Facts at a Glance

Impact
  • Provides homes, jobs, and supports for more than 500 individuals with mental retardation and other disabilities
  • Impacts the lives of families from more than half of Iowa counties
  • Operates vocational centers in Clear Lake and Garner that train and employ workers in meaningful, paying jobs at the centers or in local community
  • Provides a wide variety of daily living supports for people with needs ranging from constant supervision to occasional assistance
  • Offers supports in more than 30 communities around North Iowa, including Clear Lake, Mason City, Eagle Grove, Humboldt, Lake Mills, and Webster City.
  • Provides in-home support programs for over 100 children and their families in their own homes

Pride
  • Began as a grassroots effort of North Iowa people concerned about the care of adults with disabilities
  • Incorporated in 1966 as a private, non-profit charitable organization 
  • Built with startup funds raised by community donations, an important source of support even today
  • Began services in 1971
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  • Services accredited by the independent Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)
  • Involves nearly 250 volunteers from the community in all aspects of service
  • Provides public use of its facilities, including the indoor pool, gymnasium, and meeting rooms
  • Delivers quality services at a lower cost than similar private facilities or state institutions
  • Encourages independence and community involvement according to each person's needs and abilities
  • Offers a loving, family environment with caring staff and a Christian atmosphere

Economic Benefit
  • Employs nearly 500 full- and part-time people in North Iowa
  • Offers a low-cost work force for local businesses, through client contract work
  • Operates on a budget of nearly $18 million for the 2008-2009 fiscal year
  • Generates an annual payroll of $10.8 million which is spent in North Iowa
  • Creates many spin-off jobs in the community
  • Purchases goods and services for clients at local businesses

Need
  • Caps on government spending in recent years have created a gap between the fees allowed and the actual cost of services.
  • Continuity of services is extremely important to the people who rely on the Village for their homes and jobs.
  • The Village depends on gifts from private donors to cover the costs of services not paid for by fees.
  • It is estimated the Village needs $1,100 per person served, per year, to close this gap.