9/22/25 Meeting Minutes

9/22/25 Meeting Minutes
Attendees: Catti, Adam, Chris, Cindy, Hubert, Bob F., Rich, Joel, Ben, Lynn
 
Anniversaries/Brag bucks:
  1. Rich: 56th wedding anniversary in a couple of weeks and will be gone on a trip
  2. Adam: 25th wedding anniversary on 9/30; going to Boston, MA to celebrate this weekend; attended Tri-City BBQ last weekend in Denison and they had a great turnout, like it is every year
  3. Cindy: hosted a large event on 9/19 for development and service organizations in Carroll and it was a success
  4. Chris: Carroll SuperDraft hosted Golf and Bowel over the weekend and raised $2200 for 2 local families
Updates:
  1. Car: Jerry’s Auto is going to get the car and bring it to their shop and look at it to make sure that it is running and good-to-go before we take possession.
Speaker: Ability United: Exceptional Care. Endless Opportunities
  • Jen Tornow and Sam Schulz
  • Established in 2020
  • Medicaid funded
  • Region funded if out of jail (60-90 days)
  • Home and community-based service agency who serves adults with disabilities throughout Iowa.
  • ~175 members across Iowa
  • 135 host homes – individual lives in the home with family
  • There is an entire team that meets to make sure that the individual is a good fit for the family before the individual is placed with the family/community.
  • Council Bluffs to Bettendorf
  • Ability United staff are on-call 24/7 to always assist host families if needed
  • Most homes in DSM metro area
  • Don’t charge for payee services
  • Offer individualized setting with continuity of care and that is what makes this environment so successful.
  • Make individuals as independent as possible and teach them how to live and do things as independently as possible.
  • Subs and emergency placements are available when interviewing is taking place.
  • Host families are paid a daily rate for hosting members.
 
Next meeting is on Monday, September 29th from 12-1 PM at Piranha Club.