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New Episode of #BuildingBuchanan featuring Kelly Derks now available!
March 1 kicks off Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, and for our latest episode of #BuildingBuchanan, we wanted to highlight the experience of individuals living with developmental disabilities in our area. In this episode, Colette spoke with Kelly Derks, who...
UCP’s Chili Challenge is Going Virtual for 2021!
UCP’s Annual Heart of America Chili Challenge will be held virtually on March 7th, 2021. This fun-filled day has packed the Civic Arena for 34 years with dedicated chili-cooking contestants and a huge public crowd. This year due to COVID-19 we are changing things up...
December 3rd – International Day of Persons with Disabilities
This month is an important one. December is Human Rights Month, which encompasses some noteworthy dates that highlight the importance of protecting and promoting rights - especially for people with disabilities....
Episode 08: Partnering to Respond to Crisis
In this episode, Colette spoke with Jen Gentry, who is the Community Mental Health Liaison with the Northwest Missouri Crisis Intervention Council. We invited Jen as a guest on the Building Buchanan podcast because she came up during the interview Colette did with...
New Episode of Building Buchanan Podcast highlights new legislation to prevent discrimination
In this episode, Colette interviewed Courtney Alsup and David Rotert, both parents of children with disabilities and Partners in Policymaking graduates. She talked to them about their experience completing their final project for Partners, which took them on a journey...
Listen NOW to Episode 06 – The Cool Aunt of the Helping Community #BuildingBuchanan
In this episode, Colette sat down and spoke with Jess Gould. Jess is the Youth Services Department Manager at the East Hills Library, a branch of the St. Joseph Public Library system. In this interview, Jess shared a little bit of her background and then dived into...
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