Your January update from the Center of Hope In this month’s edition the Center of Hope celebrates our 75th Anniversary, meet staff member Stacey Dibble, and learn more about two grants the Center recently received. The Center of Hope celebrates its 75th Anniversary This year marks
Meet Stacey Dibble Stacey Dibble is a Direct Support Professional (DSP) and has been at the Center for eight years. We asked Stacey to share some of her thoughts about the time she has been at the Center. Please describe your role at the Center. I have enjoyed doing many jobs
WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST APPROVES GRANT FOR COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATOR Barbara Olson Center of Hope is proud to announce it has received a $5,000 grant from the Woodward Charitable Trust to purchase a new commercial refrigerator for its training kitchen. The refrigerator is used for both baking and cooking classes for the participants at the Center
CENTER OF HOPE RECEIVES GRANT FROM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS Barbara Olson Center of Hope is proud to announce it has received a $10,400 grant from the Community Foundation of Northern Illinois to help fund the Center’s Building Bridges to the Future transition program. Bridges to the Future is a program at Barbara
BARBARA OLSON CENTER OF HOPE RECEIVES GRANT FROM TRY BETA CLUB Barbara Olson Center of Hope is proud to announce it has received a grant from the Try Beta Club to purchase 3 laptops. The laptops, along with the interactive display boards, give us the ability to teach in such a way that the
Your December update from the Center of Hope In this month’s edition, the Center of Hope participants come together for a Fall Festival and Open House, get to know staff member Angela Golden, and learn about a recent grant the Center received Center of Hope holds
Center of Hope receives grant from Try Beta Foundation Barbara Olson Center of Hope is proud to announce it has received a grant from the Try Beta Club to purchase 3 laptops. The laptops, along with the interactive display boards, give us the ability to teach in such a way that
Meet Angela Golden Angela Golden is the Curriculum Manager/Quality Intellectual Disabilities Professional (QIDP) at the Center of Hope. She’s been with the Center for 10 ½ years. We asked Angela to share some of her thoughts about the time she has been at the Center. Please describe your role at the
Your November update from the Center of Hope In this month’s edition, the Center of Hope celebrates the fall season with a trip to the apple orchard and seeing friends at HarvestFest 2022, also meet Executive Director Pam Carey, and get ready for #GivingTuesday. Enjoying the
HarvestFest 2022 The Barbara Olson Center of Hope hosted our fourth annual HarvestFest friendraiser on October 6 at Prairie Street Brewing Co. We’d like to thank all of our sponsors, donors, supporters, and volunteers who made the evening a success. The event raised more than $19,000, of which the net proceeds
