Congratulations to Floyd Kortenhof

Celebrating 30 Years with Avenues

When Floyd Kortenhof joined Avenues 1n 1979, the personnel office was in a bedroom in a house.   The accounting office was in another bedroom. Avenues had 20 residents.

Well, we’ve come a long way baby, as they say. Over the next 30 years, Floyd and Avenues grew together. Now our

program includes 250 participants and 74 residents, and offices are no longer in bedrooms.

Starting as a training counselor, Floyd mentored and worked one-on-one with the participants and still does today. Officially known as a residential director, Floyd is also affectionately called “Dad,” and has developed extremely close bonds with our residents over the years. Much of Floyd’s career with Avenues has been spent contributing to the successful development of the people we serve.

“It’s very exciting to see them going to the bank, taking public transportation, going grocery shopping – using the tools to be self-sufficient that they were once incapable of using – it’s very rewarding,” reflects Floyd.