Mary Iva Gittens Knouse Charity Trust Supports Children Residing at Christian Care
Rock Island, IL - The Mary Iva Gittens Knouse Charity Trust provided a generous $1,500 grant to help Christian Care provide therapeutic services to children who arrive at its Domestic Violence Shelter with their mothers. Christian Care's Awakening Children to Empowerment (ACE) Program will allow children to receive the mental and emotional support, nurturing, and positive affirmation through the counseling they need to heal from their trauma and face the future in safety and hope
RAUCH FAMILY FOUNDATION 1, INC. SUPPORTS CHRISTIAN CARE
Rock Island - The Rauch Family Foundation 1, Inc. has awarded a $1,000 grant to Christian Care to help support its Community Meal Site Program. This contribution will enable Christian Care to continue serving nutritious meals to its residents?homeless men and abused women and children?and needy members of the community who visit their meal site daily. Because of supporters like the Rauch Family Foundation, Christian Care is also able to augment the 60,000 meals they serve annually with spiritual and emotional nourishment and a wide array of resources and services.
Christian Care is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization operating two facilities?a domestic violence shelter for abused women and children and a rescue mission for homeless men. It serves homeless individuals, victims of domestic violence, veterans, men and women coming out of prison, and those with mental illnesses.
Christian Care's community meal site is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner on weekdays Monday through Friday, and for breakfast and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. Breakfast is served at 6:30 a.m., lunch at 12:15 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. If you know of someone in need, call Christian Care's crisis hotline any hour of the day at (309) 788-2273 or visit online at christiancareqc.org.
