Madonna House

Saturday, March 14 at 10 a.m. to Sunday, March 15 at 10 a.m., you can help someone.

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.

Joanne Dedert, the Executive Director of Madonna House, announced this morning that the recent 2015 Souper Bowl of Caring was a huge success.

Join Quincy Catholic Charities, Quanada and Madonna House Help to fight hunger.

Joanne Dedert, the Executive Director of the Madonna House in Quincy, announced the revealing numbers at the recent Mobile Food Pantry held in November.

The Adams County Mobile Food Pantry will be set up on Saturday, November 22, at       10 a.m. at the Quincy Senior and Family Resource Center. Twelve thousand pounds of fresh produce and food items will be given out compliments of ADM, The Madonna House, Quincy Senior & Family Resource Center, The Central Illinois Food Bank, Quincy Recycle and Hy Vee Foods.

Visit Vatterott College in Quincy on November 18 to learn about your heating system.

The Shine Event will take place in Quincy on October 16 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. at the Quincy Art Center. This fundraising event is designed to bring awareness to the work of the staff and the board of the Madonna House, and shed light on goodness happening in our community. Several highlights are scheduled for the evening, including a video premiere, award presentation, and Pay it Forward contest.

Vatterott College is sponsoring a 'Goonies' Dinner and Movie Event September 25, 2014.

Most of us get up in the morning, have our breakfast and head off to work. Then leave work and head home for dinner. For many people that is not the case, and the food pantries in the area will prove that to be true. The demand for food from people in this area continues to climb and the pantries are struggling to keep up with that demand.