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For families with children living in poverty, the costs of food, housing, education, job skills training, and medical needs are more than they can afford; and especially for those who are deaf or hard of hearing. The effects of poverty are felt every day around the world. Women in devastating circumstances continue to be committed to building a better life for their children. In 14 countries, Quota members are there to help. Your donation helps volunteers on the ground provide much needed aid for families when they need it most through food, clothing, medical and educational needs, school scholarships, and specialized job skills training. For 100 years, Quotarians have made an impact for their neighbors, their communities, their country, and our world.
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The Cedar Rapids Club was formed in 1940 to provide services to the local community Meeting Schedule: Business and program meetings are held from August through May on the second Tuesday of every month. Event planning or… Read More
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Monetary donations as well as new or gently used children’s books are welcome. Monetary donation can be sent to 3836 Belden Court NE Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. For book donation, please contact Ramona Baldyga at 319-350-7957.
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Quota of Cedar Rapids, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) organization. Therefore, all gifts to our Organization are tax deductible in the United States, to the extent permitted by law.
Over the course of the past eighty plus years our organization has worked in the Cedar Rapids community helping people. From providing the initial start-up funding for newborn hearing screening at both local hospitals, to providing dental hygiene packs to patients at the Community Free Medical Clinic, to providing hearing aids to children in families with financial need, to purchasing phonic ears at Theatre Cedar Rapids to aid those people who are hard of hearing, we are actively involved in supporting people in our community. Through our organization, teaching aides have also been supplied to schools to be used in classrooms with hearing impaired students. And, we’ve purchased computers for children who were having trouble learning due to their disability. We have also provided scholarships to individuals who are either deaf or hard-of-hearing, or going into a deaf related field of study. And, we’ve supplied clothes and daily necessity items to some of the local women’s shelters. In 2022, we started providing caring bags to the homeless living on the streets in our community. We have an annual Quota Honors Program whereby we provide recognition to two 8th grade students from each school in our community.
Our Cops ‘n ‘ Kids program involves providing books to the Cedar Rapids and Marion Police Departments for distribution to children in the more impoverished areas of our city. Our primary goal is to encourage children of all ages to read and help them to recognize the opportunities that good reading skills provide to them. Age appropriate books, from pre-school through the 8th grade, are being given to youngsters by police officers. This program not only encourages literacy, but also works toward enhancing the rapport between children and the Police Department. By providing books to children who otherwise might not have many, if any, of their own, officers will be promoting positive youth development.
The above are just a few of the works that we have performed in service to our community. Many of these activities are on-going. And through our fund raising efforts, we plan to continue to support the needs of individuals and organizations throughout our area. To support our efforts, tax exempt donations can be made to Quota of Cedar Rapids, Inc. 100% of all donations go directly to supporting service programs in the community.