Tomas strolls through Rock Bridge Hy-vee looking to fill his shopping list. He stops in the soup aisle and pulls out his iPhone to scan the shelves until he locates the Campbell’s chicken and wild rice soup. Utilizing Microsoft’s Seeing AI app to narrate the world around him, he gathers the necessary items to make […]

When you ask Nick Perso about his job, he immediately starts to grin and gush with pride. Nick is part of the Boone Hospital Center (BHC) family and works twenty hours per week in the hospital cafeteria. Besides restocking silverware, cleaning tables and sweeping floors, Nick is the warm smile that greets BHC staff and […]

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 […]

By Mark Satterwhite, Director of Life & Work Connections This summer, Harrisburg High School student Aaron and three other area high school juniors and seniors got a jump start on their work histories through a summer program called Career Connections. Aaron is interested in anything sports related, so Community Skills Specialist Sarah Branch investigated sports-related […]

Bryan takes great pride in being a reliable employee and getting his work done. For more than 20 years, he worked as a dishwasher for a local business. Unfortunately, budget cuts eliminated Bryan’s position and he needed to start looking for a new job. Because Bryan was motivated to keep working, he was referred by […]