Poweshiek County Empowerment grants money to nonprofit agencies for activities that promote the health and wellbeing of children and their families in Poweshiek County. Empowerment funds programs that deal with children ages 0-5 including providing preschool scholarships and paying for daycare fees for children from low-income families, supporting training for childcare providers and teachers, funding family support programs for at-risk families and funding community-based literacy projects.
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Six new funds to benefit Brooklyn community
December 4, 2012: An anonymous donor has established 6 endowed funds at the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) to provide support to local organizations in Brooklyn. The organizations that will…
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Big GIVE Week a great success
November 13, 2012: The Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) and its non-profit partners received almost $100,000 during the Big GIVE Week for Poweshiek County. Board President F. Austin Jones said…
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GPCF Announces the Big GIVE Week
October 10, 2012: After the overwhelming success of last year's week of giving, the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation is again celebrating the Big GIVE Week in Poweshiek County. "The Foundation…
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GPCF Celebrates Giving and Beryl & Mary Lou Clotfelter
September 20, 2012: On Monday, September 17, 2012, the Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation (GPCF) along with approximately 140 attendees celebrated giving in Poweshiek County at the Carman Center (in the…