A Summer of Giving for the Ascentra Credit Union Foundation

BETTENDORF - The Ascentra Credit Union Foundation gave a total of $17,000 to 37 different charities and organizations throughout the region this summer. These efforts stem from the credit union's encouragement of staff to volunteer and give back to the community.  The foundation committee wanted to support the causes that the volunteer board of directors and senior leadership are active with and elected to allow them to give out $1,000 to their efforts and causes.  In total 37 organizations were positively impacted including:

• American Red Cross Muscatine -Louisa Branch, Muscatine
• Associate Benevolent Society, Clinton
• Bettendorf Fine Arts Patron, Bettendorf
• Bettendorf Rotary Club, Bettendorf
• Bettendorf Soccer Association, Bettendorf
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Mississippi Valley, Davenport
• Central Community Educational Foundation, Dewitt
• Children's Therapy Center of the Quad Cities, Moline
• Christ's Family Day Care, Davenport
• Churches United of the Quad Cities, Bettendorf
• City Center Ministry, Davenport
• Clinton Humane Society, Clinton
• Community Health Care, Inc., Davenport
• Davenport Chordbusters, Davenport
• First Christian Reformed Church, Fulton
• Gold Coast & Hamburg Historic District Association, Davenport
• Habitat for Humanity Clinton
• Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities
• Henry County Humane Society, Geneseo
• Humane Society of Scott County, Davenport
• ILOWA Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Geneseo
• Iowa Quad Cities Rotary Club, Davenport
• King's Harvest Pet Rescue, Davenport
• Muscatine Arboretum Association, Muscatine
• Quad Citians Affirming Diversity, Rock Island
• Quad City Animal Welfare Center, Milan
• Quad City Hockey Association, Davenport
• Rick's House of Hope, Davenport
• River Bend Food Bank, Davenport
• Rock Island Music Association, Rock Island
• Safe Path Survivor Resources of Family Resources, Moline
• Scott County Family YMCA, Davenport
• Sterling Schools Foundation, Sterling
• The 180 Zone, Davenport
• The Pregnancy Center, Clinton
• Thurgood Marshall Learning Center, Rock Island
• YouthHope, Moline

"Our leadership team and volunteer board of directors are very passionate supporters of many worthy causes in our region.  The financial support through the Ascentra Credit Union Foundation enables us to make an even more profound impact for these great organizations!" said Ascentra President and CEO Dale Owen.  said Ascentra President and CEO Dale Owen.

The Ascentra Credit Union Foundation was established in 2013 as the charitable arm of the credit union to honor the memory of the credit union's late President and CEO Paul Lensmeyer and to meet the charitable and educational objectives of the Board of Directors of Ascentra Credit Union.

Rock Island - Christian Care is pleased to announce that it has received a $2,000 grant from the Doris & Victor Day Foundation to help support its Community Meal Site Program. Feeding the homeless is a key service that Christian Care provides to the Quad Cities community. Last year alone Christian Care served more than 60,000 meals to hungry individuals. Because of the financial support received from the Doris & Victor Day Foundation, Christian Care will be able to continue serving nourishing meals to the needy seven days a week, 365 days a year. Christian Care also provides spiritual and emotional nourishment for its many visitors, as well as for the 250 individuals who reside at and receive services from Christian Care each year.

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.

Rock Island, IL - Christian Care is pleased to announce it has received a $500 grant from the Junior Board of Rock Island. This grant will provide direct therapy to children over two years old who arrive at the domestic violence shelter with their mother. As victims or witnesses to domestic violence, children and youth are affected emotionally, socially, physically, and behaviorally during the formative years of their lives. Without some type of intervention, such as Christian Care's Awakening Children to Empowerment Program, both boys and girls are susceptible to carrying the negative effects of domestic violence well into adulthood.

Churches United of the Quad City Area has received a $1,150.00 grant from the Rock Island Community Foundation, in support of Winnie's Place.

Winnie's Place is a shelter serving women (and their children) who are homeless and/or victims of domestic violence.  Last year, Winnie's Place served a total of 102 women and 113 children residentially, provided 3263 lodgings, 8229 meals, and answered 887 crisis calls.

Churches United has a 53-year history of reaching out to our community.  Its 136 member churches represent 50,000 people from the Quad City Area.  As well as Winnie's Place, Churches United operates 26 food pantries and 3 hot meal sites in the Quad City Area.  For information about services offered, or ways to support Churches United, call 563-332-5002, or visit our website at www.CUQCA.org.