Iowa Victim Assistance Academy  Launches Lunch and Learns
 
As many of you know, the next Iowa Victim Assistance Academy (IVAA) was tentatively scheduled for June 2021. However, as with many other events in our lives, we’ve had to put the Academy on hold. It is important to the Iowa Organization for Victim Assistance (IOVA) and the IVAA Steering Committee that we continue to put forth our best when it comes to the Academy, and that, in part means holding it in person. We do not feel that a virtual IVAA would fully accomplish our goals. The next IVAA will now be held in June of 2022.
 
In the meantime, IOVA and the IVAA Steering Committee would like to offer Iowa Victim Service Providers and allied professionals the opportunity to learn from each other virtually through a series entitled:
 
Lunch & Learn with IVAA
 
The first Lunch & Learn will be held on March 18, 2021. Future Lunch & Learn events will be held the third Thursday of every other month for the rest of 2021. Each Lunch & Learn will highlight a case study from Iowa that focuses attention on victim related issues. The case studies will begin at noon and last no more than an hour, including time for questions and discussion. Our hope is that it will give you something to chew on! Watch for an invite to the March 18 Lunch & Learn with IVAA coming soon!

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2021 Upcoming Board Meeting Dates

IOVA holds bi-monthly,  meetings from noon until 2:00 p.m. Because of Covid 19 we hold the meetings by teleconference. If you wish to attend send an email to iowa_iova@yahoo.com and we will send you the phone number and code for the conference call. Meetings are open to everyone. Please come and get involved!

Meeting Dates for 2021:​​
        January 7
        March 4
        May 6
        July 8
        September 2
        November 4