. Previous Next…
…continues to empower women, build futures, and enrich the community. With the pandemic facing communities everywhere House of Hope will be more important than ever in the months to come….
…households struggle economically. Through targeted research, grantmaking, advocacy, education, and collaboration, the Iowa Women’s Foundation works to shatter the barriers to economic self-sufficiency so ALL of Iowa’s women and girls…
…and ability to pay. High quality comes from degreed staff using developmentally appropriate practices for the way children progress and learn. The Center staffs two lead teachers in each of…
…lowest-paid jobs in the state. Iowa is not alone in this problem, but through solutions-focused research, collaboration, and advocacy, IWF has helped establish wage enhancement programs that strengthen the workforce….
A Cedar Rapids native, Andi received her BA in Psychology from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and holds a JD from University of St. Thomas School of Law where she graduated…
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