11 Sep 2015

DORIS & VICTOR DAY FOUNDATION SUPPORTS CHRISTIAN CARE

By Tonya Casselman

Rock Island - Christian Care is pleased to announce that it has received a $2,000 grant from the Doris & Victor Day Foundation to help support its Community Meal Site Program. Feeding the homeless is a key service that Christian Care provides to the Quad Cities community. Last year alone Christian Care served more than 60,000 meals to hungry individuals. Because of the financial support received from the Doris & Victor Day Foundation, Christian Care will be able to continue serving nourishing meals to the needy seven days a week, 365 days a year. Christian Care also provides spiritual and emotional nourishment for its many visitors, as well as for the 250 individuals who reside at and receive services from Christian Care each year.

Christian Care is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization operating two facilities?a domestic violence shelter for abused women and children and a rescue mission for homeless men. It serves homeless individuals, victims of domestic violence, veterans, men and women coming out of prison, and those with mental illnesses.

Christian Care's community meal site is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner on weekdays Monday through Friday, and for breakfast and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. Breakfast is served at 6:30 a.m., lunch at 12:15 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. If you know of someone in need, call Christian Care's crisis hotline any hour of the day at (309) 788-2273 or visit online at christiancareqc.org.

09 Sep 2015

Junior Board of Rock Island Supports Local Children

By Tonya Casselman

Rock Island, IL - Christian Care is pleased to announce it has received a $500 grant from the Junior Board of Rock Island. This grant will provide direct therapy to children over two years old who arrive at the domestic violence shelter with their mother. As victims or witnesses to domestic violence, children and youth are affected emotionally, socially, physically, and behaviorally during the formative years of their lives. Without some type of intervention, such as Christian Care's Awakening Children to Empowerment Program, both boys and girls are susceptible to carrying the negative effects of domestic violence well into adulthood.

Christian Care is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization operating two facilities?a domestic violence shelter for abused women and children and a rescue mission for homeless men. It serves homeless individuals, victims of domestic violence, veterans, men and women coming out of prison, and those with mental illnesses.

Christian Care's community meal site is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner on weekdays Monday through Friday, and for breakfast and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. Breakfast is served at 6:30 a.m., lunch at 12:15 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. If you know of someone in need, call Christian Care's crisis hotline any hour of the day at (309) 788-2273 or visit online at christiancareqc.org.
09 Sep 2015

Iowa Quad Cities Rotary Club Supports Children Residing at Christian Care

By Tonya Casselman

Rock Island, IL - The Iowa Quad Cities Rotary Club provided a generous $2,000 grant to Christian Care to ensure that children who arrive with their mother at Christian Care's domestic violence shelter will have the opportunity to take part in the Awakening Children to Empowerment (ACE) Program that is designed to assist children who have witnessed or been a victim of domestic violence. As a result of their participation in the ACE program, these children will be able to begin the healing process. They will work through many of the feelings and experiences they have encountered and make positive changes emotionally, socially, physically and behaviorally so they may begin to move past their trauma and face the future in safety and hope.

Christian Care is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization operating two facilities?a domestic violence shelter for abused women and children and a rescue mission for homeless men. It serves homeless individuals, victims of domestic violence, veterans, men and women coming out of prison, and those with mental illnesses.

Christian Care's community meal site is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner on weekdays Monday through Friday, and for breakfast and dinner on Saturday and Sunday. Breakfast is served at 6:30 a.m., lunch at 12:15 p.m., and dinner at 6:30 p.m. If you know of someone in need, call Christian Care's crisis hotline any hour of the day at (309) 788-2273 or visit online at christiancareqc.org.

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