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WIC program celebrates 50 years of compassion and care
WIC is administered in all 50 states, 33 Indian Tribal Organizations, the District of Columbia, and 5 U.S. Territories with roughly 10,000 provider clinics that serve nearly 6.7 million women, infants and children who currently participate.
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HACAP to manage The Heights in Cedar Rapids
Officials from the City of Cedar Rapids gathered Friday afternoon to hold a ribbon cutting for ‘The Heights’ affordable housing building in Downtown Cedar Rapids along with HACAP team members. HACAP will oversee The Heights after the city's 7 million dollar investment into the community that works…
Read Article![HACAP Food Reservoir truck completes a route to pick-up food that is on the verge of going bad from local retailers.](/application/files/4117/1374/3548/Earth_Day_Thumbnail.jpg)
Iowa Food Banks celebrate Earth Day, rescue 27 million pounds of food annually
Iowa’s food banks make every day Earth Day in their efforts to divert perfectly good food from landfills and instead get it onto dinner tables for Iowans facing food insecurity.
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General Motors Foundation Provides Support to ‘Zero to Three’ Including 22 NEW Science and Engineering Activities
Problem Solvers is an activity-based early STEM curriculum designed to support the development of science and engineering milestones from 2.5 through age 4 years
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Walmart and Sam’s Club Fight Hunger. Spark Change Campaign Returns to Eastern Iowa to Help People Facing Hunger
Taking place in stores and online, the 11th annual campaign supports local hunger relief efforts for HACAP Food Reservoir.
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