July 1, 2020 Kathy Kessler, an experienced instructor and seamstress of beautiful quilts, has donated sixteen of her own creations and co-creations to serve the cause of the Poweshiek Housing Coalition. Funds generated through an online auction of these quilts during the month of July will be collected and distributed by the Poweshiek County [...]
June 30, 2020 Nominations are open for the 2020 “Leave It Better Than You Found It” awards from the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation. All Grinnell area nonprofit, social, civic, fraternal, and community groups making a difference in the local community are eligible to be nominated by the Aug. 1 deadline. The 2020 [...]
June 23, 2020 The community garden project that began in 2013 at Grinnell Regional Medical Center has bloomed into 11 Giving Gardens--nine in the city of Grinnell and two in Brooklyn. The Giving Gardens are a collaborative effort of local organizations and individuals to improve the health of Poweshiek County residents by providing access [...]
June 12, 2020 Grinnell Games, presented by the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation, is going virtual in June! In 2020 participants are invited to join as an active community both near and far to come together to celebrate our front-line healthcare employees by running and walking virtually together. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, [...]
June 10, 2020 In collaboration with community partners, Grinnell College and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation will be setting up a fund to match donations that support communities of color and fight for racial justice locally. Grinnell College will donate $25,000 and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation will donate $5,000 [...]
May 22, 2020 A new program fund administered by the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF) will support housing related needs for eligible Poweshiek County residents. The Poweshiek Housing Assistance Fund will provide those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness with support for rental deposits, utilities, legal documents needed to rent, [...]
May 10, 2020 Summer is just around the corner and we would like to offer your Kindergarten child the opportunity to receive swimming lessons. The Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation, Grinnell-Newburg Schools and the Grinnell Recreation Department have teamed up once again for the FREE Kindergarten swimming lessons that Claude Ahrens started so many [...]
May 1, 2020 On Friday, April 17, the need for internet equity intensified for students in the Grinnell-Newburg Community School District. Governor Kim Reynolds announced students will not return to the classroom again this school year. As learning is now offered online, access and equity of internet services are a pressing issue for many [...]
April 15, 2020 In extraordinary times like these, even the organizations who help those in need may need some form of assistance. A group of local partner organizations has created the Nonprofit Emergency Relief Fund (NERF) to support local nonprofits that may be experiencing limited resources and unexpected demands due to the COVID-19 crisis. [...]
