dsm Magazine features a unique collaboration that is engaging youth who’ve experienced homelessness in identifying new solutions to address this issue in central Iowa.
dsm Magazine features a unique collaboration that is engaging youth who’ve experienced homelessness in identifying new solutions to address this issue in central Iowa.
The Polk County Continuum of Care (CoC) is an independent nonprofit organization that facilitates our community's response to homelessness.
View WebsiteFounded in 2000, Youth Policy Institute of Iowa (YPII) works to improve the delivery of services and supports for youth by partnering with public and private entities throughout Iowa.
View WebsiteIowa Homeless Youth Centers (IHYC) works to eliminate homelessness among children, youth, and young families in Central Iowa.
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Des Moines University expands current educational offerings related to providing culturally and socially responsive care.
Advocates connect through a shared commitment to improve health outcomes.
Amal Barre's research and advocacy efforts address housing instability and the sense of belonging in the community.
How UpLift's collaboration with many partners led to greater impact
Iowa funders are making shifts to center communities and advance equity.
Working together to improve housing is leading to better health outcomes.
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DMU is transforming the way health sciences education is delivered.
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How support to Iowa Public Radio is building awareness of factors that influence well-being
New report highlights central Iowa Latinos contributions and disparities and elevates Latinx leaders
MercyOne's community health worker model improves outcomes for families.
The Vision Council has led conversations on how Iowa's families and children can be safe, secure, healthy, and well in our communities.
Outcomes from Mid-Iowa Health Foundation's HealthConnect Fellowship, October 2019-June 2021
How nonprofit leaders brought attention to the Latinx community and built new systems of support during the pandemic
uVoice high school students commit to learning about and addressing issues, including vaping and racial justice, in central Iowa.
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Iowa ACEs 360 shares this story about how supervisors in the Polk County Dept. of Human Services’ Child Welfare Division are addressing trauma in their workforce.
Teenagers in jumpsuits lying on yoga mats, their eyes closed, their bodies still. This is the image Megan Hoxhalli describes as remarkable for juvenile detention, a place where youth arrive shaken, dysregulated, and scared about their future.
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