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

Meet Pam Carey Pam Carey is the Executive Director at the Center of Hope. She’s been with the Center for 12 ½ years. We asked Pam to share some of her thoughts about the time she has been at the Center. Please describe your role at the Center. To oversee the

Center of Hope receives Building Bridges Transition Program grant Barbara Olson Center of Hope is proud to announce it has received a $9,000 grant from the William S. Howard Charitable Trust for its Bridges to the Future transitions program. Bridges to the Future is a program at Barbara Olson Center of

Meet Laura Rogers Laura Rogers is a Qualified Intellectual Disability Professional (QIDP). She’s been with the Center of Hope for 11 years. We asked Laura to share some of her thoughts about the time she has been at the Center. Please describe your role at the Center. I work at managing

Gaining employment skills through job simulation The Center of Hope has a new job simulation program to help the participants gain employment skills so they can earn a paycheck. The program, which started in early September, is designed for both participants who can work independently and for those who need some

DSP Week: Showing appreciation for our Direct Support Professionals Every year we say our Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are the best, and this year is truer than ever! Everyone at the Center of Hope, including supervisors, directors and especially the participants appreciate everything our DSPs do on a daily basis. We

A day devoted to staff development Four times a year, the staff at the Center meets for a day to develop skills that will help them better serve the participants. This quarter’s meeting was held on Friday, September 17. The day started with introductions of new staff members and presentation of