Landscape Crew Grows Skills for the Workplace
The Life & Work Connections program offers on-the-job vocational skills training through the Landscape Crew to young adults aspiring to obtain community employment. This year, there were…
Transition Network Summer Wrap-up
Transition Network, a special partnership with Columbia College, enables participants to attend classes taught by Life & Work Connections staff on the Columbia College campus. This summer…
New Fall Transition Network Classes Offer Options
Transition Network, a partnership between BCFR’s Life & Work Connections program and Columbia College is offering some new classes this fall. Work It: Think Critically &…
Work It! — Teens in Transition Summer 2016
Through partnership with the Missouri Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR), the Life & Work Connections program this summer offered pre-employment transition services to high school students who…
Mariah’s Move to the Mall
Mariah started vocational skills training as a member of the BCFR Life & Work Connections janitorial work crew in mid-2015 to develop the skills she needed for…
Inspiring Success
The Life & Work Connections program has for several years provided classroom-based instruction as well as community-based experiential learning opportunities through Transition Network, a partnership with Columbia…
Alyssa Celebrates Her New Job
Community employment is the ultimate goal of participants in work skills training with the Boone County Family Resources Life & Work Connections program. Alyssa was once a…
Ellen Excels at Independent Living
Moving into your own place is something that most young adults can’t wait to do and Ellen is no exception. With life skills training through Life &…
Josh Lands a New Job
Having a job you enjoy makes working in the community that much more satisfying. Josh decided about a year ago that he would like to find a…