United Way Quad Cities

We're honored to have been selected as a recent Ascentra Credit Union's Casual for a Cause donation recipient. Casual for a Cause is a program where Ascentra staff choose families and organizations to support by making a small donation to dress casual on select Fridays, which is just one of the many ways Ascentra is showing they care. From supporting #UnitedWayQC's free tax preparation program, running employee giving campaigns and hosting internal drives that support initiatives like the Write Start School Supply Drive – Ascentra continually shows up for our community and we're so grateful for all that they do. Help us thank Ascentra in the comments below!

🚨LAST CALL – Applications for Think Like A Futurist close TODAY! 🚨 This is your last chance to join the second cohort of visionary leaders who are gearing up to lead with a forward-thinking mindset. If you’re ready to level up our community – Think Like A Futurist is for YOU. Apply now: https://bityl.co/Qd7k Financial assistance is available.

Do you remember your first day of school? Whether you were cool and confident or maybe a little anxious – all those “first days” led to the opportunities we all have now. That’s why we’re asking for your help during our Write Start Quad Cities School Supply Drive, happening now through Aug. 2. Our goal is to provide 5,000 Quad Cities students with essential school supplies and raise $12,000. To make it happen, we’re asking our corporate community to give or purchase supplies online, or in person tomorrow or Saturday at JB Young Opportunity Center in Davenport. For the full list of drop off locations or to give online, visit https://bityl.co/QqcF Thank you to Crawford Company and WQAD News 8 for sponsoring Write Start Quad Cities School Supply Drive.

It’s Pack the Bus Day! 🚌 Help your neighbors empower QC kids to succeed in the classroom by donating the essential tools needed to learn. From now until 6 p.m., you can bring donated school supplies to WQAD, located at 3003 Park 16th St., Moline, IL. 100% of your donation will go to Quad Cities students who need them most. For the full list of needed supplies, drop off locations or to give online, visit https://lnkd.in/gZzyy2Cp Thank you to WQAD News 8 for partnering with #UnitedWayQC's Write Start School Supply Drive, and for Crawford Company for sponsoring.

New to our Quad Cities community within the last year, Amazon has quickly become a passionate partner in providing our neighbors with the opportunity to succeed. Check it out. 👇 In May, Amazon led a team of volunteers during #UnitedWayQC’s Day of Caring at Camp Abe Lincoln in Blue Grass, helping to get the site ready for campers to grow over the summer. Next, Amazon sent a team to help collect nonperishable food items during our Stamp Out Hunger food drive where donations helped nourish our neighbors. Then, Amazon put together over 250 activity learning kits for local kids to help them stay active and eager to learn while they enjoy their time off from school this summer. So, while the economic impact Amazon has had on our community since last October has been incredible, today we’re celebrating the significant impact Amazon has had on our kids and neighbors. Thank you, Amazon. 💛

When kids start school with the supplies they need, it can lift their grades and attitude toward learning all year long. ✏️📒 That’s 👆 why we’re rallying the community, alongside sponsors Crawford Company and WQAD News 8, to collect enough supplies to provide 5,000 local QC students with the essential tools they need to succeed this upcoming school year. To make it happen, we’re asking for your help in donating school supplies in person or online now through Aug. 2. Here’s how: 📍Drop off your donated supplies on July 17 @ WQAD in Moline. 📍Drop off your donated supplies on July 19 or 20 @ JB Young Opportunity Center in Davenport. For the full list of needed supplies, drop off locations or to give online, visit https://lnkd.in/gZzyy2Cp Together, we can empower our kids to thrive. ✨

If you’re… 📍Passionate about helping your neighbors 📍Driven to be a leader in your industry 📍Ready to transform our community for future generations… Think Like A Futurist is for YOU! This six-session program delivered by Economist and Futurist Rebecca Ryan, APF will prepare you to think, plan and execute in innovative ways that will shape your career and impact on our community. In fact, 95% of participants who graduated earlier this year say they feel more empowered to serve in a leadership capacity after participating in Think Like A Futurist. Take your impact to the next level. Apply today: https://lnkd.in/gAgnwKEb Financial assistance is available.

A familiar face to the Quad Cities community – allow us to introduce Sangeetha Rayapati – one of the newest additions to our #UnitedWayQC Board of Directors! Sangeetha has called the Quad Cities home for the last twenty-three years. What began as a career in medicine transformed into a teaching career at Augustana College, where she still teaches courses today! Before serving as Mayor, she served on the Moline-Coal Valley School Board and volunteered time in local musical and community organizations focused on education and leadership. Now, we’re proud to partner with her to create opportunity for all. Help us welcome Sangeetha to the team in the comments below! 👇

Uniting the community to tackle the QC’s biggest challenges. That's what #UnitedWayQC is all about. On Wednesday, we awarded $144,763 to twelve local organizations through the Food and Shelter Program, funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). These grants are federally funded, and are available to nonprofit organizations that provide emergency food, shelter and rental assistance in Scott and Rock Island County. To see the full list of organizations who received Emergency Food and Shelter Program funding, click the link below!

When kids start school with the supplies they need, it can lift their grades and attitude toward learning all year long. This back-to-school season, local households will need to spend an average of $103 per student on school supplies alone. That's where you come in. 👇 Help support #UnitedWayQC’s Write Start Quad Cities School Supply Drive now through Aug. 2! Our goal is to provide 5,000 Quad Cities students with essential school supplies. Will you help us get there? Give online and see all drop-off locations here: https://lnkd.in/g5_PGA9w Write Start Quad Cities School Supply Drive is sponsored by Crawford Company and WQAD News 8.