YWCA

About

The YWCA located at 513 17th St, Rock Island, IL 61201, known as YWCA Quad Cities, is dedicated to eliminating racism, empowering women, and promoting peace, justice, freedom, and dignity for all. It offers a range of programs and services including health and wellness, aquatics, childcare, and initiatives focused on racial justice and women's empowerment.

The indoor, heated 25-meter swimming pool at this YWCA location is consistently maintained at a comfortable 84 degrees Fahrenheit.

What are people saying (AI review summary)? Reviews indicate a mix of positive experiences, particularly with childcare services, and some negative points regarding facility access and specific site issues. The childcare program at YWCA receives high praise, with multiple users highlighting the amazing, attentive, positive, caring, helpful, clean, and safe staff who provide excellent care for children. Conversely, there's a complaint about a parking space being too close to a crosswalk on 5th Avenue, and a user expressed frustration with the R. Island Y's private membership policy, which led to being turned away despite calling ahead.

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• Accessible Entrance

Reviews

Listing Reviews

May 9th, 2025

Citizen1249Dash428

I feel the parking space right in front of the crosswalk on 5th avenue is too close.

March 4th, 2019

mikimartinez13

Every single lady that I have met here has been amazing. The care they provide for my baby is unmatched. They are attentive, positive, caring, helpful, CLEAN, and SAFE. I am so grateful for every one of them and they make life that much easier knowing that my baby is well taken care of.

March 11th, 2019

Lauren Lishish

The YWCA has an amazing child care program. The staff are excellent and my children love attending!

January 7th, 2019

apples and daisies S.

The one Y in the area you have to have a private membership for. Dumb.. i called ahead to make sure my membership would work befor going all the way down there only to get turned away at the door. Way to go R.Island Y.

February 5th, 2025

Randall Lashbrook

I go there to pick up my granddaughter from daycare