$300K grant to help ‘drive big change’ in RI West End

The effort to transform and revitalize Rock Island’s West End received a major boost from a $300,000 Quad Cities Community Foundation grant designed to help residents “drive big change” in the once-vibrant neighborhood.

With this three-year, $100,000 a year major gift, the Community Foundation joins John Deere and the City of Rock Island as foundational pillars of West End Revitalization. That’s a unique