15 Sep 2025

YWCA Quad Cities Joins National Diaper Bank Network and Alliance for Period Supplies

By Jennifer Walker

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 15, 2025) — YWCA Quad Cities is proud to announce membership in both the National Diaper Bank Network (NDBN) and Alliance for Period Supplies (APS).

12 Sep 2025

State Representative Gregg Johnson Announces Distribution of D72 Community Grants

By Elle Peoples

EAST MOLINE, ILLINOIS (September 12, 2025) — State Representative Gregg Johnson (D-72) has announced $500K in District 72 Community Grants will be awarded to local non-profit organizations serving the Quad Cities region. These funds will provide critical support at a time when demand for services far outpaces available resources.

10 Sep 2025

YWCA Quad Cities Offering Free Financial Literacy Classes

By Jenna Panicucci

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 10, 2025) — YWCA Quad Cities is excited to announce the launch of free financial literacy classes, open to anyone in the community.

In partnership with EmPeople Credit Union, the YWCA will host a one-hour financial basics course designed to help participants strengthen their money management skills. Classes will be offered four times a month, at no cost to attendees.

10 Sep 2025

Iowa Finance Authority Awards Nearly $200,000 to Innovative Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Rehousing Efforts

By Ashley Jared

DES MOINES, IOWA (September 10, 2025) — The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) has announced Friends of the Family and Iowa Legal Aid as winners of its second annual Innovation in Homelessness Pitch Competition. The event took place at the HousingIowa Conference in Cedar Rapids last week, awarding a total of nearly $200,000 to groundbreaking initiatives that otherwise may not have been possible.

05 Sep 2025

2025 HousingIowa Awards Celebrate Iowa’s Housing Innovation and Leadership

By Ashley Jared

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (September 5, 2025) – The Iowa Finance Authority (IFA) recently honored exceptional housing initiatives and leaders through the annual HousingIowa Awards, presented at the 2025 HousingIowa Conference in Cedar Rapids. These awards recognize programs, projects and professionals who are setting the standard for innovation and leadership in advancing housing opportunities for Iowans.

04 Sep 2025

OneTable QC Campaign Launches to Unite Non-Profits, Community Members and Policymakers Around Federal Funding Challenges

By Jackie Celske

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 4, 2025) Recent federal budget changes put Quad Cities nonprofits and the families they serve at serious risk. In response, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Quad Cities Chapter and Wastyn and Associates are launching OneTable QC, a regional, nonpartisan campaign to raise awareness, strengthen alliances, and drive action.

04 Sep 2025

Win Tickets and Sideline Access to Iowa Hawkeyes Annual America Needs Farmers (ANF) Game Day October 18 Versus Penn State

By Andrew Wheeler

Micah Hyde 2025 ANF Wall of Honoree

WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (September 4, 2025) — With the first full week of the college football season on the horizon, Iowa Farm Bureau and University of Iowa are offering Hawkeye fans a chance to win four tickets and on-field sideline access to the America Needs Farmers (ANF) game on October 18 against Penn State University.

04 Sep 2025

Arches Mural Complete in Downtown Bettendorf

By Jennifer Walker

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 4, 2025) — The Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO) celebrated the completion of a new mural, Arches, by artist William Gustafson with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 312 17th Street in Downtown Bettendorf.

The mural depicts the evolution of Bettendorf’s past, present, and future through a series of arches.

02 Sep 2025

River Action’s Riverine Walk, September 6, Features Tapestry Farms

By Kathy Wine

DAVENPORT, IOWA (September 2, 2025) — Ann McGlynn, Executive Director, Tapestry Farms and Ailson Niebuhr, Seasonal Farm Manager, will present Tapestry Farm’s use of cover crops, tarping, crop rotation, and other methods to build soil health while feeding the community.

Learn about their sustainable farming methods and take a tour of one of their ten locations. (Some uneven terrain)

01 Sep 2025

Community Foundation Alliance Strengthening Philanthropy Statewide

By Quad Cities Community Foundation

BETTENDORF, IOWA (September 1, 2025) — This summer marked a milestone for Illinois philanthropy. The state’s charitable tax credit program — Illinois Gives — entered a new era, with improvements that promise to empower donors and communities.

The achievement follows years of organization and advocacy by the Alliance of Illinois Community Foundations, a collaborative network of community foundations, including the Quad Cities Community Foundation.

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