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Families Forward

Des Moines, IA
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www.familiesforward.org

    • Mission

    Empowering positive futures. For over 100 years, our mission is providing compassionate, life-changing assistance to families on their path to self-sufficiency.

    About Us

    Families Forward (previously Bidwell Riverside Center and Hawthorn Hill) has four main programs: Bidwell Pantry, Child Development Center, New Directions Shelter (emergency housing), and The Home Connection (long-term housing).

    Cause Areas Include

    • Education
    • Housing & Homelessness
    • Human Rights & Civil Liberties
    • Hunger, Food Security
    • Volunteering

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