The Friends helps raise the general public’s awareness of the need and desire for inclusion in our community.
Awareness
By supporting the self-advocacy group, People First of Boone County and People First of Missouri, the Friends helps raise the general public’s awareness of the need and desire for inclusion in our community.
Education
By organizing workshops and presentations, the Friends helps provide useful and valued information to parents, caregivers and professional providers who work with people with disabilities.
Support
By maintaining the Assistive Technology Exchange Program (ATEP), the Friends helps meet a need in the community by providing free, gently-used durable medical equipment to those who might not otherwise be able to afford it. The Friends also sponsors the BCFR Holiday Party and Cookies with Santa for children 10 and under who are clients and their siblings. Additionally, the Friends’ resources are used in response to unique challenges and individual needs for which other suitable funding is not readily available.
Officers
President: Heather Cleek
Vice President: Lou Ann Tanner-Jones
Join Friends
Meeting Dates: All meetings are held at 11 a.m. at Boone County Family Resources, 2700 W Ash Street, Columbia MO 65203
- February 1, 2023
- May 3, 2023
- August 2, 2023
- November 1, 2023
Membership Levels:
- Individual – $25/year
- Lifetime Member – $200 one-time payment
Email Amy Parris for more information or to join The Friends of BCFR.
Help Support Friends
The Friends is a private, not-for-profit charitable organization and is registered in the State of Missouri by the Secretary of State as a 501 (c)(3) corporation. Donations to the Friends of Boone County Family Resources are tax deductible and can be mailed to:
Friends of Boone County Family Resources
2700 W Ash Street
Columbia, MO 65203