13 Jun 2023

Churches United of the Quad City Area Thanksgiving in July Food Drive

By Betsy Vanausdeln

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 13, 2023) — Churches United of the Quad City Area will once again partner with local businesses and churches for Thanksgiving in July, a state-wide, non-perishable food and essential items drive. Churches United competes with other food collection agencies in Iowa to see who can collect the most goods for their community.

13 Jun 2023

Quad Cities Community Foundation to Launch New Center for Nonprofit Excellence

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 13, 2023) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation will launch a new Center for Nonprofit Excellence, a resource dedicated to strengthening the region’s non-profit sector.

The initiative will build on the Community Foundation’s long history of supporting non-profits by providing expanded resources that help local organizations advance their missions and grow their collective impact.

13 Jun 2023

Mississippi Valley Blues Society Gifts Music to Ukrainian Teen

By Mississippi Valley Blues Society

Left to riht: Vera Luka, Serhii Luka, Steve Hueser, Nadiia Luka, and Dave Klockau

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 13, 2023) — In September 2022, the Luka family escaped war-torn Kyiv with their twin daughters, Vera and Nadiia, to start a new life in Muscatine, Iowa, thanks to efforts by the Muscatine Action Committee for Ukraine.

09 Jun 2023

Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities Will Dedicate Two Homes on Saturday, June 10, 10AM and 12PM

By Rebecca Ludin

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 9, 2023) — Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities invites the public to celebrate the dedication of Habitat homes N° 126 and N° 127 this Saturday, June 10, 2023. The first celebration will be for home N° 126 located at 813 East 6th Street, Davenport. This celebration will begin at 10AM. Homeowner Armando Aguilar is looking forward to having enough space for himself and his two teenage children.

09 Jun 2023

Nearly Half a Million Dollars Available for Quad Cities Non-Profits

By Melanie Jones

BETTENDORF, IOWA (June 9, 2023) — The Quad Cities Community Foundation is now accepting applications for its 2023 Operations and Program Grant program. This year, the Community Foundation will award over $486,000 to non-profit organizations in the Quad Cities region.

08 Jun 2023

The Moline Foundation Partners with Midwest Hope and Healing

By The Moline Foundation

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 8, 2023) — For sixteen years, Midwest Hope and Healing offered support and comfort to more than 3,800 breast-cancer patients through their signature healing baskets. Generous donors to Midwest Hope and Healing made this possible. Midwest Hope and Healing distributed healing baskets at no cost to the newly-diagnosed.

08 Jun 2023

Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) Announces $100,000 to Assist Closed Businesses Affected by 324 Main St Tragedy; Additional Donations Sought

By Jennifer Walker

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 8, 2023) — The Downtown Davenport Partnership (DDP) announced it will allocate up to $100,000 to help businesses that were forced to close due to the building collapse at 324 Main St.

Additionally, the Quad Cities Chamber and DDP have partnered with the Quad Cities Community Foundation to accept donations from businesses and individuals through the newly established Downtown Business 324 Main Disaster Relief Fund to help directly affected businesses.

06 Jun 2023

Landmarks Illinois Collaborates with Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture to Secure Permanent Home for Ebony Test Kitchen

By Kaitlyn McAvoy

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS (June 6, 2023) — Landmarks Illinois is excited to announce that it has donated the iconic Ebony Test Kitchen from the former Johnson Publishing Company Building in Chicago to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) located in Washington DC. The test kitchen will be a part of the museum’s permanent collection.

06 Jun 2023

Hubbell-Waterman Foundation Grants Nearly $1.2 Million to 53 Local Non-Profits

By Melanie Jones

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 6, 2023) — The Hubbell-Waterman Foundation, a private foundation administered in partnership with the Quad Cities Community Foundation, has granted $1,198,211 to 53 area non-profits to advance its vision of a growing, thriving, inclusive community through investments in innovation and accessibility.

06 Jun 2023

The Family Credit Union Supports Local Non-Profits through Family Discount Mondays Program

By Natalie Mahoney

DAVENPORT, IOWA (June 6, 2023) — The Family Credit Union, a not-for-profit financial cooperative serving those in the Quad Cities area, will be launching its eighth Family Discount Mondays program this summer to support local non-profit organizations. This year's dates are June 12, 19, and 26, and July 3, 10, and 17. Discount Days gives all members of the community an opportunity to visit Quad City attractions at a greatly discounted admission rate.

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