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Board of Directors
Pat Kocour
President
Steve Van Riper Vice President
Darci Tierney Secretary/Treasurer Kara Minnihan Tom Hanafan
Eddie Holtz
Greg Christiansen
Gale Renz
Kyla Alba
Brent Dillinger CEO
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The Crossroads' Heroes Program is designed to honor achievements, such as setting an attaining a goal by a Crossroads consumer, participating in community outreach, or an example of exceptional care for others through service, dedication by a consumer, family member, staff member or volunteer. Birthdays, anniversaries or personal milestones can be a perfect time to acknowledge those who make a difference in the inspirational experiences found at Crossroads.
E-mail kelly.smith@cwiowa.org to find out more or click here to download the brochure.
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New and Improved Ways to stay informed!
Earth Day 
Sunday, April 22, 2012
Our Missouri Valley location will host the DNR Recycling Trailer for the week of Monday, April 16 through Friday, April 20.
Please contact Clint at 712-642-4114 to set up a tour of our Recycling Facility and/or the DNR Recycling Trailer or just stop by at One Crossroads Place in Missouri Valley! We look forward to seeing you!
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Wish List
The following is a list of needs for our day and residential programs. Making a gift by donating the funds to purchase one of these items is very easy
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Choose the item(s) that you wish to designate your gift toward
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Mail a note indicating your choices and payment to Crossroads of Western Iowa, c/o Kelly Smith, One Crossroads Place, Missouri Valley, Iowa 51555.
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Or Donate Online.
LIST OF NEEDS
1. Curriculum that teaches social and life skills. Cost:$1,000
2. Hard drive to connect large screen TV to the Internet. This would be used to access teaching tools available on the Internet. Cost:$1,000
3. Video Projector to use for accessing teaching tools on computer and Internet. Cost:$1,000
4. Printer for pictures taken by consumers. Cost:$300
5. DVD recorder for a computer. Cost:$200
6. Cable hook up to view global events and news items. Cost:$200 hook up and monthly charge
7. Accessibility items for easier use of computers for individuals served - buttons, switches to attach to electronic items for easy on and off. Cost:$1,100
8. Woodworking equipment
9. Adaptive forks, spoons, bowls and plates
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Disability Awareness Month
"Our Community is Better Together" is the theme for Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month 2012.
Crossroads of Western Iowa, and other related organizations, celebrated Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in March, and would invite you to consider the true meaning of this year's theme, "Our Community is Better Together."
Statewide, and across the nation, organizations devoted to serving individuals with developmental disabilities are trying to raise public awareness of the many abilities people have, regardless of a disability. People with developmental disabilities can be friends, neighbors, co-workers, volunteers, teammates, or classmates. Get to know someone with a disability. You'll see that everyone has something to offer.
What you can do to advocate for individuals with special needs:
- Get active to spread the word about Developmental Disabilities Awareness
- Make a donation to CWI
- Stay informed with our newsletter
- Stop and visit one of our three locations - Missouri Valley, Onawa, Council Bluffs
- Contact local, state, and federal legislators
- Get involved to protect Medicaid services for people with special needs
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Chili Cook Off...
Ricky, Nikki, Toni and Clint
CWI's sheltered Workshop and LINKS programs in Missouri Valley tagged up to bring home 1st place Soup and Everything but the Kitchen Sink honors from the Missouri Valley Chamber of Commerce Annual Chili Cook-off on March 24th. CWI entered their award winning "Recycled Soup", not only was the soup downright yummy, but clients served helped in every step - from preparation of the soup to presenting it at the cook-off! The Recycled Soup focused on CWI's recycling program.
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LINKS 
Program Onawa
Consumers and staff are excited to start working on their new flower bed! Here, George and Howard are starting to prepare the dirt for planting. We're excited about getting various perennials and annuals to get the flower bed area blooming. All consumers will be responsible for keeping the flowers maintained and weeds pulled so it always looks presentable.
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Easter comes early to CWI...
CWI recently started contracting packaging work with OTC, Oriental Trading Company, out of Omaha, NE. One of the first projects that were completed was stuffing, sealing, sorting, and packaging 125,000 Easter Eggs! This project provided work for 25 consumers for about one month. CWI continues to process and package order for OTC, Matjors Plastics, G&G Manufacturing, CTI and Lynn Roberts International.
Ricky working on OTC project.
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Missouri Valley Residential Heaven Holsapple was the first consumer to reach her thirty mile milestone on Thursday, March 15. Heaven has walked over thirty miles since January 24, 2012.
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LINKS - Missouri Valley
Missouri Valley LINKS consumers enjoyed a tour of the Rotella Bread Factory in Omaha. Consumers donned hairnets, and in some cases beard-nets, and they got to see how bread is made. At the end of the tour consumers enjoyed a gift - a loaf of bread and a bag of bread sticks - Yum!
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Career Center
Pictured is Gary Zima. He is nearing one year of employment at Home Depot. He works in the garden center and is looking forward to the upcoming busy spring. Gary started his job as a temporary, part-time employee working in the garden center. He has recently received a promotion to Garden Associate and is off of temporary status. If you or you know of anyone interested in the benefits of the CWI Career Program, please contact Amy at amy.ebsen@cwiowa.org or phone 712-328-1930. Council Bluffs LINKS The CWI LINKS program in Council Bluffs is in need of your old brooms handles, 2-liter plastic pop bottles and quart size fruit jars. These items can be dropped off at any of our LINKS locations, 1529 9th Ave. in Council Bluffs, One Crossroads Place in Missouri Valley and 301 10th Street in Onawa. Please help us keep these items out of our landfills and donate these much needed supplies for our upcoming projects. Check back for our next months news letter to see just what these items have become. |
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Our core values include respect for every individual, basic Christian principles, constant improvements, honesty, ethics, and financial responsibility along with teamwork. All values are reflected in every aspect of our business model.
Sincerely,
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Kelly Smith
Crossroads of Western Iowa |
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