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Virtual Day Services Now Available Online

Jan 18, 2021 | News, The Voice, Virtual Services

The year 2020 may be in the record books, but concerns about the COVID pandemic are still prevalent. If you’re a Vodec consumer who has stopped attending day services, there’s another option. Welcome to Virtual Day Services Online, which consumers can attend Monday...

Work Experience Program Expands to Lakin YMCA

Dec 9, 2020 | News, The Voice, Uncategorized

It’s a facility that commands your attention, whether you’re entering the gleaming two-story incubator for wellness on foot or driving past it on West Kanesville Boulevard in downtown Council Bluffs. The Charles E. Lakin YMCA, one of the largest in the United States...

Community-First Approach Makes Eatery a Destination for Good

Dec 1, 2020 | News, The Voice

COUNCIL BLUFFS - Great food. Great atmosphere. Great prices. Most restauranteurs would be giddy if locals described their establishments in these terms. But Wenday Cooper isn’t your typical restaurant owner. The Harlan, Iowa, native and owner of Wenday’s Kitchen...

It’s Giving Tuesday: Consider a Donation to Vodec!

Dec 1, 2020 | News, The Voice

Nonprofits the world over are celebrating Giving Tuesday today, Dec. 1. The event was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. During the past seven years, Giving Tuesday has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of...

Giving Tuesday Dec. 1, Proceeds to Benefit Supported Employment Program

Nov 24, 2020 | News, The Voice

Nonprofits the world over will celebrate Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1. The event was created in 2012 as a simple idea: a day that encourages people to do good. During the past seven years, Giving Tuesday has grown into a global movement that inspires hundreds of millions...

UV Sterilizers Now in Place at Urbandale Development Center

Nov 23, 2020 | News, The Voice

It looks like a microwave oven. But instead of heating up your coffee or last night's leftovers, it sanitizes whatever you place on its shelves. Vodec's Urbandale Development Center is now home to a pair of sanitizer boxes that use ultraviolet light to sanitize items,...

Omaha Development Center Receives Two-Year Certification

Nov 18, 2020 | News, The Voice

OMAHA - Vodec’s Omaha Development Center at 7110 F Street has received a two-year certification from the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services to provide services to individuals with developmental disabilities. “We are so proud of our team under Nebraska...

Vodec to Host First Ever Virtual Dance Party Series

Oct 23, 2020 | News

Vodec consumers love to dance. So when COVID-19 forced the cancellation of Vodec's annual in-person Halloween dance, staff put their heads together to come up with an alternative. The solution - a virtual dance party, one that would allow consumers to see and chat...