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 - Friday, December 5 (hosted in Des Moines, IA)
- Sunday, January 11 - Friday, January 16 (hosted in Des Moines, IA)
- Sunday, February 1 - Friday, February 6 (hosted in Cedar Rapids, IA)
- Sunday, March 8 - Friday, March 13 (hosted in Council Bluffs, IA)
- Monday, April 27 - Friday, May 1 (hosted in Des Moines, IA)