| 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.
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| 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.
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| 1987 |
Granada Apartments open to extend
supervised apartment living for persons with developmental disabilities.
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| 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.
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| 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. |