About The Junior Board Of Rock Island

The Junior Board of Rock Island is women joined in friendship, working together to service children in our community, primarily by supporting the Trinity Visiting Nurse and Homecare Association (TVNHA) by direct volunteer services and fundraising for their child-related causes. During the 2004-2005 year our members volunteered over 4,224 hours of their time in hopes of bettering the health and lives of the young people in our area.

Junior Board has been involved in many innovative fund raising activities over the years. Our most popular and successful event is the annual Mardi Gras Charity Ball. This Ball is patterened after the traditional Mardi Gras of New Orleans and has become a Quad Cities tradition.

The monies generated by the Mardi Gras and other fundraising events have enabled Junior Board to make a strong financial pledge to the Trinity Visiting Nurse and Homecare Association (TVNHA) and Care Group Illinois. Due to our continued support, these organizations operate programs and clinics and provide preventive health care to children who may not otherwise obtain routine medical care. In addition, they provide the educational tools vital to the prevention of neglect and abuse. One example of such a program that represents a new endeavor for the Junior Board is the Project NEST program.

Project NEST, which is a joint venture between the Junior Board, and the Rock Island County Health Department is a program that will assist at-risk mothers to be, as well as new mothers throughout Rock Island County. It encourages proper pre-natal, as well as infant care through education, and by doing so, enables the mothers to aquire much needed infant equipment and supplies such as car seats, diapers, and infant carriers. Junior Board has not only made a financial commitment to this program, but has also offered hands on volunteer sponsorship from its members.

With the financial support of the community, the Junior Board of Rock Island continues its' ongoing commitment to serving the needs of our children.