Together Making A Better Community (TMBC)

at the Lincoln Resource Center

Our Mission & Core Values

• Together Making A Better Community (TMBC) at the Lincoln Resource Center is focused on empowering and educating our Quad Cities youth, families, and community through providing wholesome opportunities.

• Located in Davenport, IA, TMBC at the Lincoln Resource Center was founded in 2016 by community leaders at Third Missionary Baptist Church. TMBC is the only program in the Quad Cities region that is Black-owned, Black-led and focused on empowering the Black youth, Black families, and Black communities in our area.

• TMBC understands that this country’s long history of systemic racism has created massive disparities in the Black community. To fix this, the solutions require a black-specific focus. While our programs are Black-focused, TMBC is open to everyone, regardless of race, religion, age, or disability. Our diverse reach offers support and place-making to the Black community and access points into the community for other Quad Cities communities and groups.

• TMBC’s 6 Core Values

  • Welcoming - While most of our programs address the needs of the Black community, we welcome the entire Quad Cities to become a part of our village. We serve as a bridge that connects the Black community to external groups, and in-turn provides access points for non-Black communities to experience the rich Black culture of the Quad Cities.

  • Connections - We bridge people and organizations together that typically would not connect. We connect those who enact policy decisions to undervalued community members to ensure the needs of all Quad Cities residents are heard and addressed.

  • Sense of Belonging - We give the Black population of the Quad Cities a strong sense of belonging to this area by providing unique opportunities. A strong sense of belonging is known to bring better collaboration, population retention, and increased overall standard of living.

  • Hope - While we are not a faith-based organization, we work to instill hope in the hearts and minds of all in our community. We ensure hopefulness by making success is available to one of the most impacted communities within the Quad Cities.

  • Safe Haven - We understand there are many dangers in the world. We work to be a constant safe haven for our youth, families, and community. We provide a protected, non-violent environment to ensure learning and empowerment can be done in peace.

  • Economic Empowerment - We understand there are current economic disparities present in the Black community of the Quad Cities. Through our work and community partnerships, we work to alleviate these disparities and empower businesses across the Quad Cities.