Hope Ministries will host a “Meet the Mission” event Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon at its location at 1310 Sixth Avenue in Des Moines. Attendees will tour the homeless shelter and assemble hygiene kits. …
The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has launched a new iteration of GIVEdsm, an online charitable giving resource. The updated platform allows local nonprofits to submit their funding needs to GIVEdsm.org and community members …
The Young Women’s Resource Center (YWRC) has named Rachel Woodhouse its interim executive director while the board of directors conducts a search for its next leader. Woodhouse started the role Monday.
Woodhouse succeeds Kari Zimmerman …
Mike Ralston has announced he will retire as president of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry at the end of the year.
In a news release announcing his retirement, Ralston said it’s …
Casey’s and WesleyLife Meals on Wheels say they will work together to reduce hunger among Central Iowans and support both organizations’ missions, according to a news release. With a $150,000 donation, Casey’s will donate $150,000 …
The FemCity Des Moines Beyond Business Conference, a professional networking conference for women and gender non-conforming people, will be held Sept. 19 at the Rewind Hotel in West Des Moines. The conference will feature keynote …
On With Life, a nonprofit that provides a neuro rehabilitation program, announced a partnership with New Horizons, an adult day care provider, to expand services at a new campus in Ankeny. Samantha Braune was appointed …
The Alzheimer’s Association’s fourth annual Purple Soiree raised over $375,000 to help fund local Alzheimer’s and dementia care and research new treatments and, ultimately, a cure. More than 500 people attended the gala June 28 …
Artist b. Robert Moore, journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and artist-activist Jordan Weber will participate in a panel discussion on growing up in Iowa at 3 p.m. July 28 at the Des Moines Art Center. The three …
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