New Alan’s House will help ‘kids be kids again’

Community tours group home in Rock Island

By: Dave Thompson|February 20, 2026

|7 min read

An Alan’s House staff member, right, gives a tour of the new youth group home in Rock Island to visitors on Thursday, Feb. 19. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

When Nicole Sodawasser helped celebrate the new Alan’s House youth group home her thoughts went to a bare-footed boy she helped a few years ago.

The 15-year-old boy was having problems at home. His mother took away his shoes so he wouldn’t run away from home. But he ran…

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New Alan’s House will help ‘kids be kids again’

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