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Feeding America study: Food insecurity has increased in every Iowa county

Food insecurity is up in all 99 Iowa counties.

That’s according to Feeding America’s annual Map the Meal Gap study. One in eight Iowans (12%) and one in six Iowa children (16.6%) face food insecurity, …

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Trees Forever relaunches One Million Trees Initiative

Trees Forever, a Des Moines-based environmental nonprofit, has announced the relaunch of its One Million Trees Central Iowa Initiative. The initiative focuses on planting and protecting trees and advocating for policy to reach the goal …

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Caitlin Clark Foundation and Musco Lighting partner on new mini-pitch for DMPS schools

Weeks Middle School in Des Moines has a new mini-pitch, a modular sports system that supports basketball, soccer and futsal, as a result of a partnership betwen the Caitlin Clark Foundation and Musco Lighting. Musco …

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1 in 3 Central Iowa households financially unstable

The annual income of one in three households in Dallas, Polk and Warren counties falls below the ALICE Survival Threshold, according to United for ALICE. For a family of four, with two adults and two…
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Aureon awards 10 Iowa high school students scholarships

Aureon, a Des Moines-based technology solutions company, announced the recipients of its 2025 scholarship program. Ten Iowa high school students were awarded a total of $13,000 in scholarships to recognize academic achievements, leadership and community …

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Communities receive over $715,000 from Alliant Energy Foundation

In its first Community Grant cycle of the year, Alliant Energy and the Alliant Energy Foundation awarded over $715,000 to various causes and nonprofits across Iowa and Wisconsin. Community grants were spread across Alliant Energy’s …

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iJAG marks 25-year anniversary with celebration

Gov. Kim Reynolds walks to the podium, greeting Google server operations lead Allie Hopkins at iJAG’s 25-year anniversary event. Iowa has the largest Google data center in the country, Reynolds said. Photo by Gigi Wood…
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Kathy Underhill named CEO of DMARC; begins new role July 1

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The Des Moines Area Religious Council board of directors announced that Kathy Underhill has been hired to lead the organization as chief executive officer, effective July 1.

Underhill has spent over 20 years …

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Open house planned at new Monarch Apartments

The public can get a look at Monarch Apartments, Anawim Housing’s new permanent supportive housing community, at an open house that begins at 11:30 a.m. May 14. A program is planned at noon at the …

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Iowa Women’s Foundation opens 2025 Core Grant applications

The Iowa Women’s Foundation has opened the application for its 2025 Core Grants. Grant awardees receive up to $50,000 for programs addressing one of the six identified barriers to self-sufficiency for girls and women in …