Community Foundation announces lineup for next program in DonorConnect series Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:38 AM The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines will host the next in its DonorConnect series on April 28 to learn more from the nonprofit and foundation community about what s ahead in the recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The next session of DonorConnect: Nonprofit Resilience as We Face the Future will feature Angie Dethlets-Trettin, chief community impact officer for the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines; Izaah Knox, executive director of Urban Dreams; Dawn Martinez Oropeza, executive director of Al Exito; Renee Miller, chief community impact officer of United Way of Central Iowa; Suzanne Mineck, president of Mid-Iowa Foundation; and Tray Wade, president and CEO of EveryStep. The discussion is scheduled from 11 a.m. to noon on Zoom. Registration is free. The foundation describes the event as an opportunity to learn from no
Storm-hit banana growers to receive extra $50K in grants after weeks of uncertainty
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Growers examine damage to banana crops following the March 1 windstorm.
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Storm-stricken banana farmers have cautiously welcomed the Queensland Government s latest move to increase assistance grants as they battle to recover from the disaster.
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Affected growers should now receive $75,000 in joint state-federal grants
A local MP says the length of time taken for confirmation of the increase has been concerning
The Agriculture Minister said he had not heard any pleas for wage subsidies, which growers said were desperately needed for the clean up
Funding debacle leaves Kimberley communities isolated in wet season with damaged roads
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The Fitzroy River broke its banks earlier this month, flooding parts of the Great Northern Highway.
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Kimberley leaders say they face a backlog of road repairs after two damaging wet seasons, and a debacle getting funding approved by three separate jurisdictions.
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Bureaucratic process delayed funding for road repairs before the Kimberley was hit by another wet season, compounding the damage
Pastoralists and communities were isolated when parts of the Tanami and Duncan Roads were washed away and the Great Northern Highway closed for days at a time
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