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MRI receives $25,000 grant from America In Bloom and Canadian National Railroad

Decatur, IL – MRI was selected to receive a $25,000 grant from the America in Bloom (AIB) and Canadian National Railroad (CN) “From the Ground Up” grant program. The announcement will further be explained on Tuesday, June 30th at 10AM in Meaningful Meadows. The grant is supporting landscaping throughout the 1.5 acre center that provides educational and […]

Posted: July 1, 2020 | View More »

MRI COVID-19 Update 3.15.20

Posted: March 16, 2020 | View More »

March Employee of the Month

Happy March! Spring is just around the corner! With a new month beginning, MRI has chosen a new employee of the month. Congratulations to Heike Owens, MRI’s March Employee of the Month. Heike is a member of our Community Day Services department. Heike was nominated by several people in her department for all of her outstanding […]

Posted: March 9, 2020 | View More »

Spotlight: Prairie Melody & MRI

Thank you Prairie Melody Birdseed for providing work opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities at MRI! This past fall 2019, MRI had the opportunity to partner with Prairie Melody Birdseed and packaged 40,000 units for Prairie Melody’s new 99 Cents Only stores launch. Prairie Melody gave 16 of our individuals served a great job opportunity! […]

Posted: March 9, 2020 | View More »

MRI Kid’s Connection Summer Open House

Are you interested in having your child attend a camp during the day this summer? Join MRI Kids Connection on Wednesday, March 4 from 4:30 – 6:30PM to get more information about our Summer Camps we will be offering. Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) – Daily 90 minute sessions with a trained tech, assessments, plans and […]

Posted: March 2, 2020 | View More »

Overcome Obstacles with MRI on Friday, April 24th

Join MRI, WAND TV and Cromwell Radio in overcoming obstacles in Central Park on Friday, April 24th. All funds raised from this years event will support the programs and services MRI provides over 800 children and adults in Macon county every year. How can you help Overcome Obstacles? Click on one of the titles below to begin.1. COLLECT PLEDGES TO COMPETE: Start […]

Posted: February 27, 2020 | View More »

Introducing MRI’s New Programs

February has been a very busy month for MRI! This month we have welcomed not one, not two, but 22 different classes in our Community Day Service program! We are so excited to be able to offer these weekly programs to help our individuals be able to try “out of the ordinary” extracurricular programs. Sports Club Shakespeare […]

Posted: February 27, 2020 | View More »

Night to Shine 2020

We are excited to co-host Night to Shine for a second year sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation with First Christian Church and GT Church! This is a special prom night experience for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities ages 14 and up. Night to Shine will take place on February 7, 2020. If you […]

Posted: January 6, 2020 | View More »

Meet MRI’S Fall Interns!

This fall semester MRI has had the privilege of having 4 great interns work with our persons served and gain real-world experience. Meet MRI’s Fall Human Resources Intern, Ethan Meyer! Ethan is a senior at Millikin University and is wrapping up his Fall HR Internship with MRI. He will be graduating May 2020 and is […]

Posted: December 19, 2019 | View More »

United Way Campaign Week

What a busy, but fun week at MRI! October 28th – November 1st was the United Way Campaign Week. The week was designed to raise money for the United Way internally. MRI had so many fun activities to help raise money for United Way, but also had fun activities that their individuals served were able […]

Posted: November 6, 2019 | View More »