CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA (May 26, 2023) — The summer of 2023 is a time of expansion and advancement for Goodwill of the Heartland and the many people employed and served by the nonprofit.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 16, 2023) — Thirty students were awarded $59,650 in scholarships from endowed funds administered by the Moline Foundation. Students came from schools around the area, as well as two colleges and a homeschooled student.

The students and their scholarships include:

Tanner Klockenga, Abington-Avon High School, Martin Ryan Agriculture Scholarship

Quentin Fonesca, Alleman High School, DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) Scholarship

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 15, 2023) — Young people cry out for help all over Iowa and rural Illinois. They have been disrespected, bullied, name-called, and physically attacked — all because of who they are as LGBTQ+ human beings. Many feel isolated and lonely and commit acts of self-harm. The rhetoric is amplified by targeted hate legislation that came out of Iowa this Spring, and by politicians currying votes in stoking fear of “the other,” who isn’t “like us.”

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 12, 2023) — In an effort to make the world a more accepting place for individuals of all abilities, on June 3, 2023, GiGi’s Playhouse Quad Cities, the local Down syndrome achievement center, is working alongside our network of more than sixty playhouses, throughout the United States and Mexico, to host a GiGiFIT Acceptance Challenge event. They will hold their annual SUPERHERO 5K run, 1 Mile walk, and Kids Dash for Down syndrome.