News & Events
GoodLife U Consulting Ramps Up
GoodLife University is GoodLife’s consulting branch, a joint initiative made possible by our 40 year partnership with the University of Kansas Department of Applied Behavioral Analysis. For more than 3 decades, GoodLife has been consulting with other care providers across the nation to implement next-generation service models and approaches. In 2018, GoodLife U launched to specifically provide much needed solutions… read more
Blue Valley Special Olympics Athletes to Tour GoodLife’s Midnight Farm
On Saturday, June 25 GoodLife will welcome a group of 22 Blue Valley Special Olympics Athletes and 14 volunteers for a field trip and tour of all the exciting opportunities available at Midnight Farm. Midnight Farm is unique to GoodLife and offers visitors a chance to connect with nature and explore various forms of creativity in a beautiful, rural setting… read more
Dr. Mike Strouse to Present as a Panelist at The Tech First Leadership Webinar Series
On Thursday June 16th, Dr. Mike Strouse will present as a panelist at The Technology First Leadership Webinar Series. Dr. Strouse brings his knowledge and expertise in developing iLink Technologies for use at GoodLife Innovations and across the nation. iLink Technologies offers unparalleled solutions that will integrate seamlessly within homes and programs to improve staff stability and save money. iLink… read more
Dr. Mike Strouse Celebrates 37 Years as GoodLife’s CEO
GoodLife was founded by families in 1977 and while Dr. Mike Strouse is not the only one to serve as president across our organization’s history, he is certainly the one to serve in this role the longest. On Monday June 6, 2022, we were honored to help Mike celebrate his 37th year as GoodLife’s president and CEO. “I’m actually calling… read more
GoodLife attends IACP Conference in Ames, Iowa
With over 400 attendees annually, the Iowa Association of Care Providers (IACP) Annual Conference & Trade Show brings community providers and industry professionals together to central Iowa. This year’s theme is a tribute to the critical relationship and mission we all share: Relentless & Resilient: We stand together. We are excited to have our GoodLife team attending to absorb valuable insight… read more
GoodLife Hosts First Parent & Guardian Engagement Luncheon
On May 6th, we hosted our first Parent and Guardian Engagement Committee Luncheon in order to discover, from the committee’s perspective, what is working right now and also listen for what we can do better. More than 10 of our residents were represented by a loved one at the luncheon. So many positive ideas were generated and we can’t wait… read more
GoodLife and Community Village Lawrence attend LAPA Senior Resource Fair
GoodLife and partner, Community Village Lawrence, attended The Lawrence Area Partners in Aging Senior Resource Fair at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence on Tuesday. This is LAPA’s 16th annual Senior Resource Fair and the turnout was excellent. The fair included about 45 businesses and organizations and many Lawrence residents showed up to get more information on the resources available for… read more
GoodLife U and iLink Technologies at ANCOR
After connecting virtually during the pandemic, we were finally able to travel to see our community at ANCOR’s hybrid conference! The ANCOR 2022 Conference theme, ELEVATE, recognized the many ways in which our community of Care Providers has risen to the occasion over the past few challenging years and the ways we will take community-based I/DD services to the next… read more
GoodLife Judges at the Kansas Job Olympics
A few representatives from GoodLife volunteered to judge at the Job Olympics and we had such a wonderful time! Job Olympics is a competition developed to promote transition and employability skills for a broad spectrum of high school students in special education. Job Olympics brings together over 500 students from 40 different schools throughout the area. Competitions representing actual job… read more
C-TRAN Tours Neighborhood Network
On Wednesday, March 23rd, GoodLife welcomed C-Tran for a tour of our Douglas County Neighborhood Network program and residences. The Lawrence Public Schools Community Transition Program (C-TRAN) is a special education path for young adults 18-21. The program provides direct instruction, continued work experience, functional academics, independent living and self-care skills and development in order to help students with daily… read more
