Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates

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The bridge between education and the workplace who partners with schools to unlock student potential, build the future and invest in the next generation of leaders. iJAG is needed now more than ever to graduate students and prepare them for success in the workforce and life. iJAG is the premier non-profit organization connecting business and education to provide the most cost-effective dropout pre

vention and school to career solutions in Iowa. Students in the iJAG program have trouble making it in a conventional classroom because of the distractions and barriers at home, outside the classroom or even inside the classroom. Relying on real-world, project-based instructional methods and an unconventional approach to personal connections with students, the iJAG teaching specialists work within conventional learning environments to help remove barriers and show students how to achieve the next step of their career or education.

💙 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫!We’re grateful for the employers who open their...
09/08/2026

💙 𝐈𝐭’𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫!

We’re grateful for the employers who open their doors, the professionals who share their stories, and the mentors, volunteers, donors, and community partners who invest in our students.

We’re grateful for our incredible iJAG Career Education Specialists who show up every day to help students build skills, explore careers, make connections, and discover what’s possible.

And, of course, we’re grateful for our students—the reason we do what we do. 🌟

It takes a community to prepare Iowa’s future workforce, and we’re thankful for everyone who chooses to be part of ours.

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑵𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕!

🏫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐉𝐀𝐆 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥?At iJAG, we believe every student deserves someone in their corner—and opportunities that ...
09/08/2026

🏫 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐢𝐉𝐀𝐆 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥?

At iJAG, we believe every student deserves someone in their corner—and opportunities that help them see what’s possible for their future.

That’s why we partner with schools to help students:

✅ Stay engaged and connected
✅ Discover their strengths
✅ Build leadership and workplace skills
✅ Explore careers and meet local employers
✅ Create a plan for what comes after graduation

Along the way, an iJAG Career Education Specialist becomes another trusted adult students can turn to for encouragement, guidance, and support.

If your school is looking for new ways to strengthen student engagement and career readiness, 𝐰𝐞’𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭.

Let’s create more opportunities for Iowa students—together. 💙

🇺🇸 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲!Today, we celebrate the people whose hard work strengthens our businesses, communities, and state.And...
09/07/2026

🇺🇸 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐲!

Today, we celebrate the people whose hard work strengthens our businesses, communities, and state.

And as we begin Workforce Development Month, we’re also celebrating the young people preparing to become the workforce of tomorrow!

Every career explored, employer connection made, skill developed, and work-based learning experience helps an iJAG student take another step toward a successful future.

Here’s to the workforce of today—and the future workforce already getting ready for what’s next. 💙

09/06/2026

🎧 Our President and CEO, Wendy Mihm-Herold, shares how businesses can help drive greater success for Iowa by engaging and connecting with iJAG students on the Made in Iowa Podcast. Thank you to Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield for presenting & to Leisa Fox for hosting!

🤝 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌: 𝐂𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐃𝐒 + 𝐈𝐎𝐖𝐀 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘!They show up. They build connections. They open doors. And most importantly, t...
09/05/2026

🤝 𝐌𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌: 𝐂𝐄𝐃𝐀𝐑 𝐑𝐀𝐏𝐈𝐃𝐒 + 𝐈𝐎𝐖𝐀 𝐂𝐈𝐓𝐘!

They show up. They build connections. They open doors. And most importantly, they believe in students. 🙌

Meet the incredible iJAG team serving students across Cedar Rapids and Iowa City!

⭐ Franklin Middle School CR
⭐ Harding Middle School CR
⭐ Jefferson High School
⭐ McKinley STEAM Academy Magnet School
⭐ Roosevelt CCBA
⭐ Taft Middle School
⭐ Washington High School Archive
⭐ Wilson Middle School
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⭐ Liberty High School
⭐ Iowa City West High School

From middle school through graduation, this crew is helping students discover their strengths, explore careers, build leadership skills, and prepare for BIG things ahead.

We’re pretty lucky to have this team in the iJAG family! 💙

𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑵𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕!

🤔 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖?Everything we do at iJAG starts with a simple belief: 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜...
09/04/2026

🤔 𝐃𝐈𝐃 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐊𝐍𝐎𝐖?

Everything we do at iJAG starts with a simple belief: 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝.

🌟 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: Empowering youth to thrive, succeed, and become future-ready leaders.

