CPPC: Community Partnerships for Protecting Children, Polk County Iowa

CPPC: Community Partnerships for Protecting Children, Polk County Iowa A venue for exchanging information about local resources by blending the expertise of professionals and community members.

CPPC is an approach to improving how children are protected from maltreatment and a venue for exchanging information about local resources by blending the expertise of professionals and community members. Protecting children is everyone’s business; the Department of Human Services can’t do it alone.


|What is CPPC?|

An approach being implemented in Polk County that aims to improve how children a

re protected from maltreatment; the Department of Human Services can’t do it all alone. An opportunity to learn about non-DHS community based Family Team Meetings and other family strengthening services that can be available to vulnerable children and their families earlier, before a crisis occurs.


|Who Can Get Involved?|

CPPC is made up of a broad base of individuals and organizations in the community who are willing to devote their time, talent, leadership and resources to preventing child abuse and neglect before it occurs. Participation is open to anyone in the community who wants to help. The whole CPPC group meets each odd-numbered month on the third Tuesday.

04/25/2016

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Polk Decat's Eddye Vanderkwaak! We are so proud of her! Please take a moment to watch her KCCI interview
12/15/2015

Polk Decat's Eddye Vanderkwaak! We are so proud of her! Please take a moment to watch her KCCI interview

Eric Hanson's This Is Iowa series.

Good Afternoon Everyone! Came across this grant opportunity this afternoon, please share with the community!
10/12/2015

Good Afternoon Everyone!

Came across this grant opportunity this afternoon, please share with the community!

After awarding more than $100,000 in grants in 2014, Facebook is again taking local applications for competitive grants.

04/14/2015

The 2015 Child Abuse Prevention and Family Support Conference is going on today and tomorrow at the Marriott Downtown! With features like Building Community Support for fathers and Working with Special Populations this conference is packed with can't miss topics!

Don't forget Money Smart Kid essay contest deadline is March 27!Contest offers students a chance to win $1,000Iowa stude...
03/26/2015

Don't forget Money Smart Kid essay contest deadline is March 27!

Contest offers students a chance to win $1,000
Iowa students have until March 27 to enter the Money Smart Kid essay contest and compete for the chance to win $1,000 to help boost their college savings. The statewide essay contest is sponsored by the Iowa Bankers Association.

Go to http://iowajumpstart.org/kid. to download the application, Good luck!

Money Smart Week (MSW) offers about 180 events developed to help Iowans of all ages better manage their finances. These financial literacy seminars are free, open to the public, and are educational...

From our partners at Public Allies Iowa AmeriCorps:
02/23/2015

From our partners at Public Allies Iowa AmeriCorps:

Last year 1,905 Iowa families reduced their heating costs through weatherization programs, and 14,363 families received financial support for emergency energy assistance (Read More).

02/17/2015

Just a quick reminder that job seekers get a chance to win an IPAD mini for every job readiness workshop they attend this week at our center (430 E Grand Ave) or at the Goodwill Career Connection Center (Southridge Mall). Participants will receive a punch card in class that will then need to be turned in at the Untapped Potential Career Fair on Tuesday, February 24th. The punch cards will also act as a free 1-day DART bus pass for transportation to and from the Career Fair. Good luck!

Children & Families of Iowa's Kidsfest, presented by Veridian Credit Union requires around 700 volunteers for the three ...
02/05/2015

Children & Families of Iowa's Kidsfest, presented by Veridian Credit Union requires around 700 volunteers for the three day event. People love volunteering at Kidsfest because the event is fun, they get to see smiles on children’s faces and know they helped put them there! If you are interested in volunteering, please visit the page below.

From our partners at Art Force Iowa:
02/04/2015

From our partners at Art Force Iowa:

Know an out-of-school youth who needs a job? We have a few places left in our Lift Off program and we're opening them up to any out-of-school youth. This is a paid training in entrepreneurship, marketing, and design. Please contact us if you have any questions - [email protected] or 515 313 8902!

From our friends at The Refugee Resource Center of Iowa
02/02/2015

From our friends at The Refugee Resource Center of Iowa

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2309 Euclid Avenue
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50310

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+15157252780

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