Mainstream Living Newsletter: Mainstream Living Employee Newsletter - Oct 2020

Due to the ongoing pandemic and in an effor to reduce transmission of the coronavirus, health experts recommended safety precautions for those who choose to participate this year in Halloween activites. Trick-or-Treating COVID-19 Safety: Keep your family together and don’t mix/mingle with other families or groups. Maintain a six-foot distance...

Mainstream Living is joining businessess and organizations across central Iowa to participate in the 21 day Equity Challenge, sponsored by United Way. From October 5 - November 2, we'll be sharing articles, videos and other resources on topics such as understanding privilege, discrimination, redlining, justice system inequities and more. Information...

Congratulations to our monthly Service Excellence Award winners! If you know an employee who is deserving of some special recognition, you may nominate them here: https://www.mainstreamliving.org/about-us/employee-recognition/. Julie Vos, nominated by Ben Weiss Since the onset of the Covid-19 and the partial shutdown of the Des Moines office, Julie has been...

Mainstream Living is a member of the Polk County Positive Behavior Support (PBS) Network. Each month, training topics are provided to staff in an effort to enhance our services.

Try this fun Halloween craft and snack with your kids or grandchildren! INGREDIENTS 6 oz. semisweet chocolate, finely chopped 3/4 c. heavy cream Black gel food coloring 8 doughnuts (such as Entenmann's Frosted) 20 doughnut holes Candy corn, candy eyeballs, licorice, yellow and orange M&M's, banana and heart Runts, chocolate... Read More on Halloween Doughnut Craft and Snack

Everyone knows Joe Fry as the friendly, kind, considerate and knowledgeable “maintenance man”. Joe has been making home repairs and improving to our facilities at Mainstream Living for 17 years. His handywork has been an asset to our members, staff, and organization. Joe hung up his Mainstream toolbelt and retired...