November 1, 2020 Dr. JR Paulson, Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation's final Spirit of Giving award winner, has made a habit of giving back to our community. He led the Grinnell Hospice program for over 30 years, providing compassionate end-of-life care to patients while always seeking to improve services through innovative programs like music therapy. He [...]
October 14, 2020 The month of October is We Give at the Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation/ Ahrens Park Foundation and Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation. The JPK fund gives back to the community by helping individuals with expenses related to mental health care, funding trauma training in the school district and much more. To [...]
September 21, 2020 The Grinnell Area Mental Health Consortium--JPK Fund recently sponsored trauma sensitivity training for all employees of the Grinnell-Newburg school district. The Sept. 2 training was administered by Please Pass the Love, the Des Moines chapter of a national nonprofit organization that focuses on strengthening and developing mental health systems for schools. [...]
September 14, 2020 The JPK fund can help those who are needing mental health treatment. Please reach out to your local health care provider.
September 11, 2020
September 1, 2020 September is suicide awareness month. You can help prevent suicide by learning the warning signs.
July 20, 2020
May 27, 2020 Donations to the JPK fund go towards helping individuals that can't afford mental health care or medications. If you need help with care, please reach out to a provider or contact [email protected]. Please consider giving during Mental Health Awareness month. https://ahrensfamilyfoundation.org/donate-online/
May 8, 2020 Ending mental illness stigma starts with understanding. Learn more about mental illness and how to be supportive: MakeItOK.org/Iowa #MakeItOK
April 13, 2020 Dr. J.R. Paulson gives great advice on how to survive and thrive while being quarantined. Give it a listen! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcSOEuv200U&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR2ptt3lBNQ5i9AICD8Fs31Y5qEX0dEfg3bPXI_Q2HZ4LDVLVOPddNkPT_U
