2024-03-04T16:39:00Z 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 830902832 UNITED WE MARCH FORWARD UNIT 3192108573 214 13th St SE Cedar Rapids IA 52403 Mugisha Gloire Executive Director 3192108573 2024-03-04 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.unitedwemarchforward.org X X 93978 53978 39005 995 995 93978 0 50957 27750 8035 852 13622 101216 -7238 16953 9715 16953 9715 16953 9715 16953 9715 United We March Forward (UWMF) is operating as a community-based charitable organization serving immigrants and refugees. Drivers Education for Immigrants (DEFI), is life skill program that we offer to immigrants and refugees. In partnership with Iowas Department of Transportation we offer the classroom knowledge and proctor the DOT knowledge test at our site. When they pass at our site we provide them with a receipt to show the DOT and they receive their permit. If they choose to continue with us we also teach them on how to drive on the roads. Participants have shared increase in employment mobility, and decrease in medical appointments. 46989 50608 Bridging the Gap is our resource directory service. In this program, a bilingual caseworker helps individuals create a care plan that is tailored to the clients needs. Once the client has identified three major goal areas, the caseworker then connects the client to those resources. These resources include but are not limited to housing, employment, childcare, and more. This program has allowed us to serve over 380 immigrant households. 9398 10122 Grow Pamoja, is 3 years urban garden initiative in partnership with Iowa Valley RCD. The funding was provided from the USDA to help address BIPOC communities. With our grassroots connection we have been able serve 13 immigrants. Two of the immigrants now have access to more land acre that they are farming on. In 2024 we will be working with 3 farmers on how to put together a business plan. The participants have visited the USDA sites. They continue to donate their food to local pantries and have been able to sell some of their produce at the Downtowns Cedar Rapids Famers Markets. 37591 40486 101216 Jacquie Montoya Chair 1.00 0 0 0 Jane Smith Treasure 1.00 0 Kimberly Dukes Director 1.00 0 Kelly Hitchman Secretary 4.00 0 Teresa Jensen Director 1.00 0 Jeff Wozencraft Director 1.00 0 Kasasila Gloire Director 4.00 0 Andy Hartz Director 4.00 0 Mugisha Gloire Executive Director 50.00 47000 false false false false false false false false false Mugisha Gloire 214 13th St SE Cedar Rapids IA 52403 3192108573 false true CG false false false false false false false false false false NONE 0 NONE 0 true X 0 11384 45832 56378 83697 93978 291269 11384 45832 56378 83697 93978 291269 291269 291269 X 1.00000 1.00000