BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 18, 2022) — A local philanthropist has issued a $100,000 challenge to our community, to help ensure more Quad Cities kids enter kindergarten with the skills they need to succeed.

Heidi Huiskamp Collins announced her pledge of $100,000 as a match to any donation supporting Born Learning Academies for kindergarten readiness through June 30.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (February 16, 2022) — United Way hopes to help close COVID-related gaps in youth literacy by connecting hundreds of volunteers with students across the Quad Cities for weekly one-on-one reading sessions.

United Way launched Read United QC, a community-wide awareness and action campaign to help 500 pre-school-to-third-grade struggling readers to get the skills they need to succeed in school and life.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (October 18, 2021) — United Way Quad Cities recently welcomed Angela Snyder to the newly-established role of Chief Strategy Officer (CSO). Snyder has more than fifteen years of experience in strategic growth and operations, business-development, marketing, and talent-cultivation.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 4, 2021) — Rise United is a community-wide collaborative effort to improve racial equity and quality of life for Quad Citizens. Spearheaded by United Way Quad Cities, the goal is to achieve measurable improvements in education, health and income in 10 years.