Muscatine Vision 2020

Vision 20//20 has been established to address and coordinate the work of 4 Muscatine based mission driven non-profits providing broad human and health related services for seniors, disabled and displaced persons. Vision 20/20 is a collaborative initiative between the Muscatine Welfare Association, Senior Resources, Crossroads, and the Muscatine Center for Social Action to develop a more efficient, and effective delivery system that will leverage resources to better sustain the services provided through these longstanding Muscatine Human Service nonprofit entities. 

Vision 20/20's intent is to maximize resources, talents and provide efficiencies and effectiveness in delivering services to our community at large and its taxpayers.  Services provided through the 4 entities impact individually over 2000 persons and ultimately impacts every county resident (40,000 persons). The collaborating entities of Vision 20/20 each provide integral services that are included in what has been defined as the Social Determinants of Health.  They are collectively related to the health of participants and ultimately the health of our community.

Grant resources will support the CEO and CFO salaries, provide administrative support and system development. This team will continue to lead the systemic implementation of the Vision 20/20 Initiative. After initial implementation, the Vision 20/20 process, the collaborative work of member entities will create the necessary resources to sustain the management oversight entity. Examples of such work are job training, product manufacturing and housing development and management.

Together the Possibilities are Endless:

• Sustainability of service delivery of needed programs and services.
• Efficiency and optimum use of financial and human resource talent.
• Strengthened recruitment, development and compensation of skilled leaders and employees.
• Effective use and recruitment of strong board members possessing needed skills and passion.
• Improving revenue opportunities.
• Strengthening of donor base and commitment driven by most effective use of donor funding.
• Bringing services together for the most effective delivery to those in need.

The goal of Vision 20/20 initially is to strengthen recruitment, development and compensation of skilled leaders and employees for sustainability of service delivery of needed programs and services in Muscatine County.  As the foundation is put in place, work continues to reach a future state designed to bring the efficiencies and collaborations that will help stabilize and strengthen the system of Human Services delivery to our vulnerable populations in Muscatine.  The prospects and opportunities to find efficiencies, provide quality services, to hire the best talent and to ensure sustainability are immense when working with such great teams among the partnerships! We are taking Vision 20/20 into the year 2021 and beyond as we build the infrastructure for a shared vision of excellence in Human Services.