…in Nonprofit Leadership & Philanthropy—making IWF the perfect place for Hannah to complete an internship. Within three months, the Foundation welcomed Hannah full-time. Hannah is most passionate about childcare. She…
Iowa needs women farmers. Women-owned farms comprise only eight percent of all farms in Iowa, and that number is falling. Through Harvesting Our Potential: Training Women Farmers, WFAN empowers women…
…will help further develop services to reach more women and improve outcomes-based programming and measurements. Our support, combined with other funds, will provide meals, recruitment, supplies, and operational costs for…
Most of Iowa’s African newcomers are refugees who come to Iowa to create new lives for themselves and their children. They arrive with few economic resources. Because African women in…
…planning. Training will address both of these and a third component that is critical for women: a supportive network of other women. By training a cadre of the next generation…
ACCESS will offer Next Step, an employment readiness program to provide financial literacy education and support to survivors of domestic violence in Ames and surrounding communities. The project includes three…
…the need for adequate and culturally appropriate childcare in the refugee community. As a result, LSI trained 23 women from the Karen, Bhutanese, Iraqi, Burundi, and Burmese communities in First…
The Iowa Women’s Foundation was pleased to see so many of our supporters at our Annual Awards Luncheon. Because of your commitment and devotion to bettering the lives of Iowa’s…
…University. Today, she works as the Director of Early Intervention and Support for the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services. Shelley’s commitment to education and enrichment is also displayed…
…makes her more competitive in the job market, increasing her chances of financial independence. The scholarships will complement other support services by Skylark Project to help the women realize their…
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