Our Mission
The Mission of the Adair County SB40 is to engage in ADVOCACY, promote INCLUSION, and provide essential RESOURCES to assist people with developmental disabilities to live self-determined lives.
DD Resource Center: Service Coordination
The Adair County SB40 service coordinators work with individuals in Adair, Putnam, Schuyler, Scotland, and Sullivan Counties to develop comprehensive person-centered support plans which outline steps and access resources necessary to achieve each person's own unique life goals. Please see information under Service Coordination for more details.
Not-for-profit organizations located in Adair county, and residents of Adair, Putnam Schuyler, Scotland, and Sullivan Counties who have developmental disabilities and qualify for services, may request funding through the Adair County SB40 for disability-related programs and needs. Please see specific policies under Funding tab.
Community Learning Center
The Community Learning Center focuses on offering programs to help individuals increase their independence and knowledge as well as providing social and recreational opportunities. Please click the Community Learning Center tab for more information.
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Self-advocates learning about relationships.
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Self-advocates learning about relationships.
Adair County SB40 Developmental Disability Board Announces November's Spotlight Award Winner!
Adair County SB40 is pleased to announce Shelly Boland as the November Outstanding Employee Spotlight Award recipient.
Shelly was nominated by Katy Korte, Director of Kirksville Child Development Center.
Korte said “Shelly Boland has worked at the Kirksville Child Development Center since 2007. KCDC is a parent cooperative play-based preschool in Kirksville, serving families with children ages 2-5. Shelly has always been a very dedicated employee! She is passionate about working with young children and greatly enjoys her time in the classroom. She has served as both cook and classroom assistant in her time with KCDC. She has a wonderful sense of humor and likes to joke with the kids. She can often be found either reading books to a couchful of kids or leading them in a baking project as a learning activity. Many kids over the years have enjoyed making bread, doing science experiments and singing songs with Miss Shelly. We greatly appreciate her enthusiasm within the classroom!”
Tricia Fehr, Adair County SB40 Service Coordinator, has worked with Shelly for a number of years. “I am so proud of all that Shelly is accomplishing. She has worked for over 17 years in her current position and was recently promoted. Shelly has been really challenging herself and working hard to achieve her personal goals. I couldn’t be happier for her that her supervisor wanted to nominate her for this important recognition.
Crystal Aminirad, Adair SB40 Executive Director, commented that ”People with developmental disabilities in our local community have demonstrated over and over what an amazing asset they are for their employers. Like all good employees, they have great work ethic, they show up, they work hard and they can be depended upon to produce great outcomes. At Adair SB40 we are encouraged by the number of local employers who offer meaningful jobs to individuals with developmental disabilities, which allows them to contribute to the benefit of our local economy. We hope that all employers will recognize the value that people with disabilities bring to our local workforce.”
If you would like to nominate a great candidate for a monthly Spotlight Award, Adair County SB40 is accepting nominations. Anyone can make a nomination. Nominations can be made in any of the four following categories:
· Kids Inclusion Spotlight Award for children in
kindergarten - 8th grade
· Youth Leadership Spotlight Award for youth in grades
9-12
· Community Volunteer Spotlight Award (any age)
· Entrepreneur or Employee Spotlight Award (any age)
In March 2025, a Spotlight Award of the Year winners will be selected from all of the monthly winners. Nominations can be made throughout the year by visiting the Adair County SB40 website or by contacting a SB40 staff member to assist you at (660) 665 - 9400. You can also find more information about the four nomination categories by visiting Adair County SB40’s website, https://www.sb40life.org.
