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

By: Kenda Burrows|January 25, 2024

|9 min read

West End Revitalization Coordinator Thurgood Brooks, left, stands with Lamarcus Williams, a member of WER's communications working group, at the 2023 Family Fun Day. CREDIT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. CENTER

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…

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

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