We believe childhood starts long before school – in living rooms, kitchens, bedtime routines, and busy mornings.
We believe parents are their child’s first and best teacher – not always confident, but always showing up.
We believe a child’s future shouldn’t depend on luck or zip code, and families shouldn’t have to figure it out alone.
We believe women lead differently – with courage and compassion, logic and love.
Too many parents are stretched thin. Too many children start kindergarten already behind – not for lack of love, but for lack of support.
So we are stepping in – together.
We are not waiting for someone else to solve this. We are not crossing our fingers for the data to improve. We are not whispering in the background.
We help parents feel confident. We fuel early learning. We move time, dollars and influence to where families need it most. We turn belief into action and action into impact.
Because when women unite, families rise. When families rise, kids thrive. And when kids thrive, everything changes.
Bold, connected and serious about building stronger beginnings for our children and the people raising them.
And we are here to change what’s possible for families across the Quad Cities. Not someday. Now.
All members receive invitations to Women United gatherings, volunteer opportunities, impact briefings and regular Ready by 5 updates.
Each giving level connects directly to measurable outcomes aligned with getting Quad Cities kids ready for kindergarten, and our signature program – Ready by 5.
Your investment helps place early learning and literacy tools directly into the hands of Quad Cities families and equips them with what they need to be their children’s first and best teacher.
Together, members at this level help ensure more children build foundational skills before their first kindergarten classroom experience.
When combined with other members, this level of support fuels collective action that reaches hundreds of families annually.
Your investment strengthens parent confidence and expands access to kindergarten-readiness programming.
Research consistently shows that when parents feel confident and equipped, children demonstrate stronger language development, attendance patterns, and classroom engagement.
Families participating in Ready by 5 gain both tools and confidence — two critical predictors of kindergarten readiness.
When parents feel confident, children thrive.
Your investment strengthens sustained kindergarten readiness supports for families.
This level of investment helps families move from one-time engagement to lasting readiness habits.
Women who move resources move outcomes.
Your investment helps scale measurable kindergarten readiness progress across the community.
At this level, your support helps shift outcomes at scale — so more children arrive at kindergarten confident, curious, and prepared.
This is how belief becomes infrastructure.
Not everyone can make a financial commitment right now. But many women are ready to show up.
If you want to invest your time and talent, we invite you to engage as a Women United Volunteer Partner.
Women United Volunteer Partners are women who:
You’ll receive invitations to volunteer opportunities, impact briefings, and select Women United gatherings so you can stay connected to the work and the women behind it. While membership is defined by financial investment, engagement is defined by a commitment to children and families.
Time matters. Talent matters. And when the season is right, many volunteers choose to deepen their impact through membership. Because meaningful change is built by women who show up — however they can.
Please contact Angela Snyder at asnyder@unitedwayqc.org or call 563.344.0340 with any questions.
