DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 12, 2022) — Eighteen co-sponsors representing State-wide Disability Rights, Latinx, LGBTQ, and mental-health organizations are partnering with Disability Rights Iowa to host an in-person presentation in Des Moines from Dior Vargas. In-person satellite viewings of Dior’s Keynote take place in Sioux City, Mason City, Dubuque, Fairfield, Davenport, and Council Bluffs.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (April 11, 2022) —“What’s the next level?” Loredia Nunn-Dixon likes to ask both of herself and of her organization, SAL Community Services (SAL), where she’s worked for three decades and now directs the non-profit’s Open Door Crisis Assistance program. Answering that question recently led Nunn-Dixon to earn the National Diversity Council Certified Diversity Professional (NDCCDP) certification, also known as the DiversityFIRST™ certification.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (March 30, 2022) — April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, and Project NOW’s Head Start children and staff are making sure everyone knows it. They will be planting 200 pinwheels at the four local Head Start campuses on Thursday, March 31, beginning at 10AM.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (March 29, 2022) — United Way Quad Cities is seeking proposals for grants for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, which received $496,922 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The grants are federally-funded and administered by United Way Quad Cities and are available to 501(c)3 non-profits, faith-based organizations, and government organizations that provide emergency food, shelter, and rental assistance in Scott or Rock Island counties.