Meet Ellie. Ellie is a senior at Mizzou studying Health Sciences with an emphasis in Leadership and Policy. On her return to school this past August, she came back to Columbia with a renewed focus and gained knowledge on the disability rights movement. Ellie was one of 27 students nationwide who earned a 2018 summer […]

Written by Laura Cravens, Associate Director Boone County Family Resources Thanks to a generous grant from the Horizon Housing Foundation, Boone County Family Resources held two fun and informative events and provided cleaning supplies to the tenants of Boone Point Central and Boone Point South. The first event was held at Boone Point Central on […]

The Roberts family found the perfect solution for their 17-year-old son Trevor who has cerebral palsy and was in need of additional physical activity. With assistance from Boone County Family Resources (BCFR), Trevor accessed DMH funding through the Medicaid Home and Community Based waiver for an adapted pool lift to engage in water activities with […]

Individuals served by BCFR often comment on our kind and compassionate employees who try hard to help.  This is in large part due to the company culture embedded into the day-to-day interactions of our employees. As an organization, BCFR communicates its goals and vision to employees in a way that makes everyone part of a unified […]

In December,  Missouri Senator Caleb Rowden visited the agency for a meeting with Executive Director Robyn Kaufman, who provided him an overview of what we do and why we do it, and shared with him our hopes  and concerns moving into the future.  He also met with constituents of his who are supported by the […]