Iowa charity to close amid questions over spending, funding
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — A long-serving Davenport charity that provides after-school programs and other services to the eastern Iowa community is shutting down amid questions over its spending, lawsuits and a loss of donors.
United Neighbors, Inc. on Wednesday informed staff and the children and parents it serves that it is closing, the Quad-City Times reported . The board of directors voted in favor of closing on Tuesday.
"They were crying and it was so bad," Executive Director Evelyn Nelson said of the children. "They didn't even want to open their Christmas gifts. It was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do in my life.