…the state. We’re extending this invitation for you to join in the celebration at honoring Iowa’s women and girls. Please RSVP to tell us you are coming. Thank you! RSVP…
…implement a new suite of programs – She Rises – that aim at tackling barriers to success that at-risk women and young girls face in their community. New programs include…
Beginning in the fall of 2019, The YWCA Clinton in partnership with the Clinton Community School District implemented an innovative new program that provides convenient on-site after school child care…
Funding for this project will support a capital campaign to build a new childcare facility in Guthrie Center, adjacent to the community’s elementary school. This center will be the only…
…members served in these two western Iowa communities. SMART Girls gives girls the space, support and tools to navigate adolescence and to emerge as strong, healthy, young adults. SMART Girls…
A current recipient of IWF funding, the Catherine McAuley Center’s Transitional Housing Program is unique in the community as the only transitional housing program for women. The traditional definition of…
The Whyld Girls is a gender specific, out of school program for 5th-12th grade girls who live within the 50314 zip code. The program has multiple components, including four-day a…
…Credit: WHO-13 Des Moines “The Iowa Women’s Foundation works with about 70 communities across the state who are all implementing localized solutions that are replicable,” explained Cook. “Now, it’s just…
The Al Éxito (AÉ) afterschool program empowers young Latinas, 6th-12th grade, from rural communities in Franklin, Wright, and Tama counties to succeed in school and in life through academic achievement,…
On average, 23% of St. Mark parents are single mothers, disproportionate to the 7.1% of the overall Dubuque community and, at their most at-risk sites, the average is up to…
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