About Us
Up With Families (UWF) is non-profit 501 organization that has been serving Eastern Iowa families since 1986. We operate under the organizational name Iowa Families Together.
Up With Families (UWF) is an organization that serves families in eastern Iowa. Families that are eligible to participate live within the Mississippi Bend AEA 9 boundaries which is mainly Scott, Clinton, Muscatine and Jackson Counties. Our mission is to recognize the unique challenges faced by families that have a child with a disability. We are committed to providing them with emotional support, information about helpful community resources and how to access them, and to provide them with an opportunity to connect with other families facing similar joys and challenges that go along with raising a child with a disability. A secondary goal of UWF is to promote a positive image of families that have children with disabilities in the community through positive publicity and our volunteers. How do we do it all?In order to provide this valuable programming to 25 families each year, we must raise $28,000. UWF depends on the generosity of various contributors to accomplish the annual retreat.
Current Committee MembersDeb Meyne - President, Secretary, Fundraising Chair
Kathy Polzin - Family Communications Chair Julaine Edwards - Volunteer Coordinator Melissa Mathis-Price - Youth Activities Chair Amy and Troy Goldsberry - Adult Program Chairs Richelle Kuboushek - Facilities Coordinator Lou Ann Harmsen - Treasurer / At-Large Cheryl Michaelsen - Community Outreach Coordinator Char Knutsen - Hospitality Autumn and Shelby Hinz - Youth Activities Co-Chairs |