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MRI celebrates abilities as part of National Developmental Disability Awareness Month
MRI will be holding a variety of events to celebrate National Developmental Disability Awareness Month. MRI will also be holding an internal campaign for National Spread the Word to End the Word Month. The following activities are also scheduled for Adult Day programming at MRI’s main building as part of National Developmental Disability Awareness Month: […]
Posted: March 4, 2016 | View More »
Meet Laury
In October of 2004 Laury suffered a traumatic brain injury, leaving her in a medically-induced coma. When she regained consciousness a few months later, she had a long road ahead of her. The road began with having to learn how to walk and talk again. Laury now reflects on her recovery process with openness and humbleness. […]
Posted: February 23, 2016 | View More »
Meet Hayden
When MRI Kid’s Connection Coordinator, Jessica Gremo, first met Hayden and his family five years ago, Hayden’s mother, Nichole, was working at KFC and was having issues finding childcare. No daycare in the area would take Hayden because he was tube fed. Nichole thought she was out of options. She contacted Kid’s Connection, a program for […]
Posted: January 12, 2016 | View More »
Meet TJ
Julie and Andrew’s son, TJ, is enrolled in Discovery Depot Child Care Center at MRI Independence Pointe. Julie and Andrew’s older son, Landric, is a former Discovery Depot participant and is currently in Kindergarten. Landric’s kindergarten teachers were impressed with how prepared he was when school started. Julie believes, “this is because of lessons and work ethic […]
Posted: January 11, 2016 | View More »
Meet Ethan
When Ethan was diagnosed with mild to moderate autism just before he turned three, his mother, Melissa, was worried. She wasn’t familiar with many autism resources and was scared of the unknown. She contacted MRI Independence Pointe for support. After learning more about MRI’s Autism Services at Independence Pointe, immediately enrolled Ethan in Applied Behavior […]
Posted: January 9, 2016 | View More »
Meet Amara
Amara, an MRI Day Vocational Training and VISIONS participant, lives in MRI’s apartment-style group home. Before moving into MRI’s apartment-style group home near downtown Decatur, Amara had experienced multiple types of living situations. As she was growing up, Amara had a great support system that allowed her to live at home and transitioned to living […]
Posted: January 1, 2016 | View More »
Homeward Bound Pet Shelter Closed
Decatur, IL- In 2005 Macon Resources, Inc. (MRI) took over operations of Homeward Bound Pet Shelter to meet both a community need to shelter unwanted pets and provide work opportunities for adults with disabilities. At the time, Homeward Bound Pet Shelter was the largest no-kill shelter in the area, operating entirely on donations and adoption […]
Posted: January 1, 2016 | View More »
Meet Facelli & Jason
Facelli and her son, Jason, participate in MRI Bright Start Home Visiting. At 2.5 years old, Jason’s mom, Facelli, noticed that her son was not able to do what other children his age could do. Jason was non-verbal and needed to learn to communicate. He was not reaching developmental milestones. Facelli began searching for resources […]
Posted: December 16, 2015 | View More »
Meet Danny
Danny, an MRI Day Vocational Training participant, works in MRI’s license plate production. Danny has been working in license plate production since he graduated high school. He performs several different jobs involved in the manufacturing of license plates, such as placing stickers and packaging. However, he prefers to work on the take off line. The take […]
Posted: December 14, 2015 | View More »
Illinois General Assembly’s Budget Impacts MRI Programming
House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton have sent the governor a budget that contains a nearly $4 billion shortfall. This is the 12th year in a row that the two leaders have passed an unbalanced budget. It is likely that only the most vulnerable of Illinois citizens will suffer in this annual […]
Posted: November 21, 2015 | View More »