New program coordinator! Spring Newsletter🌷 and more.

QCAIR is pleased to announce Emerald Johnson as our new Program Coordinator! Emerald will be responsible for program oversight and volunteer engagement. She is looking forward to expanding our ties with immigrant and refugee communities in the Quad Cities. She is a graduate of Truman State University, a Mel Foster Realtor, and a local coordinator for Iowa Resource for International Service. in this role, Emerald has mentored and hosted students from around the world.

Third and Brown Street in downtown Davenport will now be the home to a Tapestry Farms garden plot. Tapestry Farms invests in the lives of immigrants and refugees by reclaiming underutilized land to grow fresh vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers in Quad Cities' food deserts. Refugees are employed to put their agricultural talents to work, benefiting their new community and families. To find out more, read QCAIR's story about Tapestry Farms in our Spring Newsletter.

READ MORE ABOUT TAPESTRY FARMS, LOCAL BUSINESSES YOU CAN SUPPORT, AND OTHER RECENT QCAIR ACTIVITIES IN THE SPRING NEWSLETTER.

WE MOVED!
QCAIR's new office is located at
1800 7th Avenue, Ste 5-6, Moline
(old Scottish Rite Building)

We will hold an open house in the fall! Stay tuned for more details.

BIRDIES FOR CHARITIES
SEASON IS HERE!

To make a donation, visit the website and choose QCAIR (#2150) for your charity!

Copyright © 2021 Quad Cities Alliance for Immigrants and Refugees, All rights reserved.

Want to change how you receive these emails?
You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.
View this email in your browser.

QCAIR is a proud member of Iowa Shares