
"A Labor of Love"

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

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.
Helping persons with disabilities
find happiness in their homes,
their personal relationships, and as
contributing members of their community.


Overcoming Barriers, Inc, is distinctive for our:
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Dedication to individual supports, planned one person at a time.
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Tenacity in helping persons with challenges to find success.
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Commitment to remain abreast of best practice, and our
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Staunch belief that no one with disabilities has to live in a most restrictive setting.
OUR
MISSION
THE
DIFFERENCE

THE
OVERCOMING
BARRIERS, INC
TEAM


"I love my job"
-J. Walker, Care Coordinator



KAJA
THORNTON-HUNTER
FOUNDER/CEO
Tel: 231-747-7883
D'ERIKA
NICHOLS-LEWIS
DIRECTOR OF PROGRAMMING & DEVELOPMENