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OpportUNITY DSM

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OpportUNITY DSM
1111 9th Street, Des Moines, 50314, IA, United States
OpportUNITY is a collective impact initiative fighting to reduce poverty and eliminate barriers that prevent central Iowans from thriving. Four priority areas have evolved from the Opportunity work since June 2014. Education: Early Childhood-Grade 12: Support investments in education and literacy efforts; increase access for children to educational opportunities and parental engagement in their child’s education; and increase out-of-school academic opportunities. Adult Education and Employment Readiness: Increase access and opportunities for adults in all demographic groups to earn a high school or equivalency diploma and engage in post-secondary education or job training. Transportation, Homelessness & Housing Provide easy access to low-cost transportation so central Iowans can get to work and school, secure more low income, affordable housing and reduce homelessness. Change: Individual, Place Based and System Change (New Iowans, Cliff Effect) Encourage individuals to get to know and appreciate neighbors and other community members; develop an equitable approach to address poverty based upon need as determined by zip code; address policy issues such as the cliff effect, and support refugees and immigrants coming to live and work in Iowa. Food Insecurity In food-insecure households, access to food is limited by a lack of money or other resources. For families to thrive in our community, healthy and nutritious food needs to be accessible and affordable. We know that we have many reasons to be proud of central Iowa! We know that there is work to be done to make this a community where all of our neighbors can live with-out want and need. We have work to be done to achieve this goal! We CAN do this together through collective impact! Collective impact is the commitment of a group of community members from different sectors to a common agenda for solving a specific social problem. Thank you for joining this journey!
 
 
 
 
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