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More space more kids = more impact! 🥳 The new ChildServe - Des Moines facility will consist of renovating a recently acquired building at 1750 48th Street, expediting the project timeline to serve more children, sooner. This ChildServe location will more than double the square footage of the current Des Moines center, from 9,000 square feet to over 20,000 square feet, increasing the capacity of children served tenfold – from 60 to 600. ChildServe’s Johnston location will remain the organization’s headquarter campus. "We're incredibly excited about the next steps in our regional growth strategy to transform even more lives through specialty pediatric healthcare services," said Dr. Teri Wahlig, ChildServe CEO. "The facility will improve access and decrease barriers to care for children with special healthcare needs through several of our specialized programs, including pediatric rehabilitation, autism services, medical childcare and neurobehavioral healthcare." Learn more about Growing Together: The Des Moines Campaign at https://lnkd.in/gUaVuGue. #ChildServe #GreatLife #GrowingTogether #TransformingLives

With a little bit of creativity, Halloween fun can be made adaptive and safe for kids of all abilities. 🎃 At ChildServe, team members love coming up with unique ways to help kids with special healthcare needs enjoy Halloween. Check out how ChildServe celebrates Halloween and find some tips that might inspire your next adaptive spooky activity! https://lnkd.in/gbSJdvD4

The Pediatric Complex Care Association (PCCA) creates opportunities for organizations to collaborate, network, share innovations, advocate, and promote excellence in caring for children with complex medical needs and their families. ChildServe is one of the 45 organizations that partner to share expertise and collaborate to bring the very best care to children across the nation. ChildServe experts recently presented at this year's PCCA conference in Arlington, VA. They presented on topics such as The Alphabet Soup of Outcome Tools, Biopsychosocial Causes and Treatments to Troubling Behaviors in Autism, and Customer Engagement: How to Create Action from Surveys. Thank you to these ChildServe experts for sharing your knowledge! 💜 Kristina Huntsman, ChildServe Director of Performance Improvement and Data Analytics 💜 Carrie Van Quathem, ChildServe Director of Pediatric Rehabilitation 💜 Leslie Rogers, ChildServe Vice President of Outpatient Services 💜 Suzanne Richards, ChildServe Pediatric Clinical Psychologist #PCCAConference2024 #PCCA #ChildServe #TransformingLives #GreatLife Images: ChildServe leaders presenting at the conference.

The Iowa Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Waiver programs provide service funding and individualized support to help your child and family be more successful in the community and home setting. As a parent of a child with special healthcare needs, it's important to be aware of the four waivers that your child may be eligible for in Iowa. 💜 Brain Injury (BI) 💜 Children’s Mental Health(CMH) 💜 Health and Disability (HD) 💜 Intellectual Disability (ID) Join this training led by ChildServe’s Director of Care Access and Experience, Gaye Johnson, to learn if your child may be eligible and to better understand what the waiver program provides. To register and receive the Zoom link, please email [email protected].

Gamers for the day! 🎮 GameOn DSM is a mobile gaming trailer full of everyone's favorite video games! They recently stopped by ChildServe and donated a few hours for the young adults in our Day Habilitation program to enjoy their classic and retro video games, and virtual reality experiences. The group had so much fun gaming alongside their friends and taking in the fun mobile gaming atmosphere. Thank you, GameOn DSM! #ChildServe #GreatLife Images: Young adults playing video games.

60 ➡️ 600... Our ChildServe - Des Moines team couldn't be more ecstatic to increase the capacity of children served by 10x the amount thanks to the completion of Growing Together: The Des Moines Campaign! "A huge shoutout to our amazing team members for their creativity and innovation in maximizing our space over the years! We’re incredibly grateful to the families we serve for their continued support and valuable feedback in helping us shape a facility that better meets the needs of the children and young adults we serve," said Sandra Brasell-Jasa, ChildServe - Des Moines Site Manager. ChildServe’s Johnston location will remain the organization’s headquarter campus. Learn more about Growing Together: The Des Moines Campaign at https://lnkd.in/gUaVuGue. #ChildServe #GreatLife #GrowingTogether #TransformingLives Image: Team members celebrating the exciting news at ChildServe - Des Moines.

That's a wrap! 🎉 We're excited to share that Des Moines and Central Iowa will be an even better place for children with special healthcare needs and their families! ChildServe launched the $10 million Growing Together: The Des Moines Campaign to relocate and expand our Des Moines facility currently on Woodland Avenue, to a recently acquired building at 1750 48th Street. Thanks to the generosity of over 90 donors and community supporters, the campaign is complete! ChildServe’s Johnston location will remain the organization’s headquarter campus. Learn more about Growing Together: The Des Moines Campaign at https://lnkd.in/gUaVuGue. #ChildServe #GreatLife #GrowingTogether #TransformingLives

ChildServe Activity Assistants put the "great" in #greatlife at ChildServe! If you're looking for a job that will fill your cup each day, and make a difference for individuals with complex medical needs, this is the opportunity for you! We're adding an Inpatient Activity Assistant to our team to support child development and great life activities through one-on-one time and group activities in our inpatient programs. In this role, you will help kids experience great life moments like prom, trick or treating, graduation, and talent shows, and attend community outings like fishing, trips to the park and even the Iowa State Fair! Connect with our team today to learn more about this role and the impact it makes for kids at ChildServe. Check out the job description at https://lnkd.in/gEZv_UQU. #TransformingLives #ChildServe #TopWorkplace

We're excited that ChildServe's General Counsel, George Eichhorn, has been appointed an Iowa Commissioner to the Uniform Law Commission, also known as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws! As one of Iowa's three commissioners, George will contribute to the national work on proposed uniform laws and advise the State Legislature on the Commission's activities. This appointment demonstrates George's valuable legal expertise, which he has shared at ChildServe since 2013. George works to educate legislators about the needs and challenges of the families we serve. We're fortunate to have a widely recognized legal expert working with us to help children with special healthcare needs live a #greatlife. Congratulations, George!

We play all day and still reach goals! 🩷 #NationalRehabilitationWeek calls for recognition of every dream, every goal and every #greatlife moment we've experienced alongside the children and families we serve. We know that each family's rehabilitation journey is different. At ChildServe, we're grateful to offer kindness, support, hope and healing while we walk this unique journey with many families. #RehabWeek #RehabilitationWeek #RehabWeek2024 Learn more about ChildServe's rehabilitation services at https://lnkd.in/e8ev5_Q4. Image: Photo of team members smiling and wearing their rehab week celebratory t-shirts.