IEDA, Iowa Women’s Foundation Hire New Employer Engagement Director to Address Child Care Needs in Iowa
June 15, 2022June 14, 2022 (Des Moines, Iowa) – The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) and the Iowa Women’s Foundation (IWF) today announced a new full-time position dedicated to helping Iowa businesses develop family-friendly child care policies for t… Read more »
LSI: Celebrating Providers Past and Present
June 6, 2022We are proud to share this story from Lutheran Service in Iowa (LSI). For eight years we have been providing grants to LSI’s child care registration program. We have enjoyed watching the program grow and expand to help combat the barrier of finding aff… Read more »
Oakridge Neighborhood is ‘Prepared 2 Care’: In-Home Child Care Pilot Program
May 31, 2022A special thank you to our 2022 Grantee Partner, Oakridge Neighborhood, for writing this guest blog and sharing more about their work. The five-year-old in Sama’s care at her home in Oakridge Neighborhood is from a household that cannot speak Engl… Read more »
Hawkeye Community College Child Development Center Works to Provide Affordable Access to Child Care
May 25, 2022A special thank you to our 2022 Grantee Partner, Hawkeye Community College Child Development Center, for writing this guest blog and sharing more about their work. We are focused on the whole child and their family, providing quality education to those… Read more »
At Opening Doors, Women Are Not Just Offered a Helping Hand, but a Chance to Grow, Heal, and Take Charge of the Life They Want to Build
April 26, 2022A special thank you to our 2022 Grantee Partner, Opening Doors, for writing this guest blog and sharing more about an organization that sets out to empower women to change their own stories and achieve a life of self-sufficiency. To learn more about th… Read more »
Catherine McAuley Center Offers Security, Support, and a Sense of Community
April 19, 2022A special thank you to our 2022 Grantee Partner, Catherine McAuley Center, for writing this guest blog and sharing more about an organization that sets the bar high when it comes to making a difference in the community. To learn more about them, visit… Read more »
Who Will You Honor This Year?
February 1, 2022The ninth edition of Ovation: A Tribute to Iowa Women and Girls is in the works! Women and girls from all walks of life are celebrated in IWF’s signature publication. Gather a group of friends or family members or colleagues and honor that special some… Read more »
At Girls on the Run, Mentorship is a Two-Way Street Between Learning and Teaching
January 24, 2022IWF grant partner, Girls on the Run, uses mentoring to reach girls from 3rd through 8th grade—the point in a girls’ life when she is most likely to lose self-confidence, be bullied, and avoid physical activity.
The Harvesting Our Potential Mentorship Program for Iowa’s Female Farmers Offered New Opportunities in 2021
January 20, 2022A special thank you to our 2022 Grantee Partner, Women, Food & Agriculture Network for writing this guest blog and sharing more about their wonderful organization. To learn more about them, visit https://wfan.org or visit https://wfan.org/harvestin… Read more »
2021 Top 10 Accomplishments
January 18, 20222021 was a year of action for the Iowa Women’s Foundation. Improving the lives of Iowa’s women and girls by shattering the barriers to their economic self-sufficiency continues to drive the work of the Foundation. To review the 2021 Top Ten Accomplishm… Read more »