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Historical Review
 
1976 Boone County voters approve ballot proposition establishing Boone County Group Homes Board with a 5 cent per 100 dollars valuation property tax.
1977 Parkade House, a group home for eight Boone County residents with developmental disabilities, opens.
1979 Hallsville House, providing a home for eight more Boone County residents with developmental disabilities, opens.
1981 Independent Living Services are developed to provide practical living skills training to developmentally disabled persons living independently or with their families.
1982 Diego Court Semi – Independent Apartments opens in the south part of Columbia.
1984 The General Assembly clarifies that otherwise eligible persons may receive services regardless of age.
1987 Granada Apartments open to extend supervised apartment living for persons with developmental disabilities.
1989 The Boone County Board and the Department of Mental Health sign a first of its kind Intergovernmental Agreement to pilot a Family & Community Living Support Program.
1990 The Boone County Board, in collaboration with other agencies and advocates, creates the first Early Childhood Advisory Council to improve services for infants and toddlers at risk of disabilities.
1991 The agency is certified as Missouri's first local government Medicaid funded casemanagement provider.
1993 Boone County voters approve Proposition H allowing for expansion of services. Local tax levy is 12 cents per $100 dollars valuation.
1995 The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission (CARF) grants accreditation to the Family & Community Living Support Program. It is the first Family & Community Living Support Program to be accredited in the nation.
1999 The agency acquires and remodels the Community and Family Support Center to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2002 The agency celebrates 25 years of service to developmentally disabled Boone County citizens.
2003 The agency acquired and renovated 16 residential apartments for accessibility and aging in place. This rehabilitation project has been nominated for a national award by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
2005 The agency changes its name to Boone County Family Resources which is more reflective of the diverse services and supports provided.
2006 August marks the 30 year anniversary of the passage of a property tax establishing the agency.