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Bringing in the light – Community celebrates Vera French building

By: Dave Thompson|April 28, 2025
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    • Dr. Richard Whitaker Jr., CEO of  Vera French Community Mental Health, welcomes guests to a ribbon-cutting ceremony Friday, April 25, for the expanded and updated Vera French center in Davenport. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    Chris McCormick looked over the modern, comfortable and well-lit new addition to the Vera French Community Mental Health building at 1441 W. Central Park, Davenport.

    The new $2 million addition is a stark contrast to how mental health facilities looked years ago. There was a time when those facilities were built far away from communities. They had small windows…

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