This $55,000 fund is dedicated to helping you build thriving and sustainable communities across the Des Moines Metropolitan Area.
Building Healthy Communities, A Physicians Committee Action Network
PlantPure Communities (PPC)'s mission is to empower individuals to build healthy, kind, sustainable communities by sharing the health and environmental benefits of plant-based nutrition.
Start a community fridge in your community to share good food that would otherwise go to waste.
Start a Girls Who Code Club in your community and get girls excited about coding and computer science.
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programme in your school or community for 9-14 year olds
Divert your community's food waste from landfill, reducing harmful greenhouse gas emissions
A community based initiative aiming to clean and maintain local rivers
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) programme in your school or community for 4-6 year olds.
Lead a hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) programme in your school or community for 6–10 year olds
Organise a free meeting place in your community to repair things instead of throwing them away.
Organise an Open Orchard to bring people together, provide free fruit to local residents and green our urban environments.
Invite pollinators to your neighborhood by planting a pollinator friendly habitat in your garden, farm, school, park or just about anywhere!
Start recycling right with standardized recycling labels for your school that will help you to improve recycling and save your school money.
"The Greater Des Moines Community Challenge is an opportunity for communities to come together to create thriving communities across Des Moines. We’re excited to support local action across the Des Moines Metropolitan Area and to see the collective impact we can have in building healthier, more sustainable communities."
