The Lantern Center

08/29/2026

New position! 🤩 https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4459442432/
We are seeking a bilingual (Spanish/English speaking) Community Outreach Specialist to join our team. This new position will provide case management and work in conjunction with local businesses to increase access to English language tutoring and cultural orientation. The new employee, along with Lantern staff and volunteers, will help us expand our mission of empowering people newer to the Dubuque and tristate area to feel welcomed and included in our community. Please spread the word!

08/29/2026

So proud and grateful to be a funded partner of United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States. Thank you to all supporters! We are all stronger together when we lift one another up and support one another with life's bumps in the road, which we all have at some point.

Three community leaders from the Dubuque area discuss living in the...

08/20/2026

Volunteers, students, board members and staff gathered for the Lantern Center’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Picnic at Eagle Point Park on August 18. We also announced our new Arts Across Cultures creative expressions program. We enjoyed the delicious food catered by Mindful Bites!

In 2025, our dedicated volunteers gave an incredible 4,950 hours of service to the Lantern Center!

Our Lantern Award was awarded to Tom Boxleiter and Dianne Gibson!

We also recognized our Champion Award recipients Art Roche and the Sisters of the Presentation

10-Year Award recipients included Mary Hoelscher, Sharon Speckhard, Becky Taylor-Harris, Sue Ward and Beth Whisler

Many thanks to all of our amazing volunteers who dedicated 4,950 hours of service last year!

08/13/2026

Proud to attend the annual United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States annual breakfast this morning! ❤️

We are so grateful to be a United Way agency partner and to be part of a community that believes in working together to make a difference in the lives of our neighbors.

Thank you, United Way, for bringing people and organizations together to strengthen our community. Proud to be a partner in this important work!

08/07/2026

Stop by the Express Employment Professionals Job Fair at 1701 JFK Road on Wednesday, August 12 from 8 to 4 PM and meet one-on-one with a recruiter! Explore current openings in:

✅ Warehousing
✅ Manufacturing
✅ Skilled Trades
✅ Administrative
✅ Professional positions

Walk in anytime - no appointment needed. Take the next step toward a great new career! Please share this post with anyone who may be looking for work.

08/05/2026

🥰🫂🙏🏻Grateful.

¡VICTORIA! ✊🏽

Más de 200 miembros de la comunidad, incluyendo 20 integrantes del clero y monjas religiosas, acompañamos con éxito a 10 miembros de Escucha Mi Voz y sus familias a sus citas obligatorias con ICE.

Los 10 salieron de sus citas y regresaron a casa con sus familias.

Además, nuestro equipo dio seguimiento a un total de 52 personas inmigrantes que entraron a la oficina de ICE para sus citas obligatorias. Todas salieron de manera segura y regresaron a casa con sus familias.

Dos personas haitianas fueron detenidas. Además, una mujer de West Liberty con una petición I-130 pendiente también fue detenida injustamente. Escucha Mi Voz exige su liberación inmediata.

Nuestro acompañamiento protector, liderado por inmigrantes, continúa hasta que la última persona que sigue esperando salga sana y segura o reciba el apoyo solidario que necesite.

¡Cuando nos organizamos, nadie enfrenta a ICE solo! ❤️

07/25/2026

It was a blast to welcome thousands of bikers from all over the country and the world to Dubuque, Iowa’s most philanthropic city and where Iowa started! People were pumped to be done with the ride and ready to celebrate 🎉 their successful ride in Dubuque!
With United Way of Dubuque Area Tri-States Fountain of Youth Program Foundation 2 Crisis Services