Midwest Opportunities Inc. (MOI), nonprofit area provider of residential services for individuals with disabilities, announced July 1 it has agreed to terms and executed a merger agreement with DAC Inc.
DAC is a nonprofit agency providing an array of high-quality services to individuals with disabilities in northeast Iowa. It is committed to enhancing the dignity, self-esteem and worth of each individual and his or her right to self-determination as a member of the community.
“As a company, providing residential services for many years in the Corning and Creston communities, we look forward to becoming a part of a larger agency which will enable us to respond more effectively to the changes in the states services, provide a greater array of services in various parts of the state as well as provide greater efficiency to all individuals served in our communities,” said Wendy Thibodeaux, executive director of MOI. “After several months of researching providers across the state, we believe DAC best matches our high standards for quality services and our mission of ‘Individual Achievement.’ We feel this merger will help assure stability of services for years to come.”
“We want to work with organizations that truly believe in their mission and are dedicated to providing outstanding services to people with disabilities despite the barriers they and we may encounter,” said Todd Seifert, executive director of DAC Inc. “We invest in our employees and want to empower them to continue with this culture in the future.”
DAC Inc. has provided services to individuals with disabilities since 1973. At the present time, DAC serves approximately 388 individuals in various services and employs around 440 dedicated staff. It is headquartered in DeWitt with services provided in Maquoketa, Bellevue, Preston, Clinton, DeWitt, Dubuque and surrounding areas.