…addition, funds go towards hosting three industry-specific job fairs highlighting the healthcare, trades, and manufacturing sectors in our community so women can learn about different job opportunities, their specific training…
…a member of the executive board of the John R Grubb YMCA and as the Chair of Drake University Community Engagement Advancement Committee. Her most prized title is community advocate….
Educate the community on the effects of violence against women and girls by offering a one-day conference featuring activist Jackson Katz and initiating community-based activities.
…went public and is currently at 82% of its $3 million goal. 4. Expanded the Building Community Child Care Solutions collaborative to 56 communities with hundreds of volunteers working…
Over the past 24 years, an estimated 1,700 children have walked through the doors at the Ringgold Community Child Care Center (RCCCC)—the only daycare in Mount Ayr serving all families…
The Sioux City Community School District developed a program in August, 2006 to provide support to high school parents and assist them in completing their educations. West High School has…
LeadHer has identified a gap in local professional development for women, particularly development that would be accessible to every woman in the community, regardless of employment status or ability to…
…children per available space, Clinton County has been designated a Child Care Desert. Community Action of Eastern Iowa, with the support of the Iowa Women’s Foundation, is expanding infant and…
…social movements involving the Black community, engage in the meaning of protest and social justice in the modern era, and become empowered to work for change within your own community….
United Way of the Quad Cities’ African American Leadership Society (AALS) formed to address the opportunity gap in our community. African-American students in the Quad Cities lag behind their peers…
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