Wednesday, 10/05/22
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Work Session Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque St, Iowa City)
View the Agenda
Meal (6 adults) needed at Birdhouse Hospice Home of Johnson County
5:30-7 pm: Virtual Book Launch- “Saving Our Own Lives: A Liberatory Practice of Harm Reduction“
7-8 pm: Send Your Vote Home: Reach voters away from their district in election season
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Thursday, 10/06/22
Call the Emma Goldman Clinic to ask if they need escorts for clinic today! (319) 337-2111- This starts at 7 am!
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Meeting- Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque St, Iowa City)
11:05-11:55 am: Confronting Systemic Racism from Within: Join our Lunch Hour Reflections
12 pm: Being A Voice of Change
12-1 pm: Virtual Session: NTDC Cultural Humility
Meal (6 adults) needed at Birdhouse Hospice Home of Johnson County
2:30-5:30 pm: Volunteers needed at Eastern Iowa Diaper Bank
Contact Heike at 319-364-8909 or hwagner@ypniowa.org for more info
5:30pm: Marion City Council Meeting
Action: Speak up during public commentary to insist all future meetings be held in a hybrid format that allows for full participation via Zoom.
5:30-7:30 pm: Mental Health Equity- Let’s Talk About It
6:30-8:30 pm: Fall 2022 Johnson County Legislative Candidate Forum hosted by Staff Council and Faculty Senate
7 pm: U.S. Senate Iowa Press Debate
Friday, 10/07/22
All Day: “Inspiring Safety in Our Community Facebook Live” with DVIP
10 am-12 pm: Make It OK Ambassador Training
10 am-4 pm: Volunteers needed at Central Furniture Rescue
Call (319) 382-2882 to inquire
11:45am-1 pm: Intersections | Public Libraries and Book Banning
In-Person Registration with Lunch
In-Person Registration without lunch
Virtual Registration
Saturday, 10/08/22
7 am-3 pm: Iowa River Clean Up
8:30-10:30 am: Seed Exchange
9 am-12 pm: Volunteers needed at Central Furniture Rescue
Call (319) 382-2882 to inquire
12 pm: Lunch & Learn with Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
1-6 pm: Cedar Rapids: CPR & First Aid -IN PERSON
4-7 pm: Iowa City Catholic Worker Volunteer Hours
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
Sunday, 10/09/22
8 am: 32nd Annual Race Against Breast Cancer
10 am-3 pm: Houses into Homes Delivery Day
12-4 pm: Iowa City Catholic Worker Volunteer Hours
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
4 pm: Repro Rights Rally at the Pentacrest!- National Weekend of Action
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
6-9: New Deal For Youth Week of Action
All Week
- Houses into Homes in Coralville needs help Monday through Friday this week.
- Together We Achive in Cedar Rapids needs help in the resource center Tuesday through Saturday
- CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City, needs help in the Food Bank Monday through Saturday and with mobile deliveries Tue- Fri
- Ronfaald McDonald House Iowa City needs meals every day this week.
- Buy an ‘Iowans Against Breed Bans’ t-shirt to support local shelters and rescues. The first check went to Cedar Valley Pit Bull Rescue for $1,086.51.
- Spread the word about the upcoming Rally For Reproductive Rights taking place at the UI Pentacrest in Iowa City this Sunday, October 9th at 4pm!
- Buy 988 swag to benefit CommUnity Crisis Services.
Learn about serving on the Families Helping Families of Iowa board by emailing Executive Director Melissa Carlson at melissac@fhfia.org
Support Cedar Rapids workers striking against Ingredion, Inc.:
Join them on the picket line
Drop off food/drinks/supplies at 1001 1st Street, SW
Send a letter of encouragement to strikeline organizer Jason Davis so he can share them with other workers
Petition the Ingredion CEO to Bargain a Fair Contract and End Strike in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Spread the word by following BCTGM on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to share updates and following/using the hashtag #IngredionStrike
Apply to serve on the Johnson County Board of Health, Conservation Board, Juvenile Justice and Youth Development Policy Board, or other county board via
Sign up and set up your fundraising page for United Action For Youth’s Upcoming “Ride 4 Youth” cycling event. Just want to donate? You can do that there too!
Donate via General 2 — (wrightfashionhouse.com) to help support the “Wright House of Fashion’s Fashion Activism Institute” being opened on Gilbert St by one of the cofounders of Humanize My Hoodie to teach kids how to use design as a form of resistance and to empower underrepresented populations using design, creativity and art.
Gain insight into Black history, white privilege and what to do to be actively anti-racist from 1-4pm any day this week by signing up at How To Understand White Privilege and Be Actively Anti-Racist Tickets, Mon 27 Dec 2021 at 19:00 | Eventbrit
Help CCAN This Week
There are lots of ways to help CCAN this week! Let us know if you can help with any of the following tasks:
Sign up as a virtual volunteer for Corridor Community Action Network! Help with our Instagram, Twitter, or Facebooks accounts or our email list, write weekly legislative updates or other posts, review city council/county board/school board agendas (even just your own town/district) for potential calls to action, email potential sponsors, send organizational emails, or help with grant writing. Email and tell us how you would like to get involved!
