Project SEARCH-UnityPoint Health - Allen Hospital

03/14/2026

Interns got a chance to test their skills at the Reverse Job Fair! They have been busy preparing for the last month. Creating job boards and practicing responses. Big shout out to the Waterloo Career Center for allowing us to participate again this year! Waterloo Community School District Inclusion Connection Project SEARCH UnityPoint Health - Waterloo

03/06/2026

Congratulations to our February Employee of the Month....Thomas Young! Thomas has made lots of improvement in his job skills as well as strides in time management!! Keep up the good work Thomas!

03/04/2026

Our interns recently wrapped up their 2nd rotation of the year. So we took a little time to celebrate! A lot of really good bowlers in this group!

02/05/2026

Congratulation to our January Employee of the Month....Chance Peters! Chance is one of our hardest workers and stays on task daily. He completes tasks efficiently and is always willing to help other co-workers out. Keep up the great work Chance!!

01/12/2026

You're HIRED!!!!!! Congratulation to former intern Kerian Young on earning her job at Cedar Valley Catholic Schools as a receptionist! We are very proud of you and know you will do a great job! Waterloo Community School District Inclusion Connection Project SEARCH UnityPoint Health - Waterloo

01/08/2026

Congratulations to our December employee of the month, Peter Galdamez-Villacorta! Peter has done a fantastic job day in and day out in his rotation. He has shown lots of growth in all areas as he continues to learn new job tasks. Keep up the good work, Peter!!

01/03/2026

Here's to celebrating our 10 YEAR partnership with UnityPoint Health - Waterloo!!

Whew – talk about a banner year!

As we put a wrap on 2025 for UnityPoint Health – Waterloo, let's reflect on a busy year and our 100th anniversary. 👏👏👏

12/28/2025

Hope you had a great day celebrating your birthday yesterday Thomas! We got a chance to celebrate with Thomas before Christmas break.

12/19/2025

Our interns had the opportunity yesterday to have a life experience! We spent the day on our City Bus Trip. We took the city bus system from Allen Hospital all the way to Thunder Ridge Apartments in Cedar Falls! This trip includes six bus transfers and lasts all day, but it gives the interns a real world view of what it takes to use public transportation.

BIG Shoutout to Candy, Dustin, and Bethany of Thunder Ridge Apartments in Cedar Falls for hosting us and discussing what it takes to rent and live on your own! It is so informative and our interns get a chance to ask a ton of questions! They are always so gracious with their time and we can't thank them enough!

We even snuck in a stop to Sub City for lunch. Consensus is that Sub City is better than Subway!

Waterloo Community School District Project SEARCH UnityPoint Health - Waterloo Thunder Ridge Apartments

12/17/2025

We are a couple weeks into our second rotation. The interns are getting more comfortable with their new job areas and learning daily tasks. We are building upon new skills that they already learned in our first rotation. A special thank you to our departments and mentors for all of their time and support with helping us learn and grow.

12/02/2025

Here at Project SEARCH we talk about giving back to our community. Last week our interns had the opportunity to do just that by ringing bells for the Salvation Army! Interns braved the colder weather to ring for 4 hours and raised just shy of $900! Special thanks to Betsie Driscol-Nichols for helping us out, and Natalie Hunter for bringing the holiday cheer! We even got to see a former intern in action at his job! Waterloo Community School District Project SEARCH UnityPoint Health - Waterloo

12/01/2025

Our Project SEARCH interns had the opportunity to take their first business tour of the year last week. We toured the Waterloo Regional Airport and found out about all of the different jobs within the Airport! Special thank you to Airport Manager Steven Kjergaard for taking the time to show us around! Waterloo Community School District UnityPoint Health - Waterloo Project SEARCH @