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Overview 

Our NEW Statewide Skills Retreats offer a dynamic and engaging week filled with opportunities to learn new skills, connect with others, enjoy exciting activities — and so much more!

Retreats are open to: 

  • Vocation Rehabilitation (VR) clients
  • Independent Living (IL) clients
  • Older Blind (OB) clients

Registration

  • Register for our Statewide Skills Retreats at blind.iowa.gov/skills-registration
  • If you have any questions, please call or email Ambrose Ball-Harney at 515-829-7411 or ambrose.ballharney@blind.state.ia.us.

Retreat Schedule: 2025-2026 

  • Sunday, October 12 - Saturday, October 18 (hosted in Council Bluffs, IA)
  • Sunday, November 16 - Saturday, November 22 (hosted in Cedar Rapids, IA)
  • Sunday, November 30 - Saturday, December 6 (hosted in Des Moines, IA)
  • Sunday, January 11 - Saturday, January 17 (hosted in Des Moines, IA)
  • Sunday, February 1 - Saturday, February 7 (hosted in Cedar Rapids, IA)
  • Sunday, March 8 - Saturday, March 14 (hosted in Council Bluffs, IA)
  • Monday, April 27 - Saturday, May 2 (hosted in Des Moines, IA)

 

Download the Skills Retreats Flyer