Community

The YWCA in Rock Island is working on plans to move to the former site of a downtown car dealership.

A bequest from a Rock Island resident will benefit eight local organizations. Today, the Rosemary Woodward Trust and Rock Island Community Foundation announced the gift of $2.1 million, and how it will help the organizations for years to come. 

Davenport hopes a successful program to reduce crime in Madison, Wisconsin, will do the same here. Wednesday it announced the beginning of the Good Neighbor Project - a joint project of the police department and city staff.

WVIK is one of a dozen grant recipients announced Tuesday by the Quad Cities Community Foundation. The Nonprofit Capacity Building Grants, totaling 118,000 dollars, will help the 12 organizations pay for staff training, board development, strategic planning, technology, and more, to help them carry out their missions.

A long career funding important community projects is about to end. This month, Joy Boruff is retiring after leading the Moline Foundation for 19 years.

Hundreds of local families will eat well this holiday season thanks to workers at the Arconic Plant in Riverdale. Thursday night, hourly and salaried employees will pack Christmas food baskets - an annual tradition that dates back to 1950.