The Birthday Store is ready for business The Center of Hope is making final preparations for the new Birthday Store. The store, opening next week, will give the participants a chance to pick out a gift in celebration of their birthdays. “We decided to start the Birthday Store because a lot

Visit us at the Farmers Market at Edgebrook This year, the Center of Hope will be joining the Edgebrook Farmers Market, the area’s best seasonal farmers market. The Center will be featuring and selling original artwork by the Center of Hope participants and GourMutts, all-natural gourmet dog biscuits. Stop by and

Meet Chris McClure Chris McClure is a direct support professional (DSP) and has been at the Center of Hope for seven years. We asked Chris to share some of her thoughts about the time he has been at the Center. Please describe your role at the Center. To be a good

The Lava Lounge is now open The new Lava Lounge is now open. The room will house a variety of classes and activities; book club, art, board games, visits from pet therapy dogs, card games, puzzles, chair exercises, foreign and sign language lessons. The staff at the Center can’t wait to

Valentine’s Activities at the Center Valentine’s Day was marked with a week’s worth of activities at the Center for the participants. Events started on Wednesday, February 8 and went through Valentine’s Day. Each day had a theme to dress up from Wacky Wednesday, Favorite Character Day, to Back to the Future

Meet Mike Agrippa Mike Agrippa takes care of the maintenance at the Center of Hope and has been part of the staff seven years. We asked Mike to share some of his thoughts about the time he has been at the Center. Please describe your role at the Center. I help

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

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

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