| Facts...
Adult day services can cost 70-80% less
than a nursing home (and
you get to go home again at the end of the
day). Our
fully-accredited services have many sources of
funding assistance for elders and/ or others with
disabilities. For more information, call Newel Post
Adult Day Services & Respite Center 319 234-1391
in Waterloo or e-mail
Rose Hartz
or contact
the Adults Incorporated Waverly Center
319 352-1425
Colette Ruth
People with
significant barriers can often live the life they
choose in the community
with a little help from the Supported Community
Living Service of North Star Community Services. To find out
more, call 319-236-0901 in the local calling
areas of Waterloo /Cedar Falls /Evansdale, or 319-352-1425
for Waverly, or 319-472-4246 for Vinton, 641-394-4535
for New
Hampton; 641-754-4842 for Marshalltown.
Outside these areas, call
1-888-879-1365--Toll-Free
Businesses can
save an average of $2,500 per year
with a referral to an Adult Day Services and Respite Center, such as
Newel Post (319-234-1391/
Rose Hartz)
or Waverly Center (319-352-1425/
Colette Ruth)
Job seekers with disabilities find jobs they
want and like faster
with North Star
Community Services
"Community Based Assessments," one of several
options of our Community Employment Services. Call
319-235-0328 in Waterloo. Live outside local calling
area? Call
888-879-1365--Toll-Free. Or e-mail
Cindy Corkery
Business
production can move more smoothly and profits can go
up
when a business uses the Contract Work Services
of North Star Community Services! Call us! 319-236-0901, ext.
343 or
e-mail
Raye Journigan
...And Features
Speakers available
--
Call/e-mail
Development and Public Relations office 319
236-0901 (toll-free in Iowa
1-888-879-1365) or
e-mail
Kristen Drake
or the North Star Community Services center closest to you
Now our
all new and larger Waverly Center
is located
at
219 20th Street NW, Waverly,
IA
50677 (north end of Willow Lawn
Mall. For more information: Ph.
319-352-1425 or email
Colette Ruth
Now there are 2 Newel Post Adult Day
Services & Respite Centers:
1108 Tiffany Place,
Waterloo,
IA 50701 and
3623 Canterbury Ct.,
Waterloo,
IA 50702. For information: Ph. 319-234-1391
and ask for the Director or Assistant Director; or
e-mail
Rose Hartz.
Gifts for Any
Occasion :
A gift to
North Star Community Services
IN HONOR of your friend or family
member; in Celebration of an event, birthday,
anniversary, or in memory of a loved one.
A half or full day at one of the Newel Post
Adult Day Services & Respite Centers, to give an
aging friend a change of scene and their
caregiver a break! (call 319-234-1391 to arrange
for a gift certificate) For
printed or alternate format information (Braille or
tape or another language) on any of our services ,
contact our Development &
Public Relations office--ph. 319-236-0901 (outside
the local area 1-888-879-1365 toll free); for TTY,
use Iowa Relay; or e-mail
Kristen Drake.
Weekly Radio Show "Adults with Disabilities" KNWS-AM
1090 every Saturday morning at 9:50 a.m.
Discusses services and issues important to
people with disabilities and their families.
News &
Publications -
Free (except where noted) - call for a copy:
319-236-0901, or 888-879-1365, or email
info@northstarcs.org.
- "North Star Community Services
Annual Report"
-- latest issue--full-sized; call or e-mail
for a free copy.
- "North Star Community Services Incorporated News"
(newsletter) -- latest issue.
Call 319-236-0901 or 888-879-1365
for a copy.
- "Customized Contract Services
(7 Ways
Businesses Can Save")
-
"All Services" brochure/packet
- " 'Lifesaver!' Newel Post Adult
Day Services and Respite Centers" -- for
Waterloo/Cedar Falls area and surrounding
communities.
-
"Community Employment Services"
- "Think People First"
(appropriate
language when speaking/writing about individuals
with disabilities)
- "Win / Win" -- No-Cost Short-term
Workers for Business & Real-Life Job Assessments
for People with Disabilities
Training
Available
-
North
Star Community Services staff offer the following
training opportunities and related consulting. For
more information, e-mail
Sue Moore. To phone, call
(319) 236-0901.
-
"Why and How to Do Person-Centered
Planning"
- "Building Community
Membership/Natural Supports"
- "How to Do Community-Based
Vocational Assessments"
- "Setting Up an Adult Day Services
Center"
- "Dealing with Change"
- "Positive Behavioral Supports"
- "Support versus Supervision" |
