Meet Chris and Caleb, just two of twenty-three clients at Day Solutions, Inc., a day habilitation program for adults with developmental disabilities. When not working on their own individual goals at the facility, these two enjoy spending their time on community outings. The outings are paid for by the Day Solutions Foundation, a nonprofit organization, and include things like trips to popular city locations such as the Runge Nature Center, our beautiful state Capitol, restaurants, and shopping centers. When they are not busy exploring our city, Day Solutions clients also enjoy donating their time to other organizations and local businesses in need of volunteer services. Being able to volunteer allows Day Solutions clients the opportunity to implement the goals they are working to achieve like social skills, independent living, and employment skills; all the while giving back to their community.
Chris is a regular volunteer for the Buddy Pack program at Food Bank for Central & Northeast Missouri, an organization that provides nutritional foods to families relying on subsidized meal plans at school, on the weekends, and over holidays. Chris’s work includes picking the Buddy Packs up at the Food Bank, loading and unloading them as well as delivering them to West School. Chris’s mom Cindy says, “Being involved with the Buddy Pack program makes Chris feel like he has a purpose and that he’s helping others with the work he’s doing.” The men are not the only ones at Day Solutions who are busy volunteering.
In late 2016, Day Solutions, Inc. along with Day Solutions Foundation, became Certifying
The Buddy Pack program, Cedar Hill school, and the Fresh Start Market’s partnerships with Day Solutions volunteers are leading examples of our community opening its doors and minds to differences, and benefiting not only the lives of these volunteers, but also their own programs. Day Solutions is always looking for new, local business partners who wish to become involved in the volunteer program. For more information, please contact Executive Director, Danielle Schwartz, at 573-659-0624.