08 Jul 2022

Project NOW’s First “Honor Home” Fully Furnished and Ready to House a Veteran

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (July 8, 2022) — Project NOW is rehabilitating single-family homes and duplexes for veterans (or essential workers) to rent at an affordable rate. There is a shortage of affordable rental-homes in the Quad Cities. A recent study, Silos to Solutions, indicates the gap of 6,645 affordable units.

03 May 2022

Community Action Month Celebrations Includes a State-Wide Recognition of a Project NOW Client

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (May 3, 2022) — Annually, the month of May is designated as Community Action Month. Project NOW is one of 1,000 agencies across the country are working every day to create opportunities and transform the lives of their neighbors making communities stronger and helping families across the US thrive. Project NOW is a member of the National Community Action Partnership and the Community Action Network, which was born out of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

07 Apr 2022

Quad Cities Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc Celebrating Its Forty-Fifth Birthday

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 7, 2022) — The Twin Torch Foundation is proud to announce its co-sponsoring the 22nd Black & Gold Gala with the Mu Chi Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc.

06 Apr 2022

Date Set for an Expungement Clinic Designed to Give People a Second Chance

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (April 6, 2022) — Prairie State Legal Services, Project Now, and the Public Interest Law Initiative’s 14th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee are partnering to offer a 2022 Expungement Clinic in Rock Island County. The Clinic will be held June 6, 2022, 2-7PM, at the Moline Public Library.

30 Mar 2022

Head Start Students and Staff Planting Pinwheel Gardens in Honor of Child Abuse Prevention Month

By Mary McNeil

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.

19 Jan 2022

Evictions Happening Again in Rock Island County; Money Available at Project NOW to Help Both Tenants and Landlords

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (January 19, 2022) — Project NOW has partnered with the 14th Judicial Circuit in Rock Island County, the Rock Island County Bar Association, Prairie State Legal Services Inc, and the Salvation Army to develop an Eviction Diversion Program (EDP), which has been operating for months.

14 Dec 2021

$297 Million Dollars in State Rental Assistance Available

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 14, 2021) — The Illinois Housing Development Authority has announced applications are now open for the second round of the Illinois Rental Payment (ILRPP) program. The reopening of ILRPP will provide an additional $297 million to renters and landlords/housing provider in an effort to prevent evictions and keep families safe and secure while they regain their financial footing.

03 Nov 2021

Eviction Diversion Meeting for Tenants This Evening

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 3, 2021) — Project NOW has partnered with the 14th Judicial Circuit in Rock Island County, the Rock Island County Bar Association, Prairie State Legal Services Inc, and the Salvation Army to develop an Eviction Diversion Program (EDP). The goal of the program is to keep tenants housed while ensuring that small business owners are reimbursed back rent.

01 Nov 2021

Eviction Diversion Meeting for Tenants This Week

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (November 1, 2021) — Project NOW has partnered with the 14th Judicial Circuit in Rock Island County, the Rock Island County Bar Association, Prairie State Legal Services Inc, and the Salvation Army to develop an Eviction Diversion Program (EDP). The goal of the program is to keep tenants housed while ensuring that small-business owners are reimbursed back-rent.

27 Sep 2021

Fully Free Campaign Launches Quad Cities chapter

By Mary McNeil

ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (September 27, 2021) — Human-rights advocates across the Quad Cities are meeting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 28, at the Project NOW Moline office (711 4th Ave), 11AM, to form a new chapter of a state-wide coalition whose mission is to end permanent punishments. The local group is joining with Fully Free, a state-wide, multi-year effort to end the hundreds of Illinois laws and sanctions that bar people with records from achie

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