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.
