Celebrating Success: May 2016

Celebrating Success: May 2016

Here at OVO, we are starting a new tradition by instating a “Celebrating Success” Board here at our office.  As good things happen, we post them on this board for all to see.  At the end of the month, we’ll snap a picture and share here on our blog!  Then, the board is wiped clean and ready for a new month full of great news and events!  This May was the beginning of Celebrating Success, and here is the rundown for the month:

  • Four of our Head Start staff earned their degree in Early Childhood Education.  Great job Lynn, Nickie, Barbie, and Amanda!
  • Our Section 8 Program received a 20 out of 20 on our most recent monitoring for the fourth year in a row!
  • Seven of our Head Start staff were newly certified or recertified as CLASS Observers!  Good work Tammi, Becky, Michele, Jen, Sarah, Sharon, and Toni!
  • Crystal, Gary, and Roy were able to sign leases under the Housing Choice Voucher Program and move into a home!
  • Two of our Head Start staff, Tammi and Jen, participated in a Scott County Preschool Round Table community event!
  • Our Weatherization Vans are now a great outreach effort into the community with their new decals!
  • Ralph had utility service restored after disconnection with help from our Energy Assistance Program!
  • Staff participation in our company provided 401(k) program has increased to 90%!
  • Head Start received a Delta Dental Grant for staff training and materials to implement a new dental hygiene program!
  • OVO was one of four agencies in the state to be invited to participate in a Weatherization Round Table!
  • With the end of the Winter Program, we were able to serve a total of 2,050 households throughout the season with Energy Assistance!
  • A former Project JOULES participant went on her first college tour!

Here at OVO, we are so proud of our accomplishments and the life-changing work we are able to do in the communities we love so much!