Growing Beyond Barriers β CORE Grant
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…
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…
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…
…effort to combat poverty and improve upward mobility in rural and tribal places. Selected communities will implement a two-generation approach to address the needs of vulnerable families. Initially the project…
…centers earn an average of $20.19/hour. Completing credentialed training through Hawkeye Community College’s Online Child Care Director Training has the potential to significantly increase the lifetime earnings of child care…
…who have limited English and American business backgrounds, to keep the pool of available culturally-competent child care slots at a reasonable level; * Offers support to other refugee populations and…
…$25,000 toward all gifts made or committed on the day of the Luncheon. Not only did our amazing IWF community meet that match, but they surpassed it—contributing $69,000! Among those…
…providers were registered. Forty-six total active providers cared for 210 children, allowing 68 families to attend work or school. “I am passionate about the opportunity to come alongside women to…
…offering training to providers in Central Iowa, LSI is also committed to providing technical assistance and training to other communities and organizations interested in starting a refugee childcare training program….
…“Sometimes I feel like a taxi driver,” jokes Alpho Tshamala of Cedar Rapids. But for Alpho, the hectic duties of being a full-time mom are more than welcome compared to…
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