Crittenton Center Receives $75,000 Grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa
Sioux City, Iowa – Crittenton Center has received a $75,000 grant from Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa to support the Transitional Therapeutic Home (TTH) 2025 Redesign and Renovation Project. This project will transform the outdated shelter into a welcoming, trauma-informed environment that promotes safety, healing, and stability for youth experiencing homelessness and housing instability.
Crittenton Center is a nonprofit organization serving children and families across northwest Iowa with emergency shelter, prevention, and support services. The Transitional Therapeutic Home (TTH), located on Crittenton’s Child Welfare Campus in Sioux City, provides care to homeless and at-risk youth up to age 18 referred by Iowa Health and Human Services, Juvenile Court Services, and law enforcement. In 2024, the TTH served 144 youth from 34 Iowa counties.
The Variety grant will be used to renovate the exterior of the TTH facility, including a redesigned front porch and entrance and youth-designed artwork.. These improvements will ensure the facility feels less like an institution and more like a “home,” providing youth with dignity, hope, and a sense of belonging.
“Our goal is to provide more than just a roof over a child’s head,” said Kim Scorza, CEO of Crittenton Center. “Thanks to the generosity of Variety, we can create a healing, youth-centered environment where children feel safe, valued, and supported while they begin to rebuild their lives.”
About Variety – the Children’s Charity of Iowa
Variety – the Children’s Charity is dedicated to improving the lives of children who are underprivileged, at-risk, critically ill, or living with special needs. Grant funding is provided to programs and initiatives that directly impact the well-being of children in our community. For more information on Variety grants and programs, please visit varietyiowa.com.
