Learn more about the projects we have funded by year, issue, or location in Iowa. Boys and Girls Clubs of the Cedar Valley. SMART Girls. Location: Based in Waterloo, serving Black Hawk County. Amount: $1,5. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7The Smart Girls program will offer age- specific information to enhance girls’ physical and emotional health. Small groups encourage development of positive attitudes in the face of opposing negative pressures that so often influence behavior at the critical age of adolescence. Some of the topics discussed throughout the program include physical and emotional growth, body image, eating disorders, sexual myths and sexual truths, female victimization, dating responsibility, and HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. Cedar Valley Friends of the Family (CVFF)Safe Shelter & Housing Stability. Location: Based in Waterloo, serving 1. Northeast Iowa. Amount: $5,0. Year: 2. 01. 7CVFF, currently funded by IWF, provides emergency safe shelter, rapid rehousing, and homeless prevention services to victims of domestic and sexual violence in 1. Northeast Iowa. A financial literacy program offers weekly classes in budgeting basics, understanding and building credit, working with financial institutions, and working with landlords. Other services offered include support groups, home furnishings donated to CVFF, temporary safe placement of pets during the client’s shelter stay, and individual crisis counseling. Christian Community Development. State University’s Cooperative Extension Service in Polk County helping us to. Travel Program; Advisory Leadership. Polk County 4-H & Youth Foundation. 4-H, FFA, Shelton Leadership Travel Program. NC Cooperative Extension is based at North Carolina's two land-grant. Hunger: Alleviate hunger in eastern Polk County. House of Hope Case Management. Location: Based in Waterloo, serving Black Hawk County. Amount: $1. 0,0. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7The House of Hope is a two- year transitional house for homeless mothers and their children. Participants, who are either working or attending school full time, meet weekly with a Case Manager, attend group life skills classes, keep up on all of the children’s medical and well- being needs, and pay a monthly program fee. Resources to overcome barriers are identified and clients set weekly attainable goals to move forward one step at a time. Crisis Intervention Services. Environmental Public Health Leadership. West Nile Virus and Eastern Equine. Survivor. Each family gets a separate action plan designed to remove one barrier at a time. Dress for Success Quad Cities. Job Retention Support and Networking for Low- Resource Women. Location: Based in Davenport, primarily serves Scott County but available to six or more surrounding counties. Amount: $2,5. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7Dress for Success Quad Cities will follow up to 5. Professional Women’s Group by implementing new self- sufficiency assessments to measure the impact of the program, identify barriers to success, and guide future program development. Women who successfully complete the program have up to a 7. This program is currently funded by IWF. EMBARCChanging Views on Daughters of Burma. Location: Based in Des Moines, serving Polk, Marshall, and Black Hawk counties. Amount: $9,4. 35. Year: 2. 01. 7EMBARC is a human services organization led by Burmese refugees. LIONS CLUBS OF IOWA MID-WINTER LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE. Most Lions in Iowa know PID Sheehan from his involvement with Great Plains Leadership Institute.Burmese cultures traditionally espouse a view of male superiority, and the experience of living in refugee camps and being resettled in the United States can potentially disrupt that view. Funds will be used for the development, testing, and delivery of a parenting curriculum to influence how mothers think about opportunities and aspirations for their daughters. Required topics include human sexuality, self- esteem, stress management, interpersonal relationships, domestic abuse, HPV, and HIV/AIDS. All curricula are evidence- based, medically accurate, comprehensive (i. Florence Crittenton Home of Sioux City. Step Up for Success. Location: Based in Sioux City, serving Woodbury County. Amount: $5,0. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7Currently, any Sioux City student who becomes pregnant has the option to open enroll at West High School which has an infant childcare center on site. Step Up for Success will assist them even further by providing needed supportive services, assistance in paying for oneto- two months of childcare until their state application is approved, and gas vouchers in times of need. With the implementation of Step Up for Success, more students will complete high school and will move on to post- secondary education in the Sioux City area. Foundation for Dubuque Schools. Re. Engage Dubuque: Life Skills Seminar. Location: Based in Dubuque, serving the City of Dubuque. Amount: $2,1. 75. Year: 2. 01. 