YOU CAN HELP

How Your Gift Can Make a Miracle!

Adult Day Services Sponsorship gift of a “life-saver” day at one of our Adult Day Services. A Sponsorship helps low-income person who needs help with activities of daily living, socializing, taking medications correctly, or with adapted activities and exercise, follow-through on health professional’s orders, and still gets to go home again at the end of the day.  (The term “life-saver” comes from an expression we hear often from the caregivers who get a break, can keep their job, or can save their physical and mental health because their loved one has a safe, interesting and happy day away from home at a North Star Adult Day Services center.) A week of Adult Day Sponsorships = $211  A day of Adult Day Sponsorship = $42 A half-day of Adult Day Sponsorship = $21

Job Seekers Sponsorships help a low-income individual keep a job we’ve helped him or her find and begin.  Job Seeker Sponsorships help us fill in with appropriate follow-ups when an individual faces a change or some new requirement at their job.  Job Seekers Sponsorships help people stay employed. Ten Job Seekers’ Sponsorships = $380 Five Job Seekers’ Sponsorships = $190 Two Job Seekers’ Sponsorships = $76 One Job Seekers Sponsorship = $38

Supported Community Living Sponsorships help people live as independently as possible in the community.  Someone can learn to do budgeting and bill-paying; home management and cleaning; menu planning, wise grocery shopping, and cooking; socialize safely in the community; to be ready for emergencies; gain and maintain wellness. One Supported Community Living Sponsorship = $280 Five shares of a Supported Community Living Sponsorship = $140 Two shares of a Supported Community Living Sponsorship = $56 One share of a Supported Community Living Sponsorship = $28

Equipment and Furnishings Copier, dual-side capability = $3,700 10 Shares of a copier = $370 1 Share of a copier = $37 Adaptive Materials for New Head Injury Program Adult Day Services ( Leisure Center) = $250 1 Share of Adaptive Materials for HIP Adult Day Services = $25  Voice-Recognition Software = $470 1 Share of Voice-Recognition Software = $47 25 Heavy-duty stain-proof arm side chairs = $800 2 Heavy-duty stain-proof arm side chairs = $320 1 Heavy-duty stain-proof arm side chair for = $160

Leave a Legacy

Make a will, living trust, or other estate plan and remember your favorites charities.  Planning is important at every stage of life.

Did you know?  North Star Community Services has a modest endowment fund at the Community Foundation of NE Iowa, P.O. Box, 1176, Waterloo, IA 50704.  For information on how it can help with planning and charitable giving, gifts of property and more, call Donna Davis at North Star 1.888.879.1365 or 319.236.0901, or Mary Ann Burk at 319-287-9106.

North Star Community Services is a tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) private, not-for-profit organization, all donations are tax-deductible to the full extent of federal and state law.

TELL SOMEONE YOU KNOW  who could use these services. INVITE US TO TALK TO YOUR GROUP (call 319-236-0901 ext. 304 [888-879-1365 - toll free]; or e-mail Kristen Drake).

Yes, you can :
 - Designate your gift to go to a certain program, or
 - Pay tribute to someone for a special occasion or memorial

Use this form <click here> to send your gift or pledge to North Star Community Services online,  or donate using www.JustGive.org (follow link).

North Star Community Services Privacy Policy Statement

North Star Community Services has a firm commitment to your privacy.  We have been providing services to people with disabilities since 1975 and guard their privacy and yours.
As happens with internet sites, the web server we use records the IP address of each visitor to this site, telling  which domain you visited from (for example, aol.com) but not your e-mail address or other private or personal information. This information only helps our web server host diagnose problems with servers and understand what domains visitors are coming from. Those who may choose to register through various forms on our site may give us certain information (such as their e-mail address).
Unless you “opt out” we may use this contact information to send you additional information about North Star Community Services and its programs.  Your voluntarily provided contact information may also be used to contact you when necessary to resolve customer service issues or answer questions.  You may readily opt out of receiving future communications by checking the appropriate box.
Our site uses a contribution pledge form for visitors who choose to make pledges.  Information comes only to the Development Director.  In no case do we share your personal information (address, etc.) with others except our own Development Office staff to process donations/pledges and provide receipts. You may request at that time to have your pledge be “anonymous,” in which case we will not put your name in our Newsletter or Annual Report recognition of donors.

1. Send an e-mail to info@northstarcs.org.

2. Send postal mail to:
North Star Community Services
Attn. Dir. of Development & Public Relations
3420 University Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50701

Call the following number and ask for the Development and Public Relations office: 319-236-0901 or 888-879-1365.  When contacting us to change your status, be sure to include any information that would help us identify you accurately and the way we have contacted you, such as the label on your newsletter or e-mail address.   

Thank you!