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Every year we celebrate Cinco de Mayo, May 5, to honor the culture and traditions of the Mexican people. May 5 commemorates the Mexican army’s victory over French forces of Napolean...

Local schools are now in session and the controversy over school policies for cell phone usage in the classroom continues to persist across the nation. At Des Moines' Hoover...

According to research, our nonprofit partners, and low-income women and their families (particularly single mothers), one of the most persistent issues they face is the...

In our focus on security of girls and women (part of our mission to ensure the safety, security, education, and economic empowerment of girls and women in Greater Des Moines, we...

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! Last Tuesday, Pride Corner was unveiled at the intersection of East Grand Avenue and East Fifth Street in Des Moines’ East Village. Images on all four...

Chrysalis often talks about the importance of using a “gender lens” in decision-making. This is because often, girls and women are negatively and disproportionately...

This week, we will celebrate Earth Day, first created on April 22, 1970. Prior to the first Earth Day, Americans were burning significant amounts of leaded...

In the mid-1960, 42% of Americans were smokers. Over the following decades, the rate reduced, but today, smoking remains a habit that Americans have a tough time quitting...

There’s much discussion on the impact of social media on youth, especially girls. In less than 25 years, adolescents’ lives have become inundated with social media, with an overwhelming...

Several years ago, Chrysalis staff had the opportunity to meet with retired United States Representative Gabby Giffords, who shared her story of being shot in the...

The INSPIRED Event presentation on November 13, 2023, by Rachael Denhollander was both meaningful and relevant to our work – Of the important information Ms. Denhollander provided, we...

October was Domestic Violence Awareness Month and we would like to share with you the myths and realities of domestic violence that I shared with the students:  False narrative: “Someone who chooses to stay in a relationship with a partner they say is abusive must either like it or is lying about the...