BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 19, 2023) — The Downtown Bettendorf Organization (DBO) wrapped up its third year with a list of accomplishments including new and expanded businesses, façade grants for building improvements, increased beautification efforts, and a new downtown master plan.

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 13, 2023) — Doris and Victor Day Foundation is awarding $750,000 to 56 community-based non-profit organizations, enabling them to expand essential services for vulnerable residents who struggle with basic needs. The contributions stemmed from a $10 million dollar gift from the Doris Day Estate in 1987 aimed at making the Quad Cities a “better place.”

BETTENDORF, IOWA (July 5, 2023) — Every child deserves to start their school year off on the right foot. This means having the necessary supplies: Markers, notebooks, pens, and pencils, and, maybe most important of all, a backpack. Since 2006, the First Day Project: Quad City-Wide Student Supply Drive has been striving to make this a reality by supplying thousands of local students with the items they need to start the school year with confidence.

MOLINE, ILLINOIS (June 28, 2023) — When Eve Minor had her first child, she faced a challenge familiar to parents all across the Quad Cities region and beyond: How could she juggle working full-time and raising her young family, especially in an area with limited options for affordable child-care? She decided to offer child-care services out of her home, allowing her to stay with her own child while earning an income and supporting other parents up against the same dilemma.