Telligen Community Initiative

06/03/2026

TCI is proud to support Project Iowa with a $150,000 grant through our Strengthening Families and Communities program. The grant will support a trauma-informed Rooted job coach providing holistic training and one-on-one coaching at The House of Mercy and The Village housing complex—helping reduce barriers to employment and education while expanding opportunities for women, children and families in Central Iowa. Learn more at projectiowa.org or telligenci.org.

05/26/2026

TCI is proud to support the Urbandale Food Pantry with a $150,000 grant through our Strengthening Families and Communities program. This grant will help expand food access and wrap-around services across the Des Moines metro by strengthening coordination, outreach and community partnerships—helping connect more families to the resources they need for long-term stability and well-being. Learn more at urbandalefoodpantry.org or telligenci.org.

05/21/2026

We’re proud to support YouthZone with a $57,452 Strengthening Families and Communities grant to expand its Parent Support Program across four Colorado counties — bringing critical resources to underserved rural communities. Using the evidence-based CRAFT model, the program helps parents build stronger relationships, address challenges like trauma and substance use, and reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) — strengthening families in underserved rural communities. Learn more at youthzone.com or www.telligenci.org.

05/13/2026

TCI awarded a $150,000 Strengthening Families and Communities grant to Servicios de La Raza to support culturally responsive care and improve maternal health outcomes for Latina women in Colorado. This funding will support efforts to train Spanish-speaking Promotoras (community health workers), provide screenings for pregnant women, and offer home monitoring for those at higher risk — helping reduce hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and build a scalable model to impact more women. Learn more at serviciosdelaraza.org or tellligenci.org.

05/05/2026

TCI is proud to support Project Angel Heart with a $150,000 grant through our Strengthening Families and Communities program. This funding will provide home-delivered, medically tailored meals for individuals experiencing high-risk pregnancies and their dependent children—delivering 63,000 meals to more than 700 individuals and families to support healthier outcomes. Learn more at projectangelheart.org or telligenci.org

04/14/2026

TCI has awarded $599,645 in Strengthening Families and Communities grants to four nonprofits in Iowa. Telligen Community Initiative is honored to help propel these organizations’ work to ensure families have the support they need to thrive today and build a healthier future.

Congratulations to the grantees listed below!

- Family Planning Council of Iowa
- The Birthwork Foundation (Iowa Black Doula Collective)
- Project Iowa
- Urbandale Food Pantry

Read more about their work at https://www.telligenci.org/recent-grantees

04/10/2026

Telligen Community Initiative has awarded $687,452 in Strengthening Families and Communities grants to six nonprofit organizations in Colorado. TCI is proud to support these projects, which will deliver practical, community-driven solutions that remove barriers and expand access and opportunity.

Learn more about these and other recent grants at https://www.telligenci.org/recent-grantees

Congrats to grantees, including:

• Project Angel Heart
• Servicios de La Raza
• Community Roots Midwife Collective (CRMC) - https://midwifecollective.org
• The Action Center
• NorthWest Colorado Center for Independence - https://www.nwcci.org
• YouthZone

03/04/2026

Learn more about TCI's 2026 grant funding opportunities for nonprofits in the new issue of TCI News. Plus, read about ten new grantees and their exciting projects to strengthen families and communities in Colorado and Iowa.
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02/19/2026

With support from a Telligen Community Initiative grant, The Community Builders is strengthening the Oakley Square Youth Empowerment Program to help youth facing adversity build resilience and stability. Through academic support, leadership development, and safe after-school activities during critical hours, the program is creating opportunity, connection, and hope for youth in Chicago’s Oakley Square community. Learn more atThe Community Builders website at tcbinc.org.

02/10/2026

Telligen Community Initiative's Synergy Center - located in Des Moines, Iowa - provides a shared office space for health-related nonprofits addressing social drivers of health. For more than a decade, TCI has funded the collaborative environment that helps small-staffed non-profits foster new relationships, which leads to knowledge-sharing and advancing their respective missions. TCI provides all operational costs of the space, allowing nonprofits to focus on advancing their important missions. Demonstrating that we are stronger together, the Synergy Center currently houses 12 organizations.