by Pella Hosting | Nov 7, 2016 | Recent News
The Pella Knights of Columbus added a business donation and telethon component to this year’s campaign for persons with intellectual disabilities, resulting in the group’s largest donation ever to Christian Opportunity Center. Travis Eisenbarth and Joe Lickteig...
by Pella Hosting | Sep 28, 2016 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center hosted a dedication ceremony in memory of Barb Driscoll in Indianola on Friday. Barb passed away July 5, 2015 due to complications from cancer. Barb began her employment with COC as Vocational Services Manager in Oskaloosa in December...
by Pella Hosting | Jul 26, 2016 | Recent News
Several significant changes are impacting the way in which Christian Opportunity Center (COC) provides residential and vocational services for adults with disabilities and the organization is already taking steps to address these changes. The biggest change is the...
by Pella Hosting | May 27, 2016 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center has been around for nearly 47 years and for 16 years and counting the Vander Molen family has been represented on the organization’s Board of Directors. Jacob Vander Molen joined COC’s Board of Directors in 1973, only four years after the...
by Pella Hosting | May 24, 2016 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center (COC) has selected Indianola High School’s Emily Sutherland as the 2016 Sarah M. Braun Memorial Scholarship recipient. Named in honor of the late daughter of COC Executive Director Rod Braun and his wife Robin and made possible by the COC...
by Pella Hosting | May 17, 2016 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center living skills advisor Willa Branderhorst reflected on her 35 years with the organization…in her own words. Before working at the Christian Opportunity Center, we fostered a girl for four years who worked in COC’s Pella workshop. She then...
by Pella Hosting | Mar 31, 2016 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center Administrative Associate Christina Edsall presented alongside representatives from Central College at the March 20-23 Campus Compact 30th Anniversary Conference in Boston, Mass.Edsall, who also serves as COC’s Volunteer Coordinator, teamed...
by Pella Hosting | Feb 2, 2016 | Recent News
Following a comprehensive search process, Christian Opportunity Center has promoted Bre Brooks to Human Resources Director after seven years with the organization in two different positions.Brooks began her time at COC as a Human Resources Associate in the winter of...
by Pella Hosting | Jan 5, 2016 | Recent News
Christian Opportunity Center earned its 12th consecutive three-year accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for community employment services, community integration, and organizational employment services.CARF is a...
by Pella Hosting | Dec 10, 2015 | Recent News
Following a comprehensive search process, Christian Opportunity Center promoted longtime employee Kim Koellner to Regional Director of Vocational and Day Services after an 11-year stint as Program Manager in Oskaloosa.Koellner joined COC in 1987 as a Residential...
