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Area Government and Community Services
- Bureau of Refugee Services
1200 University Avenue, Suite D
Des Moines, Iowa 50314-9160
Telephone: (515) 283-7904
Contact: Wayne Johnson
Email: wjohnson@hub.dhf.state.ia.us
The Bureau of Refugee Services has had a twofold mission: 1) provides for the effective resettlement of refugees by offering a home and future for those who have been persecuted, and 2) assists refugees in becoming self-sufficient as quickly as possible, thereby enabling them to enrich our state through the sharing of their talents, skills, gifts and culture.
- Churches United, Inc.
1035 Third Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52403
Telephone: (319) 366-7163
Contact: Marcey Luxa, Administrative Secretary
Churches United is an ecumenical organization of churches united by their common faith in Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord. It exists to serve in the following ways: 1) To be a communication and resource center. 2) To respond to concerns for social justice, peace and human needs in the community. 3) To engage one another in dialogue to promote understanding of commonalties and diversities among the various expressions of the Christian faith, and to foster relationships with faiths other than Christian.
- Iowa Committee on Diversity
State Capitol
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Telephone: (515) 281-4504
Contact: Lt. Governor Sally Peterson, Molly Culbertson
Email: molly.culbertson@igov.state.ia.us
Initiated and chaired by Lt. Governor Sally J. Peterson, the committee, a non-governmental and non-profit organization, is composed of volunteers whoa re voices of a spectrum of ethnic, religious, and minority groups as well as leaders from business and industry, education, local and state government, public industry, and organized labor. The committee works to inspire and empower the diverse population of Iowa to recognize, value, and respect all peoples, and to eliminate racism, prejudice, and intolerance.
- Iowa Division of Latino Affairs
Department of Human Rights
Lucas State Office Building, 2nd Floor
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Telephone: (515) 281-4080
Toll Free: (877) 330-3516
Contact: Elizabeth Salinas Newby, Administrator
Email: Elizabeth.Newby@dhr.state.ia.us
The Iowa Division of Latino Affairs is a state appropriated division within the Department of Human Rights. It serves as a resource center that promotes positive change by assessing the issues and making recommendations to decision-makers of the challenges facing Iowa's Latino business and personal settings. There are nine commissioners located statewide that help to increase the understanding of social, cultural, and economic contributions that Latinos make in Iowa.
- Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans
Department of Human Rights
Lucas State Office Building
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Telephone: (515) 281-7283
Toll Free: (800) 351-4659
Contact: Kim Cheeks
Email: dhr.icaa@dhr.state.ia.us
The Iowa Commission on the Status of African Americans is a state agency that addresses the changing needs and concerns of African American Iowans, and recommends new programs, policies, and constructive action to the governor and general assembly.
- Iowa Peace Corps Association
1203 Cambria Court
Iowa City, Iowa 52246
Telephone: (319) 351-3375
Contact; Katy Hansen
Email: kwhansen@ia.net
The Iowa Peace Corps Association is a network of Peace Corps alumni and friends working to "bring the world back home."
- Iowa Peace Institute
917 10th Avenue
Grinnell, Iowa 50112
Telephone: (641) 236-4880
Contact: C. Gregory Buntz, Ph.D.
Email: iapeace@netins.net
The Iowa Peace Institute exists to help people learn more productive patterns of communication and approaches to conflict in order to improve their professional and personal relationships. The mission of the Peace Institute is to reduce the social and economic costs of conflict and help people solve the problems that keep them apart. The Iowa Peace Institute fosters appropriate and peaceful resolution of conflict and repair of harm from crime and wrongdoing by providing education and training, mediation, facilitation and restorative justice services.
- Linn County Cultural Alliance
Cedar Rapids Area Cultural Alliance
222 Third Avenue SE, Suite 299-8
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52401
Telephone: (319) 366-4739
Contact: Nicole Elder, Executive Coordinator
Email: nicolelder@crculture.org
The Cedar Rapids Area Cultural Alliance represents more than thirty non-profit, cultural, education, and arts organizations in Cedar Rapids and surrounding communities. The purpose of the Cultural Alliance is to promote and support the cultural development of the greater Cedar Rapids area through initiatives designed to generate greater awareness of the cultural vitality in the community; to provide services and support to member organizations; to represent the needs, goals, and achievements of the cultural community; and to facilitate access to arts and culture for underserved populations.
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