January 27, 2023 We care about our community and believe everyone should have access to the services they need to succeed. To address the issue of poverty and homelessness in our community, Central Iowa Shelter & Services, The City of Grinnell, and Poweshiek County are partnering together to conduct The Poweshiek County Community Impact Feasibility [...]
January 25, 2023 Such a fun morning with Fairview kindergartners! POWER Kids also visited Bailey Park Elementary and Davis Elementary.
January 23, 2023 S.H.E. Counts is hosting a pancake dinner at West Side Diner on February 20th evening. Proceeds will benefit the GHS First Generation scholarship, administered by S.H.E. Counts. A partner program of the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation, S.H.E. COUNTS supports, helps, and empowers women and girls in Poweshiek County. Created in [...]
January 22, 2023 Our mission is to support housing in Poweshiek county. housing insecurity is defined as the state of not having stable or adequate living arrangements, especially due to risk of eviction or because one lives in unsafe or uncomfortable conditions. if you or someone you know is experiencing housing insecurity, reach out [...]
January 17, 2023 Donations to the Grinnell Food Coalition support access to food in the Grinnell area. We support the MICA food pantry, the Drake Community Library food cupboard, grocery vouchers, egg vouchers at MICA and more! If you need help with access to food, send us a DM.
January 13, 2023 Consider a gift to the Vosburg Music Fund to help a student with the gift of music
January 10, 2023 The Grinnell Area Mental Health Consortium, American Brawn, and the Grinnell-Newburg Community School District are collaborating to present Suicide Awareness and Prevention: Support and Strategies on March 4th from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Hotel Grinnell. The event will consist of two speakers presenting on identifying and coping with mental [...]
January 6, 2023 322 Tiger Packs bags out the door! Thank you to our amazing volunteers. To learn more about Tiger Packs and how you can give, check out the link below https://ahrensfamilyfoundation.org/tiger-packs/
November 29, 2022 In this season of giving, Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) are filled with gratitude and thanksgiving about the 2022 We GIVE campaign. The twelfth annual giving campaign for Poweshiek County raised a total of $146,387 among 65 funds supported by both non-profits. CDAF [...]
November 16, 2022 A new program has been established by the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) to educate and empower Grinnell elementary students to make healthy lifestyle choices, in and outside the classroom. P.O.W.E.R. Kids (Positive Opportunities for Wellness, Exercise, and Reading for Kids), a partner program of CDAF, teaches and empowers [...]
