Brooke Hendrickx, our VP of Development and Communications, sat down with John Marx of Keeping Up In the Quad Cities to talk about all things parenting, prevention, and Child Abuse Prevention Month!

After just seven years, a Quad Cities Community Foundation Transformation Grant to EveryChild has changed the landscape of support for expectant parents in Rock Island County and Scott County. More than 100 safe, happy babies later, EveryChild is showing what real transformation looks like.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. To encourage conversations about childhood well-being and build awareness of the community resources available for ensuring safe, healthy childhoods for all, EveryChild is leading a variety of events, activities, and community trainings throughout the month.

Human services leader Nicole Mann has been named Executive Director of EveryChild. Throughout her career, Mann’s work has been focused on providing services that address the needs of vulnerable children and families in the Quad Cities region.

Rock Island County CASA is seeking volunteer advocates for their program. A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is an everyday citizen, specially trained to advocate for the best interests and safety of children involved in the foster care system.

EveryChild, the nonprofit formerly known as the Child Abuse Council, is proud to announce this year’s recipients of the Champions for Every Child Award. This award celebrates the community leaders who dedicate their time and talents to ensuring a safe, healthy childhood for all.

EveryChild, the nonprofit formerly known as the Child Abuse Council, is accepting nominations through March 20 for its Champions for Every Child awards. This award goes each year to an individual, a business or nonprofit, and/or a young adult 18 or under to celebrate the community leaders who dedicate their time, expertise, or donations to ensuring a safe, healthy childhood for all.

Tilford Flowers talks about his eight years as a volunteer coach for EveryChild’s Basic Training for New Dads.

EveryChild, the nonprofit formerly known as the Child Abuse Council, is expanding its mental health training for teachers this year, part of its proactive efforts to reach more children, families, and early childhood educators.

While the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the use of digital tools at human services nonprofits across the country, few are making such forward-looking investments in technology as EveryChild in the Quad Cities. The organization, which leads community efforts to give every child the foundation for a safe, healthy childhood, has developed an innovative new virtual reality (VR) training for the family support specialists and community doulas who make home visits through its Healthy Families program.

EveryChild is bringing new mental health and medical services to children and families in Muscatine and the surrounding southeast Iowa counties through its Mississippi Valley Child Protection Center.

“My name is Mark Mathews, and I work for EveryChild.”

As part of a holistic rebranding initiative, the new name is designed to better reflect the agency’s long-time mission and connect more children and families with services that will help them thrive.