SPECIAL FUNDING IS AVAILABLE FOR TEENS IN FOSTER CARE
IFAPA has received special money from Chaffee Funds for teens (age 16 and older) in foster care that can
only be requested through June 30, 2015. This special grant can be accessed through IFAPA's Friends of
Children in Foster Care Program. These grants will be available for up to $300 per youth for items such as:
extra-curricular activities, educational tutoring, senior photos, prom attire, class rings, camps, etc. This
funding is for all teens (16 years and older) in a foster care placement including shelter, foster family homes, group care, & supervised apartment living.
To apply for this special funding, please complete a FRIENDS APPLICATION (LINK BELOW) and submit to IFAPA for consideration.
http://www.ifapa.org/pdf_docs/FriendsChaffeeGrantRequestApplication.pdf
Good morning,
My name is Taylor Barry and I am the State of Iowa's National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Coordinator. Some of you may recognize my email through assisting me in completing the NYTD 17 outcomes surveys. However, in addition to collecting and reporting outcomes, Iowa NYTD is also involved in several youth engagement activities. One of those is the Expressive Creations Contest, which I'm hoping you will help spread the word about today. Iowa NYTD has previously held three Expressive Creations Contests and is happy to present their 4th Annual Foster Youth Expressive Creations Contest:
"I show kindness by..."
Youth up to age 24 who have experienced foster care are invited to create a work of art demonstrating how they display kindness in their life.
Iowa NYTD will award gift cards of up to $100.00 for the top 3 entries. The artist of the top entry will also have the option to submit their work in the 2020 Doodle for Google contest.
The deadline to submit entries is March 6, 2020. Participants are welcome to submit a digital copy of their entry or mail the original entry to our office:
Digital Submission: Upload a photo of the art on social media using the hashtag #NYTDKind, or email a photo of the art to taylor.barry@iowa.gov, or nytd@iowa.gov.
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Mail Submission: Mail original work of art to:
Iowa Department of Human Rights
Attn: Iowa NYTD
Lucas State Office Building, 2nd Floor
321 E. 12th Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
To see last years entries, or for more information, visit the link below:
If you have any questions I can be reached at 515-725-4050 or taylor.barry@iowa.gov, otherwise please feel free to hang, distribute, and share the attached flyer with any groups of youth that you think might be interested in participating.
Deadline is March 6, 2020!
Taylor Barry, M.S.
Program Planner 1
Iowa Department of Human Rights,
Criminal & Juvenile Justice Planning Division
321 E. 12th Street | Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-9903
Email: Taylor.Barry@iowa.gov
Phone: 515-725-4050
Iowa National Youth in Transition Database
Iowa Department of Human Rights
321 E. 12th Street | Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319-9903
Phone: 1-888-228-4912
AMP is a youth-driven, statewide group that seeks to unleash the full potential for personal growth among foster and adoptive children in Iowa. AMP offers leadership opportunities, service learning projects, speaking opportunities, and educational/vocational assistance. AMP also provides the life skills youth need to become self-sufficient, independent adults.
| Ames | Eldora State Training School |
| Burlington | Fort Dodge |
| Cedar Rapids | Marshalltown |
| Council Bluffs | Mason City |
| Davenport | Ottumwa |
| Des Moines/Mobile | Sioux City |
| Dubuque | Waterloo |
