COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA (November 18, 2021) — One in eight people will experience food insecurity in America during their lifetimes, and the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic crisis that followed has exacerbated hunger across the country. Here in Iowa, the search interest for “food pantry near me” went up 50% this year and search interest in SNAP reached an all-time high in Iowa in January 2021.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (November 18, 2021) — Gilda’s Club Quad Cities will host Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Living with Uncertainty — a free workshop for those living with uncertainty. This workshop discusses common challenges and worries, mental health, and cancer, acknowledging the known and unknown and what’s next.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (November 17, 2021) — The Wellmark Foundation awarded Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates (iJAG) $25,000 to assist with their fall leadership-development conference and spring career-development conference. More than 300 middle- and high-school students from 42 Iowa cities were provided an opportunity to learn more about a potential career in the health-care industry and hone their leadership skills.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (November 2, 2021) — Gilda’s Club is hosting two FREE educational workshops for anyone impacted by cancer who wants to learn how to be more tech-savvy on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, 6-8PM and Thursday, December 2, 2021, 6-8PM, at the Moline Board Room at UnityPoint — Trinity Moline, located at 600 John Deere Road, Suite 300, Moline, Illinois, 61265.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 25, 2021) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE educational workshop entitled “Grief and the Holidays” for anyone impacted by cancer on Wednesday, November 3, 2021, 6-7PM, at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Moline Clubhouse located at 600 John Deere Road, Suite 101, Moline, Illinois, 61265.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 18, 2021) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE educational program entitled “Reclaiming Intimacy: Relationships and Cancer: Intimacy, Sex and Dysfunction” for anyone impacted by cancer on Thursday, November 4, 2021, 5-6PM, at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Moline Clubhouse located at 600 John Deere Road, Moline, Illinois, 61265.

DES MOINES, IOWA (October 13, 2021) — The Iowa Finance Authority and the Iowa Department of Natural Resources today announced a water tower contest that challenges Iowa communities to show-off their hometown pride in a short video for a chance to win a one-of-a-kind water tower design by Iowa artist Laura Palmer as well as design installation.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 12, 2021)  Gilda’s Club Quad Cities will host Frankly Speaking About Cancer: Eating Well During Cancer Treatment and For Survivors, a free workshop for people affected by cancer who are interested in learning about nutrition during and after cancer treatment. This workshop will highlight the importance of nutrition during and post treatment and ways to stay healthy.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (October 12, 2021) — Flu vaccines will be available for all Davenport Community School District (DCSD) students and their family members. The Genesis Flu-Free Quad Cities program will be available in the region for the fifteenth year this fall. The community is still working through the COVID-19 pandemic. But seasonal influenza will also return later this fall.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (October 5, 2021) — Gilda’s Club is hosting a FREE educational program entitled “Breast Cancer Art Project” for anyone impacted by cancer on Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 6-7:30PM at Gilda’s Club Quad Cities Moline Clubhouse located at 600 John Deere Road, Moline, Illinois, 61265.

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