EyesOpenIowa trainers and educators at in-person trainings. A champion for sex education since 1994.
Founded in 1994, EyesOpenIowa leads a statewide adolescent sexual health network of over 1,800 schools, agencies, and families.
 
Our impact: over 30 years of helping Iowa schools, educators, and families. Then SIDE BY SIDE:
 
EyesOpenIowa’s mission: empowering communities to give young people comprehensive sexual health information and services.
A statewide network of 1,800+ partners, and a 23% drop in Iowa’s teen birth rate from 2016 to 2020 that EOI helped contribute to
Our vision: all people knowledgeable about and empowered to take control of their sexual health throughout their lives.
 
Our approach: information and empowerment, so schools make sex ed choices from empowerment, not fear.
 
Our approach: information and empowerment, so schools make sex ed choices from empowerment, not fear.
Comprehensive sex ed teaches boundaries, healthy relationships, and self-worth, not just pregnancy and STI prevention.
 
Who we serve: Iowans share a common goal of happy, healthy, safe kids.
 
 
 
In their words: why Iowa trusts EyesOpenIowa.
 
A teen pregnancy prevention advocate says EOI has been of great value to sexual health in Iowa and nationally.
An EOI staff member describes the lightbulb moment trainees have: this matters because kids deserve better.
A community partner calls EOI’s programming comprehensive, trauma-informed, age-appropriate, and inclusive of all learners.
A student says sexual health is part of health, and people need to know about it.
 
Our team: the people behind the work.
 
Maddy Fairholm, Innovation and Engagement Lead
EyesOpenIowa Board of Directors, chaired by Erin Cubit of the Iowa Hospital Association.
EyesOpenIowa is a founding member of the national Sex Education Collaborative.