🚀 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧: To equip youth with the skills, purpose, and opportunities to achieve their full potential and realize the promise of “𝑬𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝑺𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕. 𝑵𝒐 𝑴𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒂𝒕!”

That mission comes to life every day as iJAG Career Education Specialists, schools, employers, and community partners help students discover their strengths, explore careers, build confidence, and prepare for successful futures.

When students have people in their corner and opportunities in front of them, possibilities grow. 💙

🤲🏽 𝐀 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤!Our Mason City iJAG crew and their awesome supervisor had the opportunity to partici...
09/04/2026

🤲🏽 𝐀 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤!

Our Mason City iJAG crew and their awesome supervisor had the opportunity to participate in 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐖𝐚𝐲’𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 on Wednesday!

The team volunteered at The Store, a nonprofit thrift store supported by donations, where they spent the afternoon cleaning, organizing, and sorting donated items.

We talk a lot at iJAG about leadership through service—and we love getting opportunities to put that into action!

Thank you to United Way of North Central Iowa-UWNCI and for letting us be part of such a meaningful day. We’re proud to serve alongside organizations making a difference in the communities we call home. 💙

📷 𝑁𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑒 𝐽𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑏𝑠, 𝐹𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟 & 𝑃𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑒 (𝑐𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟), 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑖𝐽𝐴𝐺 𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑓𝑓 (𝑙𝑒𝑓𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑟𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡): 𝑉𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑎 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒, 𝐽𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑎𝑛 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑒, 𝐽𝑎𝑐𝑜𝑏𝑠, 𝑌𝑜𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑎 𝑆𝑝𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐴𝑚𝑦 𝑀𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑔𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑦.

Read more about Day of Caring: https://www.kimt.com/news/mason-city-volunteers-unite-for-day-of-caring-across-north-central-iowa/article_1b4cf388-81d2-4da9-9520-05a1897867b8.html

⛳ 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄!The 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐢𝐉𝐀𝐆 𝐢𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 is headed back to the golf course!🗓️ Wednesday, June 23, 2027📍 Briarwo...
09/04/2026

⛳ 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄!

The 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟕 𝐢𝐉𝐀𝐆 𝐢𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 is headed back to the golf course!

🗓️ Wednesday, June 23, 2027
📍 Briarwood Golf Club | Ankeny, IA

Join us for a great day of golf while helping create opportunities for iJAG students across Iowa.

Grab your golf crew, get the date on your calendar, and stay tuned for more details!

𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒇. 𝑮𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒑𝒆𝒐𝒑𝒍𝒆. 𝐀𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓. 💙

Storm Lake iJAG students didn't just learn about careers last year—they experienced them!Through internships and work-ba...
09/03/2026

Storm Lake iJAG students didn't just learn about careers last year—they experienced them!

Through internships and work-based learning, students explored healthcare, banking, welding, automotive technology, IT, journalism, horticulture, real estate, law enforcement, and more. Some even turned those experiences into jobs.

Thank you to Storm Lake Community School District, United Bank of Iowa, BVRMC, Iowa Trailer Manufacturing Company, LLC, , Storm Lake Honda, Cherokee Regional Medical Center, UnityPoint Health, and the many local employers and organizations that opened their doors, shared their expertise, and invested in students.

Together, you're helping students discover what's possible for their futures. 💙

🏆 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭, 𝐢𝐉𝐀𝐆’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫!For seven years, Denis Scott from John Deere has s...
09/01/2026

🏆 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭, 𝐢𝐉𝐀𝐆’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫!

For seven years, Denis Scott from John Deere has shown up for iJAG students at Roosevelt High School Des Moines Public Schools as a mentor, encourager, and trusted adult.

He has helped students prepare for careers, work through challenges, build confidence, and begin to see just how much they are capable of achieving.

And Denis’ impact doesn’t stop there. He has helped recruit new iJAG mentors, expanding the reach of mentorship to even more young people.

“𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒆𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒖𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒔 𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒗𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆,” Denis shared.

That’s exactly why mentorship matters.

Thank you, Denis, for listening, believing, showing up, and investing in our students year after year.

Congratulations on being named iJAG’s first-ever 𝐌𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫! 💙

Learn more about our award recipients: iJAG.org/recognition-at-back-to-school-summit

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