Grant rewards helps Iowa City organizations serve underrepresented communities
by The Daily Iowan
The Daily Iowan— The Iowa City City Council formally approved its final round of a total of $4 million in grants toward nonprofits and businesses in Iowa City this month that give services to underrepresented individuals and organizations. The grant was originally announced in April 2022, titled the Inclusive Economic Development Plan. The program was created to use
KTVZ—Community Conversations: Furnish Hope is a Bend organization that helps make houses homes, with your help. This week, Lynsey Harris sits down with Megan Martin, the founding executive director of Furnish Hope, a Bend organization that furnishes homes for hundreds of families in need, with the help of donors and volunteers.
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