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January 30, 2017

An important part of HSS services is our supportive housing program for adults with disabilities.  HSS owns and operates nine apartment buildings in Waterloo and Columbia with a total of 60 apartment units and has two group homes in Hecker that can each serve four adults. This fall several HSS staff members came up with an...

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January 3, 2017

Last year our year-end community appeal was for support so HSS could provide several community education programs. Education programs are usually not reimbursable from health insurance and since we did not want to have to charge fees to individuals that wanted to attend the programs, community funding was sought. Thankfully, we were successful in our appeal...

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December 19, 2016

Each year Special Olympics draws competitors from throughout Illinois for an uplifting track and field competition in the summer and a bowling competition in the fall. Special Olympics is a much anticipated event for many of the adults with intellectual disabilities that participate in the HSS Adult Day Training Program or who reside in our...

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HSS News, HSS Services
December 6, 2016

One of our agency’s best known programs is our sheltered workshop for adults with disabilities. Operating as part of our Adult Day Services program, the workshop provides employment and vocational training to 50-60 adults every week from Monday through Friday. At the workshop our client workers are provided with the opportunity to earn a real...

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October 5, 2016

The United Way of Greater St. Louis is in the midst of its 2016 fundraising campaign. Human Support Services has been a United Way-funded agency since 1985 and this year will receive $236,000 in funding to support our programs. United Way membership is critical to this organization because it means HSS has a dependable and...

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January 25, 2016

Each year the President starts out the New Year off with a “State of the Union” address to the nation.  Likewise, the Governor makes a “State of the State” speech at the end of each January.  These speeches take stock of where we are as a nation or state and highlight the important issues that...

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December 3, 2015

CLICK HERE to view our December Community Newsletter! Topics covered this month: Budget Woes Community Education Efforts Workshop Going Stgrong A Recovery Story HSS Client Volunteer Community Education Efforts Our Agency ...

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August 18, 2015

Human Support Services (HSS) is pleased to announce the hire of Randy Goldsmith as a maintenance employee.  He resides in Burksville and enjoys working on vehicles and camping.  Randy has extensive experience in electrical, HVAC and auto mechanics.  He will assist our existing crew in maintaining our fleet of 24 vehicles and 13 buildings.  Randy...

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August 17, 2015

A recap of an August 10, 2015 Chicago Tribune article: “The state is spending and racking up bills at roughly the same rate as it did last year - $38 billion – while it expects to take in only about $32 billion after much of a 2011 temporary income tax hike expired in January. It’s estimated...