Did you know? 80% of learning during the first twelve years of a kid’s life is visual. That’s why these students at Jefferson Elementary were smiling extra big on Wednesday! Thanks to the generous support of #UnitedWayQC donors, our Vision to Learn initiative held another glasses party to give 115 students two pairs of glasses […]
Did you know? 80% of learning during the first twelve years of a kid’s life is visual. That’s why these students at Jefferson Elementary were smiling extra big on Wednesday! Thanks to the generous support of #UnitedWayQC donors, our Vision to Learn initiative held another glasses party to give 115 students two pairs of glasses […]
United Way QC Born Learning Virtual Academy is open to all Davenport families with children ages 0-5 or who are expecting. Enrollment is capped at 20 families, so register soon! The weekly one-hour Virtual Academy sessions are held online each Thursday from 8:00-9:00 pm beginning April 13th and ending on May 18th, 2023. Register here: […]
Register soon for the United Way QC Born Learning Academies! The United Way QC Born Learning Academies are weekly one-hour sessions, held in-person at Fillmore Elementary. They will take place each Monday from 4:30-5:30pm beginning on January 23rd and ending on March 6th. Child care is provided. Space is limited so please register by January […]
The United Way QC Born Learning Academies are weekly one-hour sessions, held in-person at Fillmore Elementary. They will take place each Monday from 4:30-5:30pm beginning on January 23rd and ending on March 6th. Child care is provided. Space is limited so please register by January 16th: http://bit.ly/BL80
Ashley Hicks has spent her whole professional career in banking, but she’s cashed in her experience on and off the job, and is investing it into a major nonprofit – as the new Women United director for United Way Quad Cities. She and her boss already are seeing it reap profitable rewards. “I have watched […]
BREAKING NEWS: United Way Quad Cities on Tuesday announced it issued $2.9 million in grants to 54 local nonprofits, grassroots organizations and others serving the residents of Scott and Rock Island counties. The Strategic Impact Grants are being awarded to advance equity and improve education, income and health outcomes in the Quad-Cities. The grant total covers a […]
At Deere & Company’s world headquarters in Moline Thursday morning, Dr. LaDrina Wilson recalled the wisdom and importance of the African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child.” That’s a key concept behind the new “Rise United 2030” campaign launched Thursday by United Way Quad Cities. Wilson, the founder/CEO of Iman Consulting, is […]
In response to the Sept. 11, 2011 attacks, rocker Bruce Springsteen implored us to “Come on up for the rising.” In his 2015 musical “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda implored others to “rise up.” Goodwill and United Way in the Quad-Cities are both picking up the hopeful, aspirational “Rising” theme in two new initiatives, aiming for a […]
Quad City Symphony Orchestra is bringing “Masterworks VI: For America” to the Quad-Cities The concert will be held on April 10 (2 & 7:30 pm) at the Adler Theatre with $1 from every ticket sold benefiting the AALS United Way. In celebration of the Figge Art Museum’s “For America” exhibit, the concert weaves together different […]
