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International Women’s Day

January 18, 2019 Plans are being made to observe International Women’s Day in Grinnell, the fourth consecutive year the day has been marked with a local event. This year’s theme is Balance for Better: Building a Gender-Balanced World. S.H.E COUNTS , the Grinnell League of Women Voters and the Claude [...]

2020-09-29T20:27:20-06:00January 23rd, 2019|Foundation News, She Counts|

AMERICORPS POSITIONS OPEN

December 17, 2018 2018-19 Taskforce Coordinator Position Details

2020-10-08T21:17:20-06:00December 20th, 2018|Foundation News|

12,096 More Meals Packed on Nov. 4

2020-09-29T20:47:53-06:00December 3rd, 2018|Foundation News, Take Away Hunger|

GRINNELL CHILDCARE STUDY REVEALS SHORTAGE OF SPACES IN GRINNELL

June 21, 2018  Community members and business leaders met at Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. Wednesday for an initial meeting to reveal the results of the childcare analysis being conducted by First Children’s Finance. According to a 2017 report from the Center for American Progress, Poweshiek County was declared a Childcare Desert. In an effort to address [...]

2020-10-08T21:38:42-06:00June 27th, 2018|Foundation News|

2016 “LEAVE IT BETTER THAN YOU FOUND IT” AWARD TO GRINNELL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIP

August 18, 2016 The Grinnell Education Partnership, a collaboration of area institutions, employers and individuals committed to educational success, is the 2016 recipient of the “Leave It Better Than You Found It” award from the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation (CDAF). The “Leave It Better ThanYou Found It” award commemorates the August birthday [...]

2020-10-08T21:50:03-06:00August 22nd, 2016|Foundation News|

Grinnell’s Campaign for Grade Level Reading Benefits from Funding Infusion

June 30, 2015 Grinnell College receives AmeriCorps National Service Grant to hire 14 AmeriCorps members and the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation donates 10K to propel the cause Through a grant from the Iowa Commission on Volunteer Service (ICVS), Grinnell’s Campaign for Grade Level Reading will receive funding to hire a team of [...]

2020-10-08T21:57:44-06:00July 1st, 2015|Foundation News|
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