Madonna House has been awarded a $3,000 grant from Ameren Illinois through its Ameren Cares program to support the Prevention – Every Day Life Skills Program. The funds from Ameren Illinois will go to help at risk youth in Quincy build a foundation for independent living and self-sufficiency.

Since 1988, Madonna House has provided a 24 hour supervised emergency and transitional shelter. In January of 2014, Madonna House Homelessness Prevention Program expanded into the Every Day Life Skills Program which is a pilot program at the Quincy Public Schools. The Every Day Life Skills Program at the Quincy Public Schools has been expanded for the 2015 – 2016 school year..

The Madonna House is located at 405 South 12th Street in Quincy.

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