Our Staff will believe they are part of an extraordinary organization and valued for the impact they make.
These words were spoken by Helen Davis, the YWCA’s national field secretary, on November 27, 1916, while addressing an audience of courageous women. They still ring true today.
The stories and statistics chronicled in our Annual Report reflect the aspirations, challenges, and accomplishments of thousands of people, all of whom contribute indelibly to our 108-year legacy. We are grateful to you and all of the people who bring life and meaning to our work.
President & CEO
YWCA Quad Cities
A Quad Cities where no one lives in poverty and everyone has the opportunity to live a free and prosperous life.
Our Theory of Change helps us organize our goals, values, strengths, and strategies to help everyone in the organization stay focused on the goal of our mission.
Our Staff will believe they are part of an extraordinary organization and valued for the impact they make.
We will earn the reputation as the leading organization representing women and their families in the Quad Cities.
We will end poverty for women and their families in the Quad Cities.
By improving access to high quality, affordable child care, we significantly increase the financial security and lifetime wealth for women and their families.
By ensuring access to basic needs, including food, diapers, clothing, laundry facilities, and showers, we strengthen the resilience of women and their families.
By providing high quality, safe, and enriching programming for youth, we help unleash opportunities, for them and their parents and caregivers.
By managing an inclusive health facility, we bolster access to self improvement programs and strengthen the wellbeing of our community.
We enrich lives by building connections to a comprehensive community support network.
We earn and safeguard the trust of those we serve by placing their interests at the heart of our work.
We’re fiercely dedicated to overcoming the barriers that prevent women and their families from achieving their potential.
We’re strong because our people embrace collaboration, lived experiences, resourcefulness, safety, and accountability.
We are inspired by our legacy of women who have led with self esteem and a deep belief in the worth and potential of others.
We serve by seeing an alleviating the suffering of others.
We respect and protect the dignity of every human being.
We fight for a society in which everyone is treated fairly.
We honor our word and are transparent in our work.
We know our success depends upon our entire community.
Here’s a quick look at our meaningful work across the range of services we provide.
149 Students Enrolled
227,916 Hours of Care Provided
2,515 People Served
628 Loads of Laundry
110 Youth Served through ThePlace2B
3,500 Meals Provided
800 Members
160,128 Active Hours
Hear how our Child Care Center helped a teen mom find the time to graduate and go on to build a career. Now, years later, her daughter is trusting the center with the care of her son. Three generations, each building their lives with the help of the YWCA QC.
Whether you support with your time or treasure, take a closer look inside the numbers. We audit our financials every year to maintain complete transparency with the use of our resources.
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