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.
