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"A Labor of Love"

 

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“Challenges are what make life more interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”

-Joshua J. Marine

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SERVICES &

PROGRAMMING

AFC HOME PROGRAM

 

The Adult Foster Care Home is a single-family home that offers male residents 24-hour care in a family-type setting. The staff assists residents with daily living activities that present difficulties for the residents, while helping them maintain as much independence as possible.

INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM

 

The Independent Living Program provides each resident the opportunity to live in a community environment and access vocational, educational and recreational opportunities within their community. Flexible support hours provide residents with individualized support plans and schedules that fit their needs based on their degree of independence.

SKILL BUILDING PROGRAM

 

The Skill Building program seeks to enrich, encourage and enhance the residents skill levels through providing meaningful activities using their community as a teaching tool while building relations, and developing and building the residents soft skills.

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Helping persons with disabilities

find happiness in their homes,

their personal relationships, and as

contributing members of their community.

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Overcoming Barriers, Inc, is distinctive for our:

  • Dedication to individual supports, planned one person at a time.

  • Tenacity in helping persons with challenges to find success.

  • Commitment to remain abreast of best practice, and our

  • Staunch belief that no one with disabilities has to live in a most restrictive setting.

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OUR

MISSION

THE 

DIFFERENCE

THE

OVERCOMING

BARRIERS, INC

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"I love my job"

-J. Walker, Care Coordinator

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KAJA
THORNTON-HUNTER
FOUNDER/CEO
D'ERIKA
NICHOLS-LEWIS
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING & DEVELOPMENT
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JEFF
WALKER
CARE COORDINATOR
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ASHLEY
MANER
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Interested in exploring career opportunities with Overcoming Barriers, Inc? 

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CONTACT

OVERCOMING

BARRIERS, INC

OUR ADDRESS

3375 Merriam St., Suite 208, Muskegon Heights, MI  49444

Email: admin@overcomingbarriersinc.com
Tel:  231-747-9014

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