Forty-two days. That’s how many days it’s been since the American Health Care Act (AHCA) was introduced. Despite a failed attempt to pass the bill a few weeks ago, the AHCA is still being negotiated behind closed doors in Congress. The proposals being discussed would...
What does a bold person look like?All month long we’ve been talking about the bold lives of the people Mosaic supports for National Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month.A coworker and I were having a conversation about the word “bold” and I had...
Meeting Chris, you wouldn’t know he was once so shy that he would hide in a closet at day services so he didn’t have to speak with anyone. That’s now a long time ago. Today Chris is outgoing and always ready to entertain. He lives with his mother, Janey, who said...
My name is Curtis Burrage, and it is indeed a privilege and honor to speak with you about my personal experience, being an Extended Family Host Home provider to two exceptional young men. In order to care for individuals with disabilities on a full-time basis, a...
The Lind Center is Mosaic’s national headquarters in Omaha, Neb. Originally built as Bethphage’s headquarters, it was dedicated Jan. 25, 1992. The building is modeled after the design chosen by the Rev. K.G. William Dahl for Bethphage Mission in 1916. Construction...
“I figured that if there were things that needed doing I should be doing them. I tended to be involved where an extra hand was needed.” Shirley Splittgerber has made craft items beyond count, helped refugees polish their English, chaired a non-profit, led committees,...
If Wartburg seminary student Dara Stull could share only one lesson from time she spent with Mosaic last summer, it is “Be not afraid.”“People get really nervous by the thought of working with people with intellectual disabilities,” she said. “They’re afraid that...