7Re. Engage Dubuque works with students who have dropped out of high school and “re- engages. This seminar will target female students ages 1. Topics covered will include financial literacy, health and nutrition, parenting, and relationship skills. In addition to seminar presentations, female guest- speakers and coaches will engage students in break- out sessions to connect on a personal level, create household budgets and family meal- plans, and facilitate individual and small group discussions. Girls on the Run of Eastern Iowa. Heart & Sole. Location: Based in Iowa City, serving Benton, Buchanan, Iowa, Jefferson, Johnson, Linn, Jefferson, and Washington counties. Amount: $5,0. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7Last year Girls on the Run launched a new program, Heart & Sole (H& S), to meet the unique needs of middle/junior high school girls. Volunteer coaches meet with teams of 8- 1. After piloting H& S in one school in fall 2. This grant will support adding new schools by funding full or partial scholarships for girls in H& S and supporting coach training. Girl Scouts of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, Bettendorf. Girl Scouts Outreach Initiative. Location: Based in Bettendorf, serving Black Hawk, Bremer, Dubuque, Johnson, Linn, Muscatine, Scott, Tama, and Washington counties. Amount: $7,5. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7Under- served girls in grades K- 8 will be able to participate in the Girl Scout Outreach Initiative, a developmental program that teaches leadership and life skills and stresses positive values among at- risk girls through various workshops, hands- on projects, and educational sessions. It eliminates barriers, such as finances, adult leadership, and transportation that often cause this group of girls to miss out on opportunities to be a Girl Scout and learn more about themselves and the world around them. Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines. Latina Leadership Initiative. Location: Based in Des Moines, serving Polk, Warren, Dallas, Ottumwa, Mahaska, Story, Johnson, Wapello, Marshall, Jasper, Marion, Madison, and Boone counties. Amount: $5,0. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7The Latina Leadership Initiative of Greater Des Moines (LLI) is a one- year intensive leadership development and mentorship program that builds a pipeline of socially conscious Iowa Latina leaders who create change through service on boards and commissions, public office, and within the private, nonprofit, and educational sectors. It is the only leadership development program in Iowa focused on emerging Latina leaders between the age of 2. Lutheran Services in Iowa. Refugee Child Care Training Program. Location: Based in Des Moines, serving Polk County. Amount: $1. 0,0. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7This program builds upon a project funded by IWF in 2. The goal of this highly successful program is to assist refugee women to increase their financial stability by becoming registered in- home child care providers. As a result, seventy- one women from 1. Our continued support will help existing providers keep current with DHS registration and provide training and start- up technical and financial assistance for 1. Mid- Iowa Community Action, Inc. Rural IMPACTLocation: Based in Marshalltown, serving Marshall County. Amount: $7,0. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7Marshalltown was one of 1. White House Rural Council. IMPACT is a cross- agency 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 will focus on the integration of early childhood education and adult education. Funding will allow families to access resources such as child care, transportation, and housing that facilitate their education. Nisaa African Family Services. Friendship Sewing Cooperative. Location: Based in Iowa City, serving Johnson County. Amount: $1. 0,0. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7Most of Iowa. They arrive with few economic resources. Because African women in Iowa City have clearly communicated their interest in sewing, Nisaa proposes to establish the Friendship Sewing Cooperative (FSC) designed to enable African immigrant and refugee women to earn income, imagine themselves as entrepreneurs, build confidence, and cultivate supportive networks. This position will be responsible for building strong relationships with area schools, youth- serving organizations, and other community groups, as well as for delivering educational programing to an estimated 5. Quad Cities. Tanager Place. PINQ Project. Location: Based in Cedar Rapids, servicing Johnson and Linn counties. Amount: $1. 0,0. 00. Year: 2. 01. 7The PINQ project is a mentoring program designed for at- risk girls to grow together as successful African American women. The project will take place bi- weekly at Tanager Place, facilitated by a licensed marriage and family therapist, and will include volunteer mentors from the community. Meetings will feature life topics such as financial literacy, college readiness, cultural awareness, and other subjects that lead to empowerment and self- sufficiency. PINQ girls will be given the opportunity to help plan the next year. This program connects women who aspire to farm with a successful woman farmer as a mentor for critical on- farm experience, networking events, and business training, so they will be successful farmers. Current participants are exploring niche or organic vegetable farming. Funded by IWF and Hills Bank and Trust Company. Catherine Mc. Auley Center. Creating Opportunities for Women through Volunteerism. Location: Cedar Rapids. Amount: $5,0. 00. Year: 2. 01. 6The Catherine Mc.
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