PAST PROJECTS
Since JLCR’s inception in 1929, we have had the opportunity to work with a variety of organizations in the Cedar
Rapids Community. The following include a few of the opportunities JLCR has had in impacting the community:
Arc of East Central Iowa

Over $1,600,000 raised and 3000 volunteers hours were provided by JLCR for Waypoint’s Madge Phillips Center Shelter for Homeless Women and Children.
Expand & Improve Educational & interactive Opportunities (EIEIO) at Old MacDonald’s Farm
Cornerstone Project
Taylor Elementary Mentoring Project
Child’s Celebration of the Arts

Playtime Poppy, now under the direction of the Children’s Theatre of Cedar Rapids, was originally started in 1935 by JLCR.
Over $1,600,000 raised and 3000 volunteers hours were provided by JLCR for Waypoint’s Madge Phillips Center
Shelter for Homeless Women and Children.
Cedar Rapids Community School’s Rock and Read Program
Leap Into Literacy
First Book
Madge Phillips Center for Homeless Women & Children
Science Station
JLCR Puppet Show
Leadership for Five Seasons
Playtime Poppy
Four Oaks/Cornerstone Project
YWCA Madge Phillips Resource Center
Playtime Poppy, now under the direction of the Children’s Theatre of Cedar Rapids, was originally started in 1935 by JLCR.
Self-Employment Investment Demonstration
Children’s Hands On Gallery
YWCA Domestic Violence Advocacy Program
Woman to Woman
Home Alone
Child Protection Center
Skills for Adolescence
Oral History
Project Partnership
Civic Tours
Substance Abuse Prevention for Youth
Neighborhood Watch
Library Outreach