About Friendship Force of Central Iowa (FFCI)

Our Profile: Our membership averages about 45 persons who reside in a three-county area in Central Iowa within 45 minutes of Ames, Iowa. We are of diverse ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds and from wide-ranging occupations including high tech research, farming, and numerous professions. Our members have open hearts and minds, enjoy hosting ambassadors, and are eager to make new and lasting friendships. We enjoy picnics, biking, hiking, disc golf, theatre, opera, sports, woodworking, making art, and life-long learning, to name only a few of our activities!!

Our Mission:  Our mission is to promote global understanding across the barriers that separate people. Each individual can make a contribution to global goodwill. The Friendship Force worldwide network of clubs and individuals seeks to overcome differences among people and nations.

Our Journeys:  Each year, FFCI usually requests from FFI two outbound journeys, one domestic and one international, and one inbound journey. All journeys are designed to allow hosts or visitors from other clubs to get to know each other by experiencing the everyday life and cultural and social activities which define the area.  Every day of the visit is jam-packed with dinners, conversation, tours, performances, and activities to give the visitor the full experience of the local culture. During the Covid pandemic through 2022, FFCI has cancelled all journeys. We can’t wait to travel and host again!