3rd Session Advocacy
January 25, 2021The 3rd Session Advocacy Team is assembling! As the 89th General Assembly of the Iowa Legislature has begun, Governor Reynolds has made child care a number one priority. Several child care bills have been presented to house subcommittees for review. Th… Read more »
Meet Our 2021 Grantees
October 12, 2020Help us celebrate these amazing grant partners across the state of Iowa who are daily working to break down the barriers that keep woman and girls from achieving economic self-sufficency. Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa Smart Girls Location: Pol… Read more »
Watch the 2020 OVATION Unveiling Ceremonies
June 16, 20202020 Online Unveiling Receptions Click to watch the Iowa City Area unveiling Click to watch the Des Moines Area unveiling Click to watch the North Liberty-Iowa City-Cedar Rapids Area unveiling Click to watch the Cedar Falls-Waterloo Area unveiling Join… Read more »
The CAREforce for Our WORKforce
May 7, 2020Child care professionals drive Iowa’s economy by providing essential services for families, allowing working parents to thrive in careers while children receive critical early childhood support. They are not merely babysitters—these highly-trained prof… Read more »
Women’s Funding Network announces ‘Signal for Help’ program for those trapped at home with abusers
April 29, 2020Hand signal provides those experiencing violence in home isolation a way to discreetly communicate when they need help
For Essential Workers, Nothing Is More Essential Than Child Care
April 6, 2020This guest column from IWF Executive Director, Dawn Oliver Wiand was originally published in the Gazette Thursday, April 2nd. For the last three weeks, our country has grappled with the question, “In a crisis, what can’t we live without?” We’ve had to… Read more »
Cambridge and TrafFix Devices Make Major Contributions to New Child Care Center
January 31, 2020We are so excited to hear that Cambridge Investment Research and TrafFix Devices have pledged major contributions ($1.25 million from Cambridge and $500k from TrafFix) to Jefferson County Kids Inc’s, future child care center! These companies are creati… Read more »
Exhibit Kicks Off 19th Amendment Centennial
January 29, 2020The Iowa Women’s Foundation hosted an event at Old Capitol on Friday, January 24th, for supporters and the League of Women Voters of Johnson County. The event gave attendees a preview of a special exhibit that opened to the public the following day…. Read more »
Johnson County Proclamation Marks the Centennial Commemoration of the 19th Amendment
January 23, 2020IWF was on hand in today for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors official proclamation to mark the centennial commemoration of the 19th Amendment and to encourage citizens to learn more about the women’s suffrage and the role women have played in our society. You can read the proclamation below.
First Golden Rattle Awards Presented
December 16, 2019Dan Levi (right) of Levi Architects, and Tony Bedard, CEO of Frontier Co-op, accept the first Golden Rattle Awards presented by IWF. The Iowa Women’s Foundation has established the Golden Rattle Award to honor the work of an exceptional individual and… Read more »