| Asian |
| Iowa Asian Alliance Foundation |
| Established: | 2005 |
| Address: | 1501 50th St. Suite 200, Regency 1 Building |
| West Des Moines, IA 50266 |
| Phone: | (515)245-2435 |
| Email: | srodari@bankerstrust.com |
| Contact: | Surasee Rodari |
| Purpose: | To create awareness, to inform, educate, support, promote and |
| advocate on issues of vital interest to Asian Americans in the state and beyond. |
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| Hispanic/Latino |
| Catholic Hispanic Ministries |
| Address: | 601 Grand Ave. |
| Des Moines, IA 50309 |
| Phone: | (515)237-5051 |
| Fax: | (515)237-5070 |
| Email: | kcameron@dmdiocese.org |
| Contact: | Fr. Kevin Cameron |
| Purpose: | Both pastoral care and social services to the Latino/Hispanic populations in southwest Iowa. |
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| Des Moines Latino Service Providers Coalition |
| Established: | 1992 |
| Address: | 1271 E.9th Street |
| Des Moines, IA 50316 |
| Phone: | (515)237-5051 |
| Fax: | (515)237-5070 |
| Email: | dtromenjauser@dmdiocese.org |
| Contact: | Darcy Tromnehauser |
| Purpose: | To share information and social services; be involved with Hispanic |
| issues and events; work together to provide services for Hispanics. |
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| Iowa Hispanic Chamber of Commerce |
| Established: | 2000 |
| Phone: | (515)727-1677 |
| Fax: | (515)222-6958 |
| Contact: | Laura Castro de Cortes |
| Purpose: | To promote the success of Iowa Hispanics business through |
| education, advocacy, networking opportunities, and serving as a link to and for the Hispanic market. |
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| Latino Leadership Project |
| Established: | 1999 |
| Address: | Student Life Center |
| 2507 University Ave. |
| Des Moines, IA 50311 |
| Phone: | (515)272-4633 or 4010 |
| Fax: | (515)244-8997 |
| Email: | llp@grinnell.edu |
| URL: | www.llp.20m.com |
| Contact: | Wayne Morrow |
| Purpose: | To provide education and leadership programs that promote social change for Latino communities. Focus is on the youth leadership. |
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| Latinas Unidas of Iowa, Inc. |
| Address | 4119-27th Street |
| Des Moines, IA 50310 |
| (515)274-6840 |
| Email: | iowalatina@aol.com |
| Contact: | Lena Robison |
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| League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) |
| Established in 1973 |
| Address: | 962-40th Street |
| West Des Moines, IA 50265 |
| Phone: | (515)261-7270 |
| Contact: | Ila R. Plasencia |
| Purpose: | Advocate for Latino Issues and concerns; sponsors of educational, cultural-ethnic, and political events and programs; to develop awareness about Latino/Hispanic ethnic heritage and issues. |
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| Los Bailadores Mestizos |
| Established: | 1982 |
| Address: | 962-40th Street |
| West Des Moines, IA 50265 |
| Phone: | (515)225-6865 |
| Contact: | Paula Plasencia |
| Purpose: | To preserve the Latino culture in music and dance. |
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| Midwest Educational Resources Development Fund, Inc. |
| Established: | 1980 |
| Address: | 1240 E. 12th Street |
| Des Moines, IA 50316 |
| Phone: | (515)261-7270 |
| Fax: | (515)262-4036 |
| Contact: | Ila R. Plasencia |
| Purpose: | To advocate for Latino/Hispanic issues and concerns. |
| Assist with immigrations and naturalization application |
| and forms. Interpret and translations service all documents |
| in Spanish. Assist with tax forms. |
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| Jewish |
| Tifereth Israel Synagogue |
| Established: | 1901 |
| Address: | 924 Polk Blvd. |
| Des Moines, IA 50312 |
| Phone: | (515)225-1137 |
| Fax: | (515)225-1138 |
| E-mail: | deb@tiferethe.org |
| URL: | www.tifereth.org |
| Contac: | Deb Finkelstein |
| Purpose: | Serving the conservative Jewish population in greater Des Moines. |
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| Lubavitch of Iowa's Judaic Resource Center |
| Established: | September 1992 |
| Address: | 943 Cummins Parkway |
| Des Moines, IA 50312 |
| Phone: | (515)277-1718 |
| Fax: | (515)227-1624 |
| E-mail: | jrcspark@aol.com |
| URL: | www.srcspark.com |
| Contact: | Rabbi Yossi Jacobson |
| Purpose: | Judiac resource for all Iowan's |
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| Muslim |
| Muslim Community Organization |
| Established: | 1982 |
| Address: | 1087-25th Street |
| Des Moines, IA 50311 |
| Phone: | (515)266-7951 |
| Email: | mkhan@iastate.edu |
| Contact: | Mohamad W. Khan or Arif Perrez |
| Purpose: | To serve Muslims in the Des Moines Area. Keep in contact with the other religious organizations and network with interfaith groups. |
