by Pella Hosting | Jan 14, 2022 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) recently worked with local high school and college students to educate them on career and service opportunities available at COC. COC staff members spoke to Knoxville High School (KHS) students during KHS Career Week to educate...
by Pella Hosting | Dec 4, 2021 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) has felt the strain of a staff shortage for several months and the shortage has now reached critical levels. This shortage is most evident in the need for Direct Support Professionals (DSPs). DSPs offer around-the-clock support for...
by Pella Hosting | Nov 12, 2021 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center has been awarded a Three-Year Term of Accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for its Community-Based Employment and Life Skills programs in Indianola, Oskaloosa, and Pella. This latest...
by Pella Hosting | Aug 4, 2021 | Recent News
Charlotte stepped outside of her comfort zone and did a courageous thing. She applied for a job. Applying for a new job may not seem like a big deal, but it is something to be celebrated for all of us at COC. You see, Charlotte had only worked in COC’s Sheltered...
by Pella Hosting | May 4, 2021 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) is excited to announce the COC Golf Classic will be taking place on June 11th at the Bos Landen Golf Club in Pella. This is the 19th year for the COC Golf Classic; it remains COC’s most significant fundraising event. In 2020,...
by Pella Hosting | Jan 6, 2021 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center was recently awarded two separate grants by the Warren County Philanthropist Partnership and the United Way of Marion County. Both grants focused on teaching vocational skills to individuals with disabilities who are employed in the...
by Pella Hosting | Jan 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Russ Houghton of Indianola retired for the second time in his lifetime on New Year’s Eve. Houghton’s first retirement was from Cement Tech in Indianola. On his last day at Cement Tech, Christian Opportunity Center (COC) offered Houghton a Living Sills...
by Pella Hosting | Oct 11, 2020 | Spirtual Services
Each year we invite congregations in the communities where COC serves to celebrate our brothers and sisters in Christ who live with disabilities by observing the second Sunday in October as Disability Awareness Sunday. Disability Awareness Sunday encourages...
by Pella Hosting | Oct 7, 2020 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) would like to announce the retirement of Sheri Harper after 20 years of service. Harper started her career at COC in October 2000 as a Program Coordinator. Harper began her career in disability services after graduating with a...
