“$500,000 for Barnabus Uplift, for job training and supportive services”
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Recipient Address:
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1111 Ninth Street, Suite 380
Des Moines,
Iowa
50314
Recipient address as provided by Sponsor(s): (courtesy of Taxpayers for Common Sense)
Des Moines,
Short Description of Recipient Organization:
Similar to United Way, but Iowa based & having a goal of helping people "uplift" themselves from poverty. From an article on the to-be-formed organization:
"Examples of programs that could be done include:
* Job training
* Micro econonomic-development such as assisting home-based businesses to start.
* Mission health circles - creating a fund that can be drawn upon for preventative and primary health care needs.
* Taxpayer assistance such as helping families that qualify for he Earned Income Tax Credit to get maximum benefit as they pay income taxes.
* Savings programs to encourage home ownership.
"It is a conglomeration of different entities across Iowa getting involved - public and private, religious and otherwise," Wells said. "There are a lot of people with a passion to help those who may need a hand coming out of poverty situations."
In one location, Barnabus Uplift has even been used to help start a goat-farming cooperative, she said.
Are Top Personnel Listed on the Site?
No
Is the Project Mentioned on the Site?
Yes
Does the Recipient have Federal Contracts?
No
Does the Recipient have Federal Grants?
No
Have employees of the recipient collectively contributed more than $20,000 to candidates for federal office during the current and last election cycle?:
No
Does a sponsoring member take credit?
Yes
Did the recipient hire federal lobbyists?
No
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