ICSL Co-Founder, Merrilee Ramsey, won the Q1 Donations from 100+ Women Who Care: Hawkeye Chapter The 100+ Women Who Care: Hawkeye Chapter, is a passionate group of women who come together to make an immediate, direct, and positive impact in our community. In March 2023, the group voted to give its Q1 donations to Merrilee

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From a recovering alcoholic to building a recovery home for women. Morning show host, Doug Wagner, speaks with Iowa City Sober Living (ICSL) Co-Founder, Merrilee Ramsey, about her own journey with alcoholism, the creation of ICSL, and what is next for this nonprofit. Listen to the full interview here.

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ICSL receives $25,000 Grant from the Iowa Women’s Foundation The Iowa Women’s Foundation has announced the six recipients of its Core Grant program. The $150,000 grant program funds organizations across the state that address one of the barriers to women’s economic self-sufficiency that the Iowa Women’s Foundation has identified, which are child care, housing, employment,

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Iowa City Sober Living raising money to buy house to tackle alcoholism in Johnson County Our co-founders, Merrilee Ramsey and Sue Gardner, were featured in the KCRG-TV9’s Show You Care Spotlight. Reporter Brian Tabick spoke to Merrilee and Sue about what Iowa City Sober Living still needs to do to make our dream a reality.

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ICSL Hosted its first event at Unimpaired Dry Bar On June 8th, 2022, Iowa City Sober Living hosted around 50 people at Unimpaired Dry Bar in Iowa City. Attendees enjoyed pizza, specialty non-alcoholic cocktails, a 50/50 raffle, and a panel discussion with our co-founders, Merrilee Ramsey and Sue Gardner. Thank you to everyone who attended

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