Project NOW

Moline, Project NOW open Lift Now winter homeless shelter
In their ongoing efforts to lift up homeless Quad Citians, the City of Moline and Project NOW announced that a winter shelter will open at 8 p.m. tonight in the BridgePointe 485 building on Moline’s riverfront. The Lift Now shelter…
QC leaders share challenges, strategies to root out poverty
With poverty, homelessness and eviction on the rise in the Quad Cities, regional leaders joined…

Applications being taken for energy assistance program
Funds are available to assist income-eligible households with their natural gas, propane and/or electric bills…

Evicted exhibit sheds light on growing crisis, encourages action
We often view life through two metaphoric lenses: mirrors of conscience and windows of opportunity.…

Project NOW to host Aug. 1 housing crisis discussion
Project NOW will hold a community meeting on Thursday, Aug. 1, to continue its efforts…

Project NOW hosts exhibit Evicted
“One. Two. Three. Four. Five. Six. Seven. Eight.” In the time it took a crowd…

Public-private partnerships key to helping QC end poverty
To help the Quad Cities chart a new course to end poverty community leaders are…

Signup now for April 18 Rooting Out Poverty Conference
Registration is now open for Project NOW and Community Action’s second annual Rooting Out Poverty…

Head Start alumni sought to celebrate Esperanza Center
Project NOW’s Esperanza Center is calling all Quad Citians who have graduated from area Head…

Project NOW hosts Drive-Thru Food Pantry Thursday, Aug. 31
Project NOW will help disperse food boxes through a Drive-Thru Food Pantry in front of…
Project NOW joins area’s fight against HIV/AIDS homelessness
Project NOW will become the new owner of three housing properties operated by DeLaCerda House,…

Project NOW joins Mercer County homelessness challenge
Project NOW is participating in a rural Illinois 100-Day Challenge on Homelessness in Mercer County…
Businesses, nonprofits, Giving Guide star at QCBJ Connect for a Cause
LECLAIRE – Quad City Bank & Trust, Iowa American Water, Solutions Management Group, Project NOW…

Project NOW to open new Head Start, seeking staff
Project NOW will open a new Head Start center at the Esperanza Center, Moline, this…

$1.5M in repair funds available for low-income QC homeowners
Residents in the Illinois Quad Cities soon will be able to apply for more than…

Ending permanent punishment, ‘It’s the right thing to do!’
The framers of the U.S. Constitution placed their intentions for this new nation in the…



