Posted July 31, 2024in Your Neighbors
Julie Collins is an at-home caregiver for Right at Home Des Moines, which specializes in at-home care for patients. Collins, who was born and raised in the Beaverdale area, has been working at the organization for six years. Her daily duties involve helping her clients with bathing, grooming, dressing, laundry,
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Posted July 03, 2024in Your Neighbors
According to the Iowa Department for the Blind, about 54,000 Iowans have experienced visual impairment. One organization, Iowa Reading Radio Information Services (IRIS), aims to aid those with the disability through, of course, reading. With braille being a difficult skill to learn, and books, newspapers and magazines not being printed
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Posted June 05, 2024in Your Neighbors
Kelly Penman Jr. is a nurse by day and a cemetery repair guy by, well, also day. He grew up in Des Moines, but, like most in the U.S., has ancestral ties to countries overseas. Nine years ago, Penman was looking for a family member’s headstone in Scotland. “It had
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Posted May 01, 2024in Your Neighbors
A community of individuals who have their neighbors’ backs live at the YMCA supportive housing campus in downtown Des Moines. This solution for those who are homeless, or are about to face homelessness, is unique. One of the residents is Mary Adams, a Navy veteran. She was pre-enlisted in the
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Posted April 03, 2024in Your Neighbors
Abe Goldstien spent 43 years in the advertising business before eventually retiring. Goldstien worked at several Des Moines media organizations including KRNP radio and WHO13 and a few agencies during his time in the business. Since retiring, Goldstien has been able to get into the area he is passionate about
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Posted March 06, 2024in Your Neighbors
Being a firefighter is considered a dream job to many children. Firefighters have many duties during their time of service. They act as paramedics and emergency drivers, and, most importantly, they perform fire prevention. Local firefighter Aaron Johnson detailed his journey to service and some of the overlooked aspects of
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Posted January 31, 2024in Your Neighbors
If you have spent any time in Des Moines, it’s almost a certainty you have been to the Blank Park Zoo. It’s been open since the mid 1960s and has been home to a countless number of animals throughout the years, courtesy of the zookeepers who work mostly behind the
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Posted January 03, 2024in Your Neighbors
West Des Moines resident Dan Buscher, part owner of Integrity Printing, isn’t a carpenter or bed builder by trade, but he certainly became one. His wife and three daughters had been involved with Sleep in Heavenly Peace (SHP), a charity organization that helps provide those in need with their own
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Posted December 06, 2023in Your Neighbors
Cynthia Hunafa, or Miss Cynthia as she was referred to by fellow volunteers inside of the Creative Visions building, has her influence interwoven throughout Des Moines. Hunafa was born in Queens, New York City, raised in Harlem and spent time in each borough. From the time she was 2 years
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Posted November 01, 2023in Your Neighbors
Maurice Hoffman’s story takes him all over the globe during his time in the military, which began at a young age. At 17 years old, he needed his parents’ signature in order to join the Navy in 1944. Hoffman traveled the world as a result, lasting from 1944 to 1976
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