BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 20, 2020) — As the Quad Cities community begins to open businesses, the work of long-term recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (May 19, 2020) — The Moline Foundation Board has approved $285,000 in funding for 42 area non-profit organizations. In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and for the first-time in 67 years, The Moline Foundation accepted applications for operating support along with the traditional funding areas of capital and program expenses.

DES MOINES, IOWA (May 14, 2020) — The Iowa Credit Union Foundation (ICUF) recently awarded scholarships to eight high-school students and four post-high-school students as recipients of its Warren A Morrow Memorial Scholarship.

This annual scholarship program is in memory of the late Warren Morrow and is open to credit union members pursuing or completing post-secondary education.

This year's post-high school recipients are:

BETTENDORF, IOWA (May 14, 2020)  The United Way Quad Cities is seeking proposals for grants for the Emergency Food and Shelter Program, which received $319,030 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.

DAVENPORT, IOWA (May 8, 2020) — The Sentry Insurance Foundation announced today it is donating $50,000 to United Way of the Quad Cities in Bettendorf, Iowa, as part of a $1.07 million commitment to organizations across the country for coronavirus relief support.

IOWA CITY, IOWA (May 8, 2020) — Goodwill of the Heartland will open eleven of its Iowa retail locations for donation acceptance only on Monday, May 11. Locations include its three Cedar Rapids stores, Marion, Iowa City, Coralville, Washington, Muscatine, Bettendorf, Davenport, and Burlington. These eleven stores will then open to shoppers on Friday, May 15. Hours of operation for donating and shopping will be reduced to Monday–Saturday, 11AM-6PM, and Sunday, 12–5PM, until fur

DAVENPORT, IOWA (April 22, 2020) — Midwest Food Bank has been awarded a grant of $300,000 from The Illinois COVID-19 Response Fund (ICRF) to support food procurement and distribution across Illinois. “This grant will support Midwest Food Bank’s ongoing efforts to distribute food to our non-profit partners across the state, “says Monica Scheuer, Executive Director, Midwest Food Bank — Peoria Division “Our primary concern is ensuring local food pantries have full shelves as they face the additi

DES MOINES, IOWA (April 22, 2020) — The Robert D and Billie Ray Center at Drake University annually recognizes Iowans who show the Six Pillars of CHARACTER COUNTS!: Trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and good citizenship.

Since 2005, we have recognized more than 100 Iowans for showing good character, including:

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 22, 2020) — A Care-A-Van decorated with messages of thanks to all their health-care workers and essential personnel from Buddhists, Jews, Christians, Muslims, and Humanists will make its way to four nursing homes on the Illinois side of the River.

BETTENDORF, IOWA (April 15, 2020) — A second round of grants have been awarded to Quad Cities-area nonprofits supporting the community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every single dollar granted has been made possible from donations to the Quad Cities Disaster Recovery Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.

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