When students return on January 4th their creativity will be taken to new heights thanks to our friends at The Iowa Clinic. Through the Festival of Trees program, staff at the Iowa Clinic sponsored a tree in honor of CFUM Haven Afterschool Academic Enrichment Program. Included in their donation 2,900 foam pom-pom balls, 1,000 pipe cleaners, 576 pieces of drawing papers, 192 crayons, 180 containers of paint, 177 paintbrushes and much more!

We can't wait to see what our students create with this generous gift from The Iowa Clinic.

BREAKFAST CLUB EMERALD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION A SUCCESS!!

Thank you to everyone that celebrated the 55th Anniversary of the Breakfast Club with us. What an incredible day and amazing turnout! We heard heartwarming stories of CFUM’s past and an inspiring message about what the future holds for the organization. 

Overall, we were able to raise $50,000 that will be invested in all programs and services so we can continue meeting the needs of the River Bend Neighborhood.

We were honored to be joined by an amazing inaugural Hall of Fame Class that included:

Nationwide

Outstanding Corporate Donors

Virginia and Nixon Lauridsen

Outstanding Individual Donors

Vonnie and Tony Salem

Outstanding Individual Donors and Volunteers

Richard Nordin

Outstanding Volunteer



We look forward to celebrating 30 years as an organization in 2023. Stay tuned in January for kick-off information.

Join us for an Open House in 2023

See CFUM in Action

The third Thursday of every month CFUM hosts an Open House and we invite you to join us!

You will learn more about the organization from CFUM Executive Director Rudy Trejo followed by a tour of our academic success space. And, if you are lucky, take part in an activity with the kids (they love visitors).

The Haven Afterschool Program

During culture week, 4th & 5th graders learned about and tried their hand at creating Buddhist Mandalas! They drew their designs and intentionally filled them in with different colors of sand. At the end of the activity everyone had to erase their creations but could keep the sand, as is traditional with this type of meticulous art used to remind us of life’s beauty and impermanence!

Winter Week also proved to be very creative with Snowball Sculptures, Personalized Ornaments, and Cookie Decorating among other activities. Participants used watercolors to create fun customized Holiday Cards for a local Assisted Living facility!

CFUM was celebrated at a recent Iowa Wolves game after 92% of the students at Haven completed the Read to Achieve Program, which required 500 minutes of reading outside of class. Each student received four tickets to an Iowa Wolves game in honor of their accomplishment. A great time was had by all, including ALPHA!

Breakfast Club

Breakfast Club is more than just a delicious and nutritious meal, we are setting kids up for a successful day at school and beyond.

Each week the students and leaders of Breakfast Club focus on a key wellness factor. Below is the schedule and the amazing activities that happen each day.

Mondays are for the Mind

Stimulating word games, story building, and reading.

Tuesdays are for Intellect

Math and finance/logic games, kids visit the BC Store.

Wednesdays are for Health

Exercise and Yoga, emotional literacy activities, Mood Journal/sharing circle.

Thursdays are for Creativity

The day’s art project and nature-oriented coloring pages.

Fridays are for Fun

All the above activities are possible + other games or Wii Fit activities.

We are always looking for volunteers at Breakfast Club. Pick your favorite day above and join us for the fun.

Supper Club

Come rain, shine, sleet or snow, CFUM Supper Club continues to serve the community grab-and-go meals Monday thru Friday. We are currently seeing 125-150 meals given out each evening.

In 2022 we facilitated serving approximately 25,000 meals.

CFUM is also a food rescue location that receives weekly donations from Panera, HyVee and Target. We place the donations outside of our location for our neighbors to take what they need. Breaking down barriers to food is a mission for us and we are always looking for ways to bring nourishment to the neighborhood.

In 2022 we facilitated giving away approximately 2,500 pounds of food.

If you or your group are interested in volunteering with or donating a meal to Supper Club please contact Jacob Nastruz at jacob@cfum.org.