Chrysalis Foundation Women's Alliance Project

In 1998, Chrysalis created the Greater Des Moines Women’s Alliance Project to bring together organizations whose primary mission is to serve and strengthen lives of women and girls central Iowa.  This partnership now includes nearly 40 organizations, all committed to improve the future for women and girls, and to improve their effectiveness as nonprofit organizations.  Goal for the Women’s Alliance is to develop a long-term partnership of organizations focused on key issues facing women and girls; the Alliance is creating its business plan to identify measurable results for its work.

Key priorities identified by the Women’s Alliance :

  • economic independence through employment, asset building, and financial literacy
  • access to health care services
  • education training programs to improve life and career skills
  • improved availability to public benefits programs
  • heightened awareness of policymakers’ roles in improving the future for women and girls

Women’s Alliance Partners:

Annie E. Casey Making Connections

Beacon of Life Residential Center

Bernie Lorenz Recovery Center

Bidwell Riverside Community Center

Catholic Charities Hispanic Outreach

Central Iowa Shelter and Services

Children and Families of Iowa

Children and Family Urban Ministries

Citizens for Community Improvement

Des Moines Neighbors

Employee and Family Resources

Family Directions of Iowa, Inc.

Family Violence Center

Hawthorn Hill Ministries/New Directions Shelter

Hispanic Educational Resources, Inc.

House of Mercy

Iowa Commission on the Status of Women

Iowa Homeless Youth Centers

Iowa State University Extension Program

ISED Ventures

L.U.N.A.

Lutheran Services in Iowa

Oakridge Neighborhood Services

Pathway Enterprises

Planned Parenthood of Greater Iowa

Polk County Health Department

Polk County Victim Assistance Services

Primary Health Care Outreach Program

Proteus, Inc.

Shalom Zone Ministries

United Way of Central Iowa

Visiting Nurse Services

Wellmark Foundation

Young Women’s Resource Center

Youth Emergency Shelter and Services

Youth Policy Institute of Iowa

YWCA of Greater Des Moines

 

The Women’s Alliance Business Plan will be available in July 2007.

 

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