Check out last month’s CCAN-Connect (Corridor networking meeting) at (1) Facebook to hear about the needs of several local organizations.
Learn more about CCAN and the work we do by watching this video from the North Liberty Public Library- Corridor Community Action Network – YouTube
Holiday Gift Card Drive
Donate to our Holiday Gift Card drive to support an upcoming holiday project!
Cards can be sent to Corridor Community Action Network, 870 S. Capitol St, Iowa City, IA 52245. We are trying to balance out toy redistribution by including holiday meal support as well as gifts for teens and adults, so good choices include:
- Grocery stores
- Walmart
- Target
- Shoe stores
- App points
- Malls
- Movie theatres
- Art supply stores
Want to help even more? Host a drive for us online or at work! Email us to let us know you’re interested.
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update!
We are preparing to hit the road for fall! We are temporarily accepting only winter clear/gear (we especially need boots, socks, gloves, and hats), school supplies, and hygiene/health donations, as we need to distribute some of the incredible items we received while out of service due to our Director’s health issue. Items can be dropped off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St- ring the bell) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or at the East side Iowa City drop-off lcoation (17 Goldfinch Circle- put items on the porch where they will be hidden from street view by the bushes) any time. If these options don’t work, you can also email director@corridorcan.com to make pick-up/drop-off arrangements.
Other ways you can help us sustain service include:
- Volunteering to assist with events as a driver (33 foot RV) or shopping assistant. We **desperately** need drivers, especially with weekend availability!! Drivers do need to be approved by our insurance company before their first volunteer day, so please send your DOB, DL number, and expiration date to director@corridorcan.com.
- Buying a limited edition “DRESS PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE AT” #CCANClothesCruise shirt via https://www.rayguncustom.com/…/dress-people-where… to support our free mobile clothing closet. This site will be pulled soon, so get yours while you still can!
- Arranging to host a fall clothing drive (or become a long-term drop-off location!) for the free mobile clothing closet (maybe at your place of work?) by emailing director@corridorcan.com. #CCANClothesCruise #ClothingDrive
- Volunteering as a route coordinator, volunteer coordinator, and/or fundraising assistant by emailing director@corridorcan.com
- Donating your extra hooks, racks, hangers, bins, and other improvement/organizational supplies by dropping them off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St, IC) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or emailing director@corridorcan.com.
- Hosting a fundraiser for us! Gas, insurance, parking, and other maintenance expenses are ongoing and our windshield needs repaired. Email director@corridorcan.com
- Donating needed items by ordering from our Amazon Wishlist at https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/B8MQROFR18WR….
- Sending financial contributions to Corridor Community Action Network, C/O Iowa City Fab Lab, 870 S. Capitol St, Iowa City, IA 52240, Venmo at corridorcan, CashApp at $CorridorCAN, Paypal at paypal.me/CorridorCAN, or https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fund-a-free-mobile-clothing-closet?utm_source=customer&utm_medium=copy_link&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR2HvFDdbNzE9xbKAAgPlkCUqeF1DfAnPd5z8jK_jjlcYA60a3fY8JWtPaA This service will involve ongoing expenses.
- Letting us know what locations you think we should add to our popup routes!
- Getting your business or institution to sponsor #CCANClothesCruise and having your logo included in promotional materials and eventually on the vehicle itself. Email director@corridorcan.com
Why It Matters
The Mobile Clothing Closet simultaneously addresses an unmet need for free clothing resources in the corridor and the high volume of textiles that enter our landfill every year, much of which we can re-route to those in need. For more info on #CCANClothesCruise, check out
Thanks to our donors!
We would like to give a huge thank you to our individual donors, our sponsors GreenState Credit Union, North Liberty City Government, MidWestOne Bank, Hills Bank and Trust Company, Veridian Credit Union, Town Square Family Foot Care, Thompson & Co Salon Parlor, ReUnion Brewery, and The Accell Foundation; our supporters Sidekick Coffee & Books, Airport National Golf Course, Maestro Empanadas, RAYGUNshirts, Applebee’s Grill + Bar, Aroma Artisan Pizza, Textiles, Renee’s Ceramic Cafe, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Hudson’s, Big Grove Brewery, The Map Room, Speedeezz Indoor Karting, Kae Apothecary Brass Ring Coffee, Monica’s, Shop Iowa, Molly’s Cupcakes Iowa City, Iowa City Downtown District, Players, Andrew’s Bar Exam, The Chocolate Haus, Prairie Kitchen Store, Vue Rooftop, WOOFABLES, AOK Photography, Cedar Ridge Wine & Distillary, Quinton’s Bar & Deli Coralville, CHOMP Delivery, Tru Salon, Short’s Marion, Iowa City Fab Lab, Cielo Goods, Collins Community Credit Union, The Savvy Boutique, Texas Roadhouse Coralville, Fortuna Gaming Cafe; and everyone who has participated in the fundraisers we’ve held to date. We couldn’t have made it this far without you!