Our History

AmeriServe International, Inc. was established in Nebraska in 1998 by its founder, Wayne Nielsen. During more than fifty years of service in the field, Mr. Nielsen has served on: the president’s Sub-committee on Building Codes and Safety Standards, a primary resource of the United States at the International Congress on Handicapping conditions at the Vatican at the request of the Pope Paul, provided key testimony to the United States Senate Sub-Committee on Developmental Disabilities, as well as many other key roles in the field. Mr. Nielsen has served as a founder and officer of several key organizations in the field of intellectual disabilities and holds the life achievement status of Fellow in the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. His leadership provides key guidance in the field with the publication of his doctoral thesis titled “Organization of Private Residential Facilities for the Mentally Retarded in the Community”.

In 2005 AmeriServe International Inc. began offering 24 Hour Supported Community Living and Day Habilitation Services in Council Bluffs, Iowa to nine individuals. We expanded our services to our Supported Community Living (Hourly), in 2015, where we began serving those who needed less support. In 2020 AmeriServe introduced a transition program (Lead-On) to help those transitioning from a 24-hour setting to a more independent lifestyle.  AmeriServe has grown over the years and currently serves over 130 individuals.