Together we can.

Our amazing Board of Directors and staff are committed to helping children prenatally through age 5.  Our 23 years of service to children and families in Black Hawk County includes identifying available resources, examining needs and gaps in service, and looking for solutions to improve the quality of the lives of young children. 

Executive Director:

Brenda Loop

Board of Directors:

Kate Petersen, Lincoln Savings Bank

Felicia Smith-Nalls, Tyson

Patricia Harper, Retired

Nancy Beenblossom, Retired

William Aukes, BH Public Health

John Berry, Retired

Lew Everling, World Grace Project

Mike Knapp, Retired

Joanne Lane, Retired

Marsha Platt, Retired

We will consider new Board members.  If you are interested in serving on the Cedar Valley's Promise Board, please contact Brenda Loop at 608-568-3062 or email cedarvalleyspromise@gmail.com.

Cedar Valley's Promise is an Early Childhood Iowa area and represents an umbrella of community initiatives advocating for services to enhance and enrich the lives of young children.

During our 23 years, Cedar Valley's Promise has always believed that access to key resources is important. Every child deserves the opportunity to live in a safe, healthy, loving and supportive community in order to reach their full potential.  

Cedar Valley's Promise encourages community groups and individual citizens to commit themselves to action and publicizes opportunities to do so.  CVP identifies existing community resources and initiatives, identifies duplication of services for children, and acts a a catalyst to strengthen community support for children 0-5.  CVP provides guidance for health, education, and human services, and for the establishment of healthy community relationships.

Cedar Valley's Promise has articulated four underlying beliefs:

1.  The time from conception to age five is critical for human development since the basic cognitive, social, and emotional foundations are established in those years.

2.  Families are primary caregivers and educators of their children.

3.  Families are able to identify their child's basic needs and must be given the opportunity to acquire resources necessary to meet those needs. 

4.  Families, schools, and the community must work together in partnership to insure the social, emotional, intellectual, physical, and behavioral well-being of children.