Quad Cities Interfaith (QCI) is a community of people living out our faith and values to collectively transform our society and bring about justice and human dignity locally and regionally. QCI exists to form organizations that empower ordinary people to effectively participate in the political, environmental, social and economic decisions affecting their lives.

Quad Cities Interfaith (QCI) is an organization of congregations and community groups that have come together to build local leadership and address community issues in the Quad Cities region of Illinois and Iowa. QCI is a community of people living out our faith and values to collectively transform our society and bring about justice and human dignity locally and regionally. Through community organizing, QCI strives to improve the quality of life in our region by developing leadership in congregations and other institutions, so as to introduce our values into public dialogue and speak with a strong, unified voice in the decisions that affect our lives.

QCI advocates universal access to health care in the United States of America. Letter to the Editor Concerning Health Care Justice Postcard Campaign Posted by admin (2009/5/4) Rev. Michael Swartz recently posted a great Letter to the Editor in the QCTimes (online edition) concerning QCI's Health Care Postcard Campaign. Follow the link below to view his submission. QCTimes Letter to the Editor

Congregation-based community organizing involves a three-prong strategy for creating strong congregations and strong communities:

• Intentional and intensive relationship-building
• Developing and involving lay leadership
• Effectively impacting the public area

Regardless of the specific issues addressed—immigration, predatory lending, felony rights, education, health care—the goal is to use the gifts of our people and the resources of our faith to rebuild community and shape a society that is more respectful of the life, dignity and rights of each person.

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Quad Cities Interfaith supports Immigration reform that supports humane treatment of immigrants. Text from Postville Prayer Service Posted by admin (2009/5/18) Last week marked the first anniversary of the ICE raid in Postville, Iowa. Attached is a link to the text of the event, including witness statements and statements from Rabbi Darryl Crystal, Rabbi at KAM Israel in Chicago; Rev. Dr. Steven Ullestad, Bishop of the Northeastern Iowa Synod, ELCA; and Most Rev. Jerome Hanus, OSB, Archbishop of Dubuque made powerful statements for comprehensive immigration reform. Read More...

QCI Honored with Social Justice Award from St. Ambrose ... Posted by admin (2009/4/30) Quad Cities Interfaith will be this year's recipient of the Rev. Dawson Social Justice award from St. Ambrose University School of Social Work. This award will be presented as part of the School's Annual Social Justice Conference held Thursday, May 7, 2009. The award will be presented at 8:30 am on the 7th in the Rogalski Center on the SAU campus. QCI is being honored for its work in promoting justice and human dignity through its work on immigration reform, economic development, health care reform and combating predatory lending. For more information, contact QCI at 563-322-4910. For information on the award as seen on Saint Ambrose's website, follow the link below: Read More...

[2009/4/21] Predatory Lending Brochures Available Quad Cities Interfaith's Predatory Lending Brochur... [2009/3/4] QCInterfaith Anti Predatory Efforts Highlighted in QC T... Quad Cities Interfaith's Predatory Lending Brochur... [2008/11/21] QCI Anti Predatory Lending Brochure Released QC Interfaith and five partner credit unions have ...

General news about the Quad Cities Interfaith Website. Using QCI Website Posted by admin (2008/4/2) Hello and welcome to our website. Our website features a wealth of information on social justice issues within the quad cities. Our site also features the ability for you to sign up and choose the topic you wish to be informed on. Read More...

During the past twenty years, Quad Cities Interfaith has successfully addressed a number of pressing problems and helped develop various programs in response to community needs. Accomplishments include:

• Developed a gang intervention project and an education incentive program for local youth.
• Founded Interfaith Housing, which rebuilds central city homes to revitalize our neighborhoods.
• Built a coalition of local lenders and community groups to combat predatory lending. QCI produced a brochure warning the community against predatory lending and showcasing local lender alternatives to pay day loan products.
• Worked with students, parents and teachers to save vital school programs for at-risk students.
• Sponsored an annual business exposition to strengthen the local economy.
• Successfully petitioned the Iowa Governor to sign an order restoring voting rights to felons who have completed their incarceration and restitution.