Stories: Supported Living

daniel cooks up some fun
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Daniel Cooks Up Some Fun

“Learn how to cook – try new recipes, learn from your mistakes, be fearless and above all, have fun.” – Julia Child Daniel has been working on…

Photo of Carol at her surprise party.
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Seventy Years Young

Boone County Family Resources Supported Living program is celebrating a milestone birthday for one of its participants. Carol has been a part of the Supported Living program…

woman sits in go-kart
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Laura is Learning to Drive

For many people, learning how to drive is a rite of passage on the road toward independence. Laura has wanted to work on the skills needed to…

A man sits and watches as two staff members set up a laptop for a skype call
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Closing the Distance with Technology

John, 46, has been participating in the Supported Living program since 1989. He grew up in Columbia with a brother and a sister in a close-knit family…

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Celebrating Summer Together

For several years now, the staff and participants in the Supported Living program at Team 16 have been gathering together informally to share a meal and get…

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Mary’s Trip to the Sunshine State

Mary had the opportunity to travel to Orlando, Florida this spring to attend her brother Tom’s wedding. She and Shana Landrum, Direct Support Professional for the Supported…

Freedom Walk 5K participants
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Freedom Walk 5K

In early May, two Supported Living participants and five BCFR staff joined together to support the Freedom Walk – a 5K walk to raise awareness and funds…

CJ Singing
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Karaoke Night Fun

It’s a Thursday evening and that means one thing at the Boone County Family Resources Supported Living program – Karaoke Night! Each Thursday night from 6-8 p.m….

Doug sitting on the floor with his laptop
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Doug Makes Connections

Doug received a tablet for a Christmas present and set a personal goal to learn how to use it to access the World Wide Web and communicate…