Dozens of people gathered in central Davenport on Friday, April 24, to celebrate the ribbon-cutting and opening of Carol’s Village Gardens, a four-story, $10-million affordable rental housing complex. A complex combination of public and private funds – anchored by $7 million in Iowa low-income housing…
We’ve all experienced hearing a young child screaming inside a grocery store or having a meltdown while at a restaurant and witnessing a parent’s struggle to manage the situation. Today, we’re going to talk about a program at Vera French Community Mental Health Center designed to give parents…
In case you missed it, our CEO, Dr. Rich Whitaker went on KWQCs Midday Medical to talk about how Assertive Community Treatment or ACT provides community-based treatment and healthy living solutions for people with chronic mental illness. Click here to watch the full segment.
Vera French was mentioned in a great article written by the Quad Cities Chamber, featuring our CEO, Rich Whitaker. Click here to read the full article!
Our CEO, Rich Whitaker, went on Living Local to talk about the 2026 Mental Health for Healthy Living Conference and the guest speaker of the conference, Dr. Nzinga Harrison. Click here to watch the full segment!
Our very own, Dr. Rich Whitaker, CEO of Vera French Community Health Center, and Tim Pe’a, Overdose Prevention Peer Navigator at Vera French, went on Living Local to talk about the Opioid Use Disorder public health epidemic and Vera French’s partnership with the Scott County Health Department. Click…
Our CEO, Dr. Rich Whitaker, went on KWQCs Midday Medical to talk about the 2026 Mental Health For Healthy Living Conference on Friday, May 8th. Registration is open, click here to register! Click here to watch the full segment.
Local nonprofits and funders are partnering to build and rehabilitate 25 affordable homes in South Davenport as the Quad Cities face a growing housing shortage. Click here to read the full story!
