UCP Heartland Child Development Center

All smiles were shown from our Child Development Center and Autism Services Programs in Columbia, MO as they celebrated their first UCP Heartland picnic! We are so grateful for our amazing, dedicated and passionate staff members in Columbia. Who do you think won the sand volleyball game?! #UCPHeartland #WeAreUCP #CoMo #ChildDevelopmentCenter #AutismPrograms #AutismAwareness #disabilityawareness

One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and to be understood. ~Lucius Annaeus Seneca #WeAreUCPHeartland #UCwhatisPossible #UCPHeartland... #HeartlandStrong #DevelopmentalDisabilities #Friendship See more

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Our Respite Program promotes a healthy, resilient family. Let UCP Heartland be there for YOU and your family. Call to schedule your visit today! 314-994-1600 #WeAreUCPHeartland #UCwhatisPossible #UCPHeartland #HeartlandStrong #DevelopmentalDisabilities #ResidentialServices #Respite #StrongFamilies #ResilientFamilies #ShortTermResidentialCare

June is Pride Month! UCP Heartland stands in solidarity with the entire LGBTQIA+ Community. Let’s challenge ourselves to be open and willing to shift to a more diverse and inclusive perspective by becoming intentional in our efforts to understand & actively support the amazing individuality that makes us each unique. Join the movement. Take the challenge. Together, we will experience both personal growth and personal connection that only come from acceptance. #WeAreUCPHeartland #UCwhatisPossible #UCPHeartland #HeartlandStrong #MakingAnImpact #DEI #LGBTQIA #Respect #Kindness #Acceptance

Don’t forget to register for our Virtual Gala and Auction! We’d like to thank our sponsors, this wouldn’t be possible without your help! Swipe to see just some ...of our 2021 Sponsors! Registration is open: https://www.events.org/eReg.aspx?e=136539 Dana Brown Charitable Trust Stifel Microsoft Woodman Engineering UnitedHealth Group Bayer Crop Science Gene and Joan Slay Charitable Foundation The Daniel And Henry Co Rose International, Inc. Mutual of America Financial Group S. M. Wilson & Co - Construction Managers Wells Fargo Keller, Inc. EverSpring Pharmacy Boone Electric Community Trust #UCPHeartland #UCwhatisPossible #HeartlandStrong #VirtualGala #VirtualEvents #GalaSeason #Auction #SupportLocal #GiveLocal #iregisteredforucphgala2021

Michelle Tucker, CEO of the United Way of Greater St. Louis, recently wrote and published an article titled, Community Collaborations: Nonprofits Helping to Forge the Way for a national organization, New Cities. The article focuses on how critical nonprofits have been in the response to the COVID crisis. Follow this link to read full article. https://newcities.org/community-collaborations-nonprofits-/ #UCwhatisPossible #HeartlandStrong #UCPHeartland #Nonprofitleadership

ADVOCACY ALERT! Missouri legislators are in session. Please let your representatives know the importance of stabilizing the workforce crisis impacting people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. To learn more of the severity of the crisis, click on the link. https://vimeo.com/487439413 #UCPHeartland #UCwhatisPossible #HeartlandStrong #MARF #Advocacy #DDRateStandardization #MOleg #NoMOdspCrisis

This month we celebrate Black History Month and shine the spotlight on Sarah Boone. As a dressmaker and daughter of enslaved parents, she improved the ironing board design in 1892. Even today, the ironing board remains an indispensable household item. The original design in 1858 was a horizontal wooden block. Sarah’s design was a narrower, curved design that made ironing women’s clothing easier (tailor made for the corsets that were popular in the era and could slip into slee...ves and allowed for moving a garment without it becoming wrinkled). Her improved design was also padded and collapsible for easy storage. She hailed from an area where it was illegal to teach African Americans to read and write. She overcame this disadvantage in her late 40’s and applied for her patent for a new and improved ironing board a few years later. Thank you, Sarah, for your ingenuity and courage. #UCPHeartland #UCwhatisPossible #HeartlandStrong #BlackHistoryMonth2021

With extra safety precautions in place, Monday we lifted the Adult Day Program temporary suspension and are HAPPY to see the faces we have so missed. #WeAreUCPHeartland #UCwhatisPossible #HeartlandStrong #EmploymentServices #AdultDayPrograms #EarlyChildhoodDevelopment #ServicesNavigator #Respite #ResidentialSupportServices #YouthPrograms