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United for Schools: New project already producing results

Picture this: Quad Cities schools, United Way, students, teachers, parents and the community as whole locked arm in arm, with the goal to ensure all students achieve…

Women United Invests $200,000 to Strengthen Early Childhood Education

Women United is proud to announce awards of $200,000 in grants to support underserved families in the region. These investments are strategically designed to bolster access…

Announcing $2.8M Investment in Safer, Healthier, Educated and Empowered Lives for Children and Families

Today, we at United Way QC announced $2.8 million in grant awards to 51 nonprofits and grassroots organizations working to bring opportunity to more students and…

Rallying the Community to Help Students Succeed

Group O’s Maria Ontiveros: ‘Literacy is a powerful tool against poverty’ Between being a mother to an 18-month-old baby, working as the Corporate Community Liaison at…

Education is the key to life

Helping students pursue their dreams… Everyone wants this for people — we aren’t doing it on our own. Together with our partners and supporters like you,…

Seeking 500 Volunteers to Help Young Readers With Return of Read United

Volunteer-led literacy initiative helped 575 students;92% of student participants in the spring improved their reading scores…

Encouraging Read United Results: 92% of Participating Students Improved Their Reading Scores

September 14, 2022 This is what happens when we work together. While working with our schools, we began to understand the impact the pandemic had on…

United Way Quad Cities and Mayors Celebrate Dr. Suess’s Birthday by Reading to Kids

Quad Cities mayors and United Way supporters united to read with the students of all three third-grade classes at Rock Island Academy on Wednesday, March 2,…

United Way Quad Cities Reading Initiative Aims to Close Proficiency Gaps

United Way hopes to help close COVID-related gaps in youth literacy by connecting hundreds of volunteers with students across the Quad Cities for weekly one-on-one reading…

One-On-One Reading Gets Results With United Way’s Volunteer Program

Did you know, before the pandemic, nearly 2 in 5 Quad Cities third-graders were unable to read? Third-grade reading proficiency is a key milestone in a…

United for Schools: New project already producing results

Women United Invests $200,000 to Strengthen Early Childhood Education

Announcing $2.8M Investment in Safer, Healthier, Educated and Empowered Lives for Children and Families

Rallying the Community to Help Students Succeed

Education is the key to life

Seeking 500 Volunteers to Help Young Readers With Return of Read United

Encouraging Read United Results: 92% of Participating Students Improved Their Reading Scores

United Way Quad Cities and Mayors Celebrate Dr. Suess’s Birthday by Reading to Kids

United Way Quad Cities Reading Initiative Aims to Close Proficiency Gaps

One-On-One Reading Gets Results With United Way’s Volunteer Program

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