July 2023
events
Habitat, ReStore, and Health and Home Closed for Holiday

Our offices and stores will be closed Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday,  July 4th for the holiday. Happy Independence Day!

do you want to be a Habitat homeowner?

We will be holding information meetings for our homeownership program at the end of the month on Thursday July 27 at 6:00 PM and Saturday July 29 at 10:00 AM. The meetings are geared toward interested applicants to learn about the qualifications and expectations of the program before applying. The meetings will be accessible in-person and online via ZOOM.

Following the meetings, applications will be available until August 29.

Register for one of these information meetings through the link below!

register for homeowner meeting
final pledges due by July 7

Like Habitat QC, Birdies for Charity is celebrating 30 years this year, and donations are still open for 1 more week! Donations made to Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities through Birdies for Charity are guaranteed to be matched by at least five percent which is GREAT NEWS for Habitat!

make a donation through birdies
30-20-10 Fundraising Campaign

YOU can help us build for another 30 years and beyond. Become a member of our new “Carpenter’s Club” as a recurring donor. Your monthly pledge will be something we can count on, adding strength and stability to our organization so we can reach more families in need of safe, decent, affordable homes.

A $30 monthly donation celebrates 30 years of building thriving communities. If $30 doesn't work for your budget, consider $20 to celebrate 20 years of ReStore or $10 to celebrate 10 years of Health and Home. Every donation makes a difference in moving our mission forward.

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Golf Fore Homes

June 9th was a great day for our 13th annual Golf "FORE" Homes fundraiser. The sun was shining and participants had fun shooting for a hole in one. While no one won the car from Dahl Ford, everyone walked away with a goodie bag and a belly full of lunch. Six teams and six individual golfers took home prizes, along with many lucky raffle winners. Pictured are our 2023 Golf Fore Homes champions, the Steve Haacke Team!

mark your calendar for Mr/Ms Habitat

Our biggest fundraiser of the year will take place on Saturday, October 14, 2023. In carrying on the spirit of our 30 year anniversary, we are hoping for this year's event to be the biggest and best yet!

We will have NEW comedy entertainment as well as a new way to help fundraise for Habitat, so that ANYONE can have the chance to be crowned without having to get on stage (except to be crowned)! Will YOU be the next Mr. or Ms. Habitat? More information coming very soon!

Pictured is Ms. Habitat 2022, Hannah Kain.

taking ramp applications for Rock Island County and Scott County

We are taking accessibility ramp applications for both Scott County and Rock Island County. Applicants must own their home, and meet income criteria. If you or someone you know is in need of an accessibility ramp, please give our office a call at 563-359-9066 or stop by Monday - Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM to pick up an application. 

Habitat family news
dedication for
home #128

Date: Saturday, July 8th, 2023

Time: 10:00 AM

Address: 647 East 6th St, Davenport

Future Homeowner: Sarah Ross

Build Sponsor: City of Davenport- HOME Funds, Quad Cities Housing Council, and St. Paul Lutheran Church.

dedication for
home #130

Date: Saturday, July 8th, 2023

Time: 10:00 AM

Address: 701 East 6th St, Davenport

Future Homeowners: Ayi Amavi and Vidjinnagni Tossou

Build Sponsors: City of Davenport- HOME Funds, Quad Cities Housing Council, Arconic, and Scott County Regional Authority

Please join us at the dedications to help us welcome these families into their new homes!

volunteer spotlight

Name: Rich Craddick

How long have you volunteered with Habitat? I was one of several volunteers who transitioned from Rebuilding Together to Habitat when the organizations merged resources. Being involved with this type of volunteer experience actually began in the 80's when the Davenport Jaycees coordinated a Quad City Paintathon. I started volunteering with Hearts and Hammers in the 90's. This led to serving as a house captain and then to a board of directors' position with Rebuilding Together. I currently serve as a site supervisor for Habitat and on the Board of Directors.

What is your favorite construction/volunteer activity? Being able to be involved in a repair project from the initial visit with the family, preparing the home assessment, and then assisting with the execution of the task list.

WHY do you volunteer with HFHQC? This is always a difficult question for me to put into words. It provides me an opportunity to work with motivated, passionate, dedicated, and skilled individuals all with a common goal to make a difference in the community where we live.

What do you do when you are not volunteering with Habitat? Volunteer with Quad City Botanical Center, American Chemical Society, Scott County Master Gardeners, Davenport Jaycee Foundation, and St. Ambrose University Arts and Science Council.

Thank you Rich for sharing your time and talents with us!

what's building
home build updates

New Construction

House #128- We’re putting on the finishing touches ahead of the July 8th Dedication. Please come celebrate with us! Congratulations to Sarah and family!!

House #129- After the holiday, we’ll be ready to finish up the front of the house and also move on to insulating and hanging drywall!

House #130- We’re putting on the finishing touches ahead of the July 8th Dedication. Please come celebrate with us! Congratulations to Ayi, Vidinnagni, and family!!

House #135- We’ll begin excavating for our next house at the beginning of July. Framing work should begin towards the end of month.

 

Renovation Project Houses:

House #131-134- We are currently switching around between all four houses. Our focus over the next several months continues to be on rebuilding porches and buttoning up the exteriors. We will continue to work on interior projects as time permits.


repairs and ramps

Repair Program- 

We are down to the last several projects we carried over from the winter. Next up, we have a deck stair rebuild and we’ll be replacing some interior doors. We plan to accept new applications in the Fall.


Ramp Program-

We’ve completed 10 ramps so far this year and we have 3 more on the schedule along with several we are assessing. Please join us on Thursdays if you’d like to lend a hand! We have funding in both Iowa and Illinois now and applications are open.

Sign up to help with construction projects through the volunteer calendar link below. If you have questions about volunteering on our construction sites or behind the scenes, contact Zach at zach@habitatqc.org

click here to view volunteer calendar
thank you's

Thank you to the Arconic Foundation for approving a grant for a home build.

Thank you to Luana Stoltenberg and Mike Vondran for presenting HFHQC with a certificate of recognition from the Iowa House for 30 years of service to our community.

Thank you to the following volunteer groups who assisted us in June:

John Deere - Mike Skolrood Team

St. Paul Lutheran Church

John Deere – Sai Nandigam Team

John Deere – Rachelle Stuckey Team

Hy-Vee Food Stores

John Deere – Michael Steinbeck Team

John Deere – Amy Tath Team

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers, committee members, and donors. Every hand makes a difference. We couldn't build thriving communities without ALL of you! 

recycle, re-use, ReStore
what's in store

ReStore has been busy painting the north side of the building. We’ll be adding some new signage, and making improvements to the parking lot this summer.

Open up your room with 36” x 84” French doors (pictured above)- $175 each

Wood & trim racks are full -  just in time for your summer projects

From antique to contemporary our furniture area is always worth stopping by.

Shopping hours: Thursdays & Fridays 10-6 and Saturdays 10-3

Donation information can be found at restoreqc.org

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Health & Home

Health and Home has lots of new 16" powder coated brass grab bars for $10 each.

Health & Home is open for shopping Thursday and Friday 10 AM to 6 PM and Saturday from 10 AM to 3 PM. Private shopping times can also be scheduled.

Call 563-349-7339 to ask questions or schedule a donation pick-up or drop-off. 

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follow us on social media

We are on instagram! We are excited to reach new friends through this platform. Follow us here.

We are also on LinkedIn! Click here to connect with us! This is a simple way that you can help support Habitat QC's professional network grow.

If you haven't yet, please take a moment to give us a like or a follow on Facebook to help us grow our social media reach.

wish list

Habitat for Humanity Quad Cities is currently looking for the following:

Lunch Providers - We REALLY need help providing lunches to our amazing construction volunteers! If you can assist even just once a month by making meals, ordering a delivery, or donating a gift card to sponsor volunteer lunches, please contact Zach at zach@habitatqc.org or call 563-359-9066.

Repair Supervisors - We are looking for skilled volunteers who would be willing to take a leadership role on short-term repair projects. To learn more, please contact construction director Ben at ben.kantner@habitatqc.org or call 563-359-9066.

Home Build Supervisors - We are looking for skilled volunteers who would be willing to take a leadership role on our home builds. To learn more, please contact construction director Ben at ben.kantner@habitatqc.org or call 563-359-9066.

Administrative Office:

563-359-9066  

3625 Mississippi Avenue   

Davenport, IA 52807

ReStore:

563-391-4949

3629 Mississippi Avenue

Davenport, IA 52807

Health & Home: 

563-349-7339 

3629 Mississippi Avenue

Davenport, IA 52807

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