Social Skills Through Group Interaction
A new service offering at Boone County Family Resources, Social Skills Group experiences are designed to assist individuals with developmental disabilities to develop social communication and interaction…
It’s Happening, and We Can Stop It
By Mark Satterwhite Statistics show that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) are victimized (assaulted, abused, exploited) at rates much higher than others in the general…
BCFR Gets Ready to Take the Plunge
By Ellen Stockton and Laura Cravens For many years, BCFR has entered a team in the annual Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Missouri. Every winter, some brave…
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…
HealthMatters Joins Forces with Fitness Achievers
In the fall of 2016, Boone County Family Resources began an agency-wide initiative to enhance the health and wellness of individuals served. A 12-week long curriculum from…
Therapy Through Dance
Therapeutic recreation programs enable persons with developmental disabilities to develop their capacity, performance and relationships with other persons. Boone County Family Resources support coordinators connect persons served…
Another Successful Holiday Party in the Books
On December 1, Boone County Family Resources celebrated with persons served and their families and friends at the annual agency holiday party. This year BCFR broke tradition…
Employee Spotlight: Michael Gibson
By Linda Reed Brown Michael Gibson worked with BCFR for 33 years and 9 months before his retirement on October 31, 2016, so he is this edition’s…
Jim Joins a New Community
Jim is already enjoying his new living arrangements after moving into an independent supported living home. He and his mother and step-father moved to Missouri this summer…