Central Iowa Health and Human Service Organizations Awarded Sizable Grants.DES MOINES, Iowa “Des Moines” redirects here. For other uses, see Des Moines (disambiguation). Des Moines (pronounced /dɪˈmɔɪn/ in English, -- 69 nonprofit organizations benefit from Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. during first quarter In an effort to support Central Iowa in providing the basics all people need for a healthy life, the Principal Financial Group(R) and the Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. provided grants totaling $678,000 during first quarter 2005 to 69 Des Moines-area health and human service organizations. "Through the Foundation, we are able to target our contributions toward entities that have the greatest impact on the communities in which our employees live and work," noted Libby Jacobs Libby Swanson Jacobs is the Iowa State Representative from the 60th District. She has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1994. She received her BA from the University of Nebraska and her MPA from Drake University. , community relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. director of the Principal Financial Group. "The fact that we were able to award so many grants to worthy organizations demonstrates the great need we have in our local communities for funding health and human service projects. The Principal is pleased to be able to contribute." Among the programs receiving funding from the Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. during first quarter were: --Polk County Victim Services Organization - Funding provided by The Principal(R) will support the creation of a Sexual Assault Response Team sexual assault response team A team of health care professionals–eg, ER physician, forensic nurse, social worker, specifically trained in responding to victims of sexual assault–rape; SARTs combine '… (SART SART 1 Sexual assault response team, see there 2 Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology A voluntary organization dedicated to improving the quality and delivery of assisted reproduction 3 Standard acid reflux test, see there ) for the Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. area. A SART is a specially trained group of nurse examiners who respond to victims of sexual assault. The SART model is used nationally, and does not currently exist in the Des Moines area as a consistent solution among local hospital emergency rooms. --Parents Anonymous of Iowa, Inc. - Grant funds will support expansion of the organization's "Parenting Way" curriculum. A total of 200 families in Central Iowa are targeted to be served over the next year by this program as it works to build strong parental competencies and strengthen relationships in troubled families. --Reggie's Place - A project of Iowa Homeless Youth Centers Street Outreach Program, Reggie's Place is a drop-in center where homeless and runaway young people find support and services to stay off the streets. Grant funds from The Principal will support the development of new educational programs, including a 10-week life skills course, sexual education and a course to help teach listening skills and techniques to build mutual respect. In 2005, the Reggie's Place project is expected to help the Street Outreach Program place 228 young people in emergency shelter beds and make over 1,600 referrals for support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . --Youth and Shelter Services, Inc. - First started in 2004 and a project of the Iowa Homeless Youth Shelter, "Money Matters on the Street" is a financial literacy program for homeless teens. The program provides personal financial education to help homeless youth understand the financial realities of independent life. The Principal and the Principal Financial Group Foundation also awarded a total of $100,500 in health and human service grants in other communities with a large employee presence, including Cedar Falls, Mason City and Ottumwa, Iowa; Appleton, Wis.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Grand Island, Neb.; Middletown, Conn.; Phoenix/Tucson, Ariz.; Spokane, Wash.; and Wilmington, Del. For a full list of 2005 grant recipients, visit www.principal.com/about/giving. The Principal Financial Group Foundation provides grants on a quarterly basis in the following categories: Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS (first quarter); Education (second quarter); Arts and Culture (third quarter); and Recreation and Tourism (fourth quarter). The Principal Financial Group Foundation, Inc. was formed in 1987 to help support communities in which the Principal Financial Group has a major employee presence. For more information about the Foundation grants program, visit www.principal.com. About the Principal Financial Group The Principal Financial Group(R) (The Principal(R))(1) is a leader in offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of financial products and services, including retirement and investment services, life and health insurance and banking through its diverse family of financial services companies. A member of the Fortune 500, the Principal Financial Group has $174.7 billion in assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing. (2) and serves some 14.9 million customers worldwide from offices in Asia, Australia, Europe, Latin America and the United States. Principal Financial Group, Inc. is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the ticker symbol Ticker Symbol An arrangement of characters (usually letters) representing a particular security listed on an exchange or otherwise traded publicly. When a company issues securities to the public marketplace, it selects an available ticker symbol for its securities which investors PFG PFG Principal Financial Group PFG Performance Food Group (Richmond, VA) PFG Pinnacle Financial Group PFG Plasma Flood Gun PFG Planning for Growth PFG Pasty Faced Geek PFG Perfluoroguanidine . For more information, visit www.principal.com. (1) "The Principal Financial Group" and "The Principal" are registered service marks of Principal Financial Services, Inc., a member of the Principal Financial Group. (2) As of March 31, 2005 |
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