Families Helping Families of Iowa is a non-profit organization committed to "Caring for Iowa's Children in Foster Care," spanning from infancy to 18 years of age. Our services extend across all 99 counties in Iowa, catering to three primary categories: Essentials, Educational, and Celebrations. There are currently 7,000 children in foster care in Iowa. It’s our mission to make these children into happy and healthy adults giving them the support they need! Net proceeds will support Families Helping Families and Sunrise Rotary. Portions of your sponsorship may be tax deductible. Families Helping Families 501 (c) (3) EIN: 71-0985937.

FHF is hosting its 2nd Annual Garage Sale on Saturday, June 29, from 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. and Sunday, June 30 from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Each year, FHF relies on community donations to sustain its Clothing Closet, enabling children in foster care or those who have been adopted to access essential items. To manage the volume of donations received within the confines of limited storage space, FHF sells surplus clothing donations or items that have remained unutilized for over a year during the annual garage sale. Items donated new, will not be placed in the garage sale. Donations bought for events will not be placed in the garage sale. All proceeds generated will be allocated towards enhancing the organization's operational capacities and program services.

Welcome to our Back-to-School Registration! This is for ONLY CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE STATUS- bio children do not qualify. For a limited time, we are offering to ship school supplies to children in foster care in Winnebago, County. PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU LIVE IN WINNEBAGO AND BREMER COUNTY, IOWA. We will continue taking registrations […]

OBJECTIVE:  EAT A SLICE OF NEED PIZZA, RUN 1/2 MILE--DRINK A PINT OF BEER, RUN ANOTHER 1/2 MILE TO THE FINISH!!!  Vegan and gluten-free options available! N/A beer will be available for racers and new this year- fruited water for the kid's race. This family friendly pizza and beer 1-mile race is put on by […]

Welcome to our Back-To-School Rally with our partners Fostering Cross Roads. Please click on the link to register for your school supplies.

The Cedar Rapids Hot Cider Hustle will be held on Saturday, October 12th, 2024 at NewBo City Market.  Families Helping Families has been chosen as a charity beneficiary for this race.  In turn, we have been asked to provide 60 volunteers to help with packet pickup, registration, course marshals, serving hot cider, and more.  Please […]

https://familieshelpingfamiliesofiowa.org/ww24/           Registration is NOW OPEN click the link above! Please review our frequently asked questions and the application carefully, so your registration is not flagged. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE OFFICE WITH QUESTIONS UNTIL YOU HAVE READ THE APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS AND READ OVER THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.                Welcome […]