Events
Includes various virtual programs or in-person regional events providing direct care workers opportunities for personal and professional growth and enrichment through education and peer networking.
Events will also include some public forums and strategic sessions that discuss direct care worker issues. These programs build connections with others in direct care through sharing stories, and, most importantly, knowing that direct care workers and family caregivers are a part of something bigger and greater.
Registration Now Open: 2025 Reservoir Replenishing Retreats for Direct Care Workers – Family Caregivers Welcome
June 10, 2025: Southwestern Community College in Creston
Program Brochure and Registration Coming Soon!
Northwest Iowa Community College Reservoir Replenishing Self-Care Retreat a Success!
Oh But…The Fun Isn’t Over - Let's Find Suzie Contest!
Do you know this fellow direct care worker? You may have
noticed her at the Sheldon self-care retreat inserting herself in
everyone's photos. She was unstoppable! The first three people
to submit the correct number of photos that Suzanne appears
in (see the photo gallery) will win a $25 Hy-Vee gift card.
Email your answers to fran.mancl@iowacaregivers.org by May 10, 2025.
Thanks to Sonya Swanson and the entire Northwest Iowa Community College team, exhibitors, speakers, including the dynamic keynote, Steven "Safari Dude" Fredlund, Welcome to the Safari Way, and donors, Chuck and Kathy Safris, for making the Reservoir Replenishing Retreat in Sheldon a huge success.
The Reservoir Replenishing Self-Care Retreats were first made possible by a Telligen Community Initiative grant. The first two events were held at Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa and Northeast Iowa Community College in Peosta, with 150 attending. The evaluations speak volumes!
Highlights from April 2024 Reservoir Replenishing Retreat
You can view photo galleries from the two events below:
Thanks to Indian Hills and Northeast Iowa Community Colleges for partnering with Iowa CareGivers to offer these two local level retreats to address the burnout that many direct care workers are experiencing. The agendas were full of educational programs and recognition to help give those in direct care tools to replenish their mental, emotional, and physical health.
THANKS TO FUNDERS: This project is funded in part by a Telligen Community Initiative grant to initiate and support, through research and programs, innovative and farsighted health-related projects aimed at improving the health, social well-being and educational attainment of society, where such needs are expressed.
We also thank Molina Healthcare for being a trusted partner for our caregivers and their families. We appreciate their continued support and understanding of the work we do to support those who give so much to others.
