Clock Inc. Seeks More Donations, TPQC Seeks Health Care Input, CHC Unveils Breastfeeding Mural: Quad Cities Dailies For 8-4-26
TPQC asks for community input on queer health care, Community Health Care unveils a mural for World Breastfeeding Week, and Clock Inc. issues a desperate plea for more donations to "keep its doors open. " It's Quad Cities Dailies for 8-4-26.
DAVENPORT — A colorful new mural by artistShayla Rayis helping Community Health Care Inc. counter the stigma surrounding breastfeeding. The new mural, unveiled Monday, adorns a wall of the Community Health Care location at 500 W. River Dr. Ray’s artwork, created in collaboration with others, will also be on display at Community Health locations in Clinton and Edgerton. Community Health commissioned the artwork to honorWorld Breastfeeding Week, happening this week to “reduce the stigma on breastfeeding and raise awareness of and support for breastfeeding issues. ”Community Health Care’s(CHC) has 11 locations throughout the Quad Cities and nearby counties, and offers comprehensive healthcare, including dental, mental health, and women’s health services. Fees are based on a sliding scale for people with financial need. Learn more here. ROCK ISLAND — Clock Incannounced July 30that its desperate call for donations a week earlier succeeded and helped “keep the doors open” but continues to spread word about its push for more donations. The eight-year-old center began an urgent plea for donations through its newsletter and large media in mid-July, shortly after announcing itsBesties and I Pledge Drive, which lasts through Aug. 17. Francis told several area media that the center — funded by community donations, numerous foundations, and revenue Clock Inc. receives from counseling services — may close if it did not raise an unspecified amount. She said Clock Inc. was catapulted into financial emergency in the fall because of lowered grant awards, rising costs, and the general impact of the Trump administration. It’s unclear how much Clock Inc. was short or how much it has raised so far through its emergency appeals; center leaderMary Francis is providing comments to corporate and traditionalmedia, but Clock Inc. founder Chase Norris issued MainStream “formal notice” Monday to halt any effort to seek comment from Clock Inc. about its finances and ongoing appeal for more donations. MainStream announced last week that Clock Inc. finances will be the focus of its first-ever “More To the Story” edition, to be released this week. The new series is intended to provide more facts and context about timely topics and stories that are missing them. MOLINE — LGBTQ+ community members in the Quad Cities can help shape the future of health care by participating in a survey by The Project of the Quad Cities (TPQC). The nonprofit’sCommunity Health Needs Surveyasks respondents what they value and avoid when choosing clinics and healthcare providers; what would make health care more welcoming; and what additional services the community needs. Find and take the survey here. Respondents can also sign up to be part of in-person focus groups with TPQC to help them learn even more. The Project is based on John Deere Road in Moline but serves the entire Quad Cities region and provides outreach and testing to 20 other counties along the Iowa/Illinois border. It offers testing for sexually-transmitted infections; HIV testing, treatment and support; LGBTQ+ focused primary care; mental health services; healthcare advocacy; social events; harm reduction; and an on-site pharmacy. Learn more about TPQC here.