West-Central Independent Living Solutions (WILS) is proud to announce that Mary Beth Adkins, a high school senior at Lexington High School has been awarded the WILS Empowerment Scholarship. This $500 scholarship is awarded annually to a high school senior in Johnson, Lafayette, Henry, Benton, Pettis,…
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High School Senior Mary Beth Adkins Wins WILS Empowerment Scholarship
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Missouri Centers for Independent Living Express Deep Disappointment Over Budget Cuts Impacting People with Disabilities
Missouri Centers for Independent Living (MOCIL) are deeply disappointed by the steep cuts to programs serving people with disabilities passed by Missouri’s General Assembly Friday May 10, 2024. We have never seen a budget process like this one. No public testimony was taken, and duly…
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Missouri Assistive Technology Donates $5,000 Worth of Assistive Technology to WILS in Collaborative Effort to Enhance Access
Missouri Assistive Technology Donates $5,000 Worth of Assistive Technology to WILS in Collaborative Effort to Enhance Access Missouri Assistive Technology, a leading advocate for empowering individuals with disabilities through assistive technology, is proud to announce a groundbreaking partnership with WILS (West-Central Independent Living Solutions). This…
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WILS was awarded Funding to Conduct Vaccination Promotion Activities to Older Adults and People with Disabilities
WILS is pleased to announce that it has received funding from the USAging-led Aging and Disability Vaccination Collaborative to conduct activities that will connect older adults and people with disabilities to COVID-19 and flu vaccines. Led by USAging and funded by the U.S. Administration for…
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WILS Empowers Education with $500 Scholarship for High School Senior
West-Central Independent Living Solutions (WILS) is proud to announce that Chance Brown, a high school senior at Smithton High School has been awarded the WILS Empowerment Scholarship. This $500 scholarship is awarded annually to a high school senior in Johnson, Lafayette, Henry, Benton, Pettis, or…
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Callihan Appointed Director of Disability Support Services at WILS
Callihan Appointed Director of Disability Support Services at WILS West-Central Independent Living Solutions is excited to announce that Bradley Callihan has recently been appointed the Director of Disability Support Services at WILS. He comes to WILS after serving as a Social Services Unit Supervisor at…
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WILS Awards $500 Scholarship to High School Senior
WILS Awards $500 Scholarship to High School Senior West-Central Independent Living Solutions congratulates Windsor High School graduate, Eli Taulman of Windsor, on receiving the $500 WILS Empowerment Scholarship. This scholarship is open to any high school senior in Johnson, Lafayette, Henry, Benton, Pettis, or Saline…
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Habitat for Humanity Partners with WILS
Marshall, MO-- Habitat for Humanity partnered with their regional Missouri Center for Independent Living, WILS, to construct a ramp at a local couple’s home. Jim Brown, age 84, and Carroll Brown, age 81, have lived in Marshall since 1969 and like the town and community…
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KMOS-TV Honored for Community Programming
KMOS-TV, the University of Central Missouri's public television station, received two awards in recognition of excellence in content and for marketing of “The Story of Us: A KMOS American Portrait Special.” Presented in a virtual ceremony on Jan. 25 by the National Educational Telecommunications Association…
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KMOS PBS Program Named as Award Finalist
KMOS PBS Program Named as Award Finalist The Story of Us: A KMOS American Portrait Special named as finalist for national award! KMOS PBS, central Missouri’s Public Television Station has been named a finalist in two categories of the NETA Public Media Awards to be…
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