Tanager’s Bridge to the Future scholarships — launched in 2019 thanks to an anonymous $1 million donation — have helped 44 young adults pursue their dreams. This year, the nonprofit surpassed $350,000 in gifts, and it’s still going strong.
Iowa nonprofits that provide support and services to Iowans with complex mental health challenges say they are alarmed and concerned by plans to end a state program that provides holistic care coordination for children and adults with mental health conditions, with little notice given.
Get to Know Gives Back talks to Tonya Hotchkin from Tanager about the services they provide and how to get involved.
A safe place for kids is becoming increasingly important as state legislatures have introduced and implemented a record number of anti-LGBTQ policies, says center’s director Lori Ampey
Tanager Place’s second annual LGBTQ+ Youth Summer Camp in August is free for middle and high school kids.
Cedar Rapids center sees growing need for support and safe spaces for LGBTQ youth in the wake of new Iowa laws banning gender-affirming care for minors and restricting LGBTQ education in schools.
The Leadership for Five Seasons Class of 2023 recently presented checks to Foundation 2 Crisis Services and Tanager to support community mental health services.
The 2-year-old golden doodle joined the staff Friday as a support for children in inpatient treatment
Hundreds of students were referred to and waiting for school-based therapy services, the Cedar Rapids Community School District last month reported.
Deadline nears for the college, apprenticeship scholarships for young people who used services at Tanager Place
Linn County Juvenile Detention Center has started work with a therapist from Tanager Place to provide mental health services to incarcerated juveniles.
The Tanager Place Speaker Series presents nationally acclaimed Harvard University educator and author, Brandon P. Fleming, on Saturday. The public is invited to hear Fleming's inspiring story of struggle, success, and service as he transformed his life as a college dropout to an award-winning educator through literature and debate.
The Tanager Place LGBTQ Youth Center is auctioning off holiday wreaths created by students and business owners in the community to benefit the center.
An intimate reception and lecture with visual artist and activist Daniel Arzola will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday at Thew Brewing. A portion of ticket sales will cover a workshop Arzola is providing to the kids at the Tanager Place LGBTQ+ Youth Center.
Partnership with Foundation 2 provides access to trained mental health professionals for all 32 school districts.
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