Community Concierge Program
Do you have new employees who have started within the last 12 months? Don’t let them navigate this journey alone. Studies show that if your new employee does not feel a sense of belonging within 90 days, you could be at risk of losing them! Our Community Concierge program is here to ensure they seamlessly integrate into the community and feel right at home, strengthening your workforce and our community as a whole.
Make the most of this opportunity – we want to help your new employees thrive in Fort Dodge!
About the Community Concierge Program
The Growth Alliance’s Community Concierge program aims to support employers in attracting and retaining valuable employees by facilitating their integration into the Greater Fort Dodge region. Through personalized assistance from a Volunteer Community Navigator, the program assists employees and their families in building relationships, accessing resources, and engaging with various aspects of the community during their first year, including employment support, education, childcare, social connections, and recreational opportunities.
The Concierge program will connect the employee with a Volunteer Community Navigator who will provide personalized assistance and resources to the employee during his/her first year in the community such as:
- A guided tour of the community
- Help with the employment of a trailing spouse.
- Connection with principals or teachers at area school districts
- Connections with childcare or elder care
- Introduction to places of worship, service clubs, volunteer opportunities
- Communication regarding community events and activities
- Information and connections regarding specific areas of interest/hobbies
- Personal knowledge on lifestyle, recreation, business, healthcare, and arts & culture opportunities
Businesses working to recruit or welcome new employees are encouraged to take advantage of this new service.
Meet Our Navigators
Tiffany Conrad
Live Music
Shopping
Food & Drink
Michael Ensminger
Sporting Events
Exercising
Food & Drink
Astra Ferris
Rotary
Cooking
Live Music
Matt Johnson
Sporting Events
Exercising
Outdoor Recreation
Dawn Larson
Cooking
Places of Worship
Arts & Crafts
Lindsay Laufersweiler
Sporting Events
Food & Drink
Volunteering
Kim Mason
Shopping
Places of Worship
Outdoor Recreation
Todd McCubbin
Live Music
Cooking
Food & Drink
Lindsey McKinney
Places of Worship
Live Music
Outdoor Recreation
Patrick McKinney
Sporting Events
Hunting & Fishing
Outdoor Recreation
Cameron Nelson
Food & Drink
Sporting Events
Live Music
Natalie Newell
Live Music
Sporting Events
Food & Drink
Cheryl O'Hern
Food & Drink
Sporting Events
Live Music
Steven Pederson
Hunting & Fishing
Sporting Events
Places of Worship
Mackenzie Scacci
Shopping
Cooking
Arts & Crafts
Mackenzie Schwenke
Live Music
Places of Worship
Cooking
Keenan Schuur
Outdoor Recreation
Exercising
Live Music