Diversity Links and Resources 

At Heartland AEA, diversity is beneficial and essential. Employees who reflect our diverse population enhance our services. Diversity goes beyond race or gender; it encompasses the uniqueness of each individual.

We embrace our differences and similarities, including: age, gender, family status, education, race, ethnicity, national origin, work style, linguistic differences, religion, military background, mental ability, sexual orientation and gender identity.

To learn more, about cultural competence and diversity issues, see the list of resources below.

Local resources:

Alianza: Latino Business Association

Gay and Lesbian Resource Center of Central Iowa

I'll Make Me a World in Iowa

Iowa Asian Alliance

Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership and Integration

Iowa Department for the Blind

Iowa Department of Human Rights

Iowa Interpreters

Translators Association

Iowa State University

Latino Heritage Festival

NAACP of Des Moines

National resources:

AARP

American Indian Policy Center

AsianWeek

Cornucopia of Disability Information

DiversityInc.

Ethnologue, Languages of the World 

Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD)

National Association for Multicultural Education (NAME)

National Council of La Raza

National Organization for Women

National Urban League

Southern Poverty Law Center

United Nations High Commission for Refugees