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Provides education on Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Educate and provide public awareness of the impact of missing persons in Missouri.

Provides financial literacy classes and energy savings classes to interested consumers.

Offers internships for students to obtain college credits

Information and counseling on available community resources, especially on housing and public safety issues.

Staff educates individuals, families, caregivers, employers, support workers, professionals and the community, on the varying issues and needs facing the aging with developmental disabilities population. Education is provided through seminars, speaking engagements, conferences and assistance programs.

Provides financial literacy classes and energy savings classes to interested consumers.

Legislation Education Project: To educate and motivate individuals to become active in creating positive public policies for people with disabilities.

Educates the public, media and elected officials on LGBT equality issues.

Directs pre-collegiate programs on citizenship and voting in high schools/middle schools and adult programs across the state of Missouri, serves as the home office for Kids Voting Missouri.

Answers questions about voter registration elections and government, produces publications and conducts workshops.`

Provides education about the impact on water quality of streams and lakes that is made by storm water runoff. Recommends ways that individuals can help reduce these impacts and what the City of Springfield is doing to reduce the impacts through good storm water management. Education is available through material distribution, speaker presentations, booths at community events, and classroom lessons.

Offers presentations about developmental disabilities to the community.

The National Alliance on Mental Illness of Missour HELPline 1-800-374-2138 provides support, education and advocacty for children and adults with psychiatric illness/brain disorders and their families.

Provides financial literacy classes and energy savings classes to interested consumers.

Assists in identifying, developing, encouraging recycling and pollution prevention by providing education, information, technical assistance to citizens, municipalities, businesses and industry.

Organizes educational events, fundraising events, walks, four annual meetings with educational aspects featured, four newsletters annually, support groups and support for research on causes and treatments of scleroderma.

• Wellness Classes: Groups of 12 people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners meet weekly for six weeks to learn how to develop skills and confidence in managing everyday activities and relationships that may be challenging.

• PD101: Hour long introductory course with our executive director outlining what Parkinson disease is and the resource available in our community. Designed for people newly diagnosed (~1 year) with Parkinson's.
• Parkinson Education Programs (PEP): Seminars held 3-4 times per year on a specific Parkinson-disease related topic. PEP meetings usually last 2-3 hours and are open to anyone affected by Parkinson's, including those with the disease, their care partners, families or healthcare providers
• Family Conference: Usually held once a year, this conference is designed specifically for family members of someone with Parkinson's and addresses the unique situations that these people may encounter, lengths varies, 2-5 hours.

Offers free environmental education programs such as Educator's Workshops, Waster & Recycling Programs, and Water programs.

Training may be conducted at the MCHS Care Partner Training Environment, a 1,500 square foot home simulation complete with bedroom, kitchen, and living room located in St. Louis, MO. The model home provides real-life applications of MCHS methods and strategies. Initial consultations in the MCHS training environment can provide a safe space for family members to speak confidentially about the strains of caregiving without their loved one present. This facility is designed to display strategies and assistive devices to care partners.â€Â¯ In addition, MCHS provides training and education to the community and senior service and healthcare professionals. Thisâ€Â¯includesâ€Â¯training workshops and health fairs in the community where current and future family care partners participateâ€Â¯and continuing educationâ€Â¯in collaboration with area health systems and residential facilities to provide training in caregiving techniques to medical professionals.â€Â¯

Teaches schools, churches, civic organizations, etc. about service dogs and the services of Support Dogs, Inc. Also, discusses dog bite prevention to young children.

Provides speakers, trainers and educational information on domestic violence to community organizations, such as schools, law enforcement, churches, businesses, etc.

Community Block Unit Meetings: Engages in topics such as political issues, environmental issues, lead poisoning, air pollution, recycling, toxic chemical effect, household hazardous waste, pollution prevention and repair programs.

Prevention Services: Offers community education and consultation regarding prevention of developmental disabilities.

Community Education Training: Provides presentations to the community about developmental disabilities to help people understand and identify the behaviors associated with autism and other disabilities.