WHBF: Mercado on Fifth, Vera French will each receive $100,000 grants

Mercado on Fifth and Vera French Mental Health Center will each receive $100,000 Transformation Grants through the Quad Cities Community Impact Fund at the Quad Cities Community Foundation.

“Nonprofits in the Quad Cities play a vital role in supporting workforce development efforts in the region, and we want to make sure they have the tools to create and sustain initiatives that provide opportunities for people from all walks of life,” said Sherry Ristau, president and CEO of the Quad Cities Community Foundation. “Workforce development is a major focus of our region, and nonprofits are moving the dial on opportunities that directly benefit Quad Citizens.”

Transformation Grants celebrate and support efforts that benefit multiple organizations or systems, and align with the Community Foundation mission and Q2030 Regional Action Plan to make the Quad Cities a more inclusive and equitable place.

This is the fifth year that the Quad Cities Community Foundation has made Transformation Grants that align with the Community Foundation’s mission to transform the region through the generosity of donors. The first Transformation Grant was made in 2015 to the Scott County Housing Council for homelessness prevention. Since then, $100,000 grants have been awarded to the United Way Women United Born Learning Initiative, Family Resources’ Comprehensive Care Coordination Services Program, Grow Quad Cities for the Q2030 Regional Action Plan, and last year, to the Robert Young Center and Child Abuse Council.