United Ways of Iowa

03/10/2026

Proud of the work of IA Reading Corps Tutors and the impact they are making with students across Iowa.

07/10/2025

An amazing day talking to Congressional staffers and Senator Grassley about key issues important to Iowans, including Early Childhood and Head Start, AmeriCorps and VITA.

09/27/2024

Join us in building solutions for the 40% of children statewide whose families couldn’t afford basics in 2022 – including 12% in poverty and 28% who are ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed). ALICE families earn above the Federal Poverty Level but less than the cost of basics. Learn more: UnitedForALICE.org/Focus-Children

09/26/2024

New Report Alert! 📊 Under the radar of official poverty measures, children in Iowa are growing up without the resources they need to flourish – jeopardizing their health, education, and future well-being. Uncover the realities of children in hardship – and gain the insights needed to change the narrative – in the latest “ALICE in Focus: Children” Brief for our state. Dive in with us: UnitedForALICE.org/Focus-Children

06/19/2024

06/12/2024

United Ways of Iowa is proud of our tutors and the work we have done to support students in districts across the state.

In our first 20 years of operation, Reading Corps has helped more than 330 thousand students! As we look forward to the next 20 years, we want to say thank you, tutors! We couldn't have done it without your dedication to giving students the tools they need to succeed.

Interested in joining in on the impact? Visit join.readingandmath.org to find a school where you can become a tutor near you.

06/03/2024

Are you ALICE, struggling to make ends meet yet often earning too much to qualify for assistance? If so, we invite you to share your story to help drive meaningful change for ALICE workers and families. Record a voice message at ALICEvoices.org.

05/31/2024

The latest research for Iowa shows us that even an increase in ALICE wages has proven to be no match for the rising costs of basics, the loss of pandemic supports, and a decade of steadily falling behind.

So what can you do to help?
✅ Visit UnitedForALICE.org/Iowa to read the new Update and dig into the interactive dashboards
✅ Share these posts and spread the word about ALICE workers and families. Bring ALICE into the conversation, and help raise awareness of families earning above the poverty level but less than the costs of basics.

05/30/2024

May is – and the latest data from shows us that from 2010 to 2022, people age 65 and over made up the fastest-growing age group in Iowa. It’s also the group with the largest increase – 23% – in the number of households struggling to make ends meet.

Dig into the data for more details about this age group and other ALICE demographics: UnitedForALICE.org/Iowa

05/29/2024

’s new data on hardship for 2021 to 2022 is consistent with an unsettling trend that has spanned more than a decade.
In Iowa, from 2010 – the end of the Great Recession – to 2022:

🏠 The total number of households in Iowa rose by 7%...
🏠 Households in increased by 3%...
🏠 …And the number of ALICE households grew by 30%

Read the Update to see the trend line and to learn more: UnitedForALICE.org/Iowa