This category is for listing sites that concern the make up of the local community: its people, its history, and resources and institutions that serve the people. Subjects include religion, clubs and lodges, reunions, women, men, seniors, kids, teens, activism, alternative sexuality, genealogy, and personal home pages.
A regional planning effort that is engaging Northeastern and Northcentral Iowans in developing a strategic plan to increase opportunities and reduce conditions of poverty. www.opportunityworksiowa.org
An educational organization dedicated to stewardship of the land, ecologically sound food production, and the invigoration of regional, seasonal culinary traditions. Directory of local food producers, description of programs. www.slowfoodiowa.org
A private, nonprofit human services agency headquartered in Des Moines, with programs operating from Ankeny, Council Bluffs, Centerville, Creston, Fort Dodge, Knoxville, Newton and Ottumwa. www.cfiowa.org
Building strategies to improve the lives of children and their families through collaboration, coordination, and planning in Cerro Gordo, Hancock, and Worth Counties. Includes meetings, program details, and community resources. www.cghwempowerment.com
Dedicated to preserve and strengthen the state's most valuable and vital resource, its families. Includes upcoming events, legislative updates, audio programs, party platforms, resources, and an online newsletter. Located in Pleasant Hill. www.iowaprofamily.org
One of the largest private, not-for-profit child welfare/juvenile justice organizations in the state, serving all 99 counties from eleven cities. Includes details of programs, volunteer roles, employment opportunities and a newsletter. Located in Cedar Ra www.fouroaks.org
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