DonorConnect: Protecting Potential: Keeping Youth Safe and Thriving
Wednesday, June 10, 2026
4:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa, 2130 Grand Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50312
Free
Program: 4 p.m.
Reception: 5 p.m.
DonorConnect is a conversation series designed to bring our community together to learn about and discuss our region’s most pressing issues and promising opportunities.
Safe and thriving youth are the building blocks of a strong community, both today and tomorrow. Across Central Iowa, partners are coming together around a shared vision to better understand challenges facing youth today and identify where our region can focus to protect their potential.
We’ll explore the Safe & Thriving Youth Plan, a collaborative, community-informed effort to reduce youth violence in Greater Des Moines. Together, we’ll look at emerging priorities, hear insights from individuals instrumental in informing the plan and build a clearer understanding of what it will take to create long-term, sustainable change that will impact generations to come.
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You’ll leave with a deeper understanding of how this work is taking shape, and how it’s helping ensure that young people have the support, stability and opportunities they need to succeed.
Contact Barb Hobson at hobson@desmoinesfoundation.org or (515) 883-2626 with any questions.
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