WELCOME!
Empower House is Iowa’s only brain injury Clubhouse. Our programs are meant to help brain injury survivors thrive to reach their full potential.
DAILY ACTIVITIES
The daily activity of a Clubhouse is organized around a structured system known as the work-ordered day. This is a six hour period which parallels the business hours of the working community. The work-ordered day revolves around the operations of our organization and is pillared by three units: the kitchen unit, the business unit, and the maintenance unit. Members choose which unit they want to be a part of. Daily jobs include helping plan events, answering the phone, recording attendance, ordering groceries, cooking lunch, basic maintenance of our space, and much more.
social and recreational programs
Empower House provides monthly social and recreational programs, including evening, weekend, and/or holiday programs. These programs are held either at Empower House or in the greater community. Social programs are meant to encourage and develop leisure and social skills. Examples of previous social programs include a painting class, bowling, family movie night, and a Euchre tournament.
ADDITIONAL SERVICES
In addition to daily programming and social nights, Empower House also offers a monthly Aphasia Group, which is open to the public, in partnership with a Genesis speech-language pathologist, as well as a monthly live music group in partnership with Common Chord.
Empower House strives to be the hub of brain injury resources in the Quad Cities community. We work with our members and their loved ones to ensure access to additional services, including Iowa Brain Injury Waiver, BIAIA’s neuroresource facilitation, general medical services, employment and volunteer services, and more. We recognize that without a community of support and services, our members cannot be their best selves.
