Advocates for the program say the closure will create challenges for teen parents trying to finish high school.
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Advocates for the program say the closure will create challenges for teen parents trying to finish high school.
The index shows not only that the median household income for Black people, at $43,862, is 37% less than that of white people, at $69,823. Black people also are less likely to benefit from home ownership, the engine of generational wealth in America. Census data shows Black couples are more than twice as likely as their white counterparts to be denied a mortgage or a home improvement loan, which leads to just 59% of the median home equity white households have, and just 13% of their wealth.
April is Child Abuse Awareness Month and various organizations in Iowa are creating opportunities to families to bond and learn more about preventing child abuse.
Johnson County is accepting applications from area nonprofit and charitable organizations that provide services to reduce food insecurity and improve access to healthy food for residents in the community. Priority will be given to applications that serve households in or near food deserts, individuals who lack access to transportation, and homebound residents.
Families Helping Families of Iowa is hosting a bowling fundraiser on April 23 at Lancer Lanes, 3202 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Cost is $25 per person, four players on a team. All proceeds benefit Iowa's children in foster care.
The Cedar Rapids Fire Department seeks input as part of its five-year strategic plan at a public forum at Central Fire Station on Thursday. Senior command staff members plan to engage one-on-one with participants, listen to ideas and, if possible, get written input that will be used as material to drive the strategic plan.
State and federal guidelines call for mask use in early care and education facilities for those 2 and up. The Marion parents have a 19-month old they want to wear a mask at day care.
In addition to raising the handling fee from one to three cents per container and letting retailers that meet certain condition opt out, SF 2378 increases enforcement through the Attorney General’s Office, offers distributors a 1-cent credit against their taxes for each container they handle and increases legislative oversight. But the Senate must agree.
The Charter Review Commission now has until June 30 instead of May 1 to complete its review of the city charter and consider recommending changes such as language to adopt ranked-choice voting if it becomes allowed under state law.
For 14 years, University of Iowa’s collection has had no home. Soon that will change.
Assistant Linn County Attorney Matt Kishinami is recognized for work on child abuse cases by the Iowa Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
As Iowa lawmakers close in on the April 19 end of daily expense money, some are “a little antsy,” according to a House leader.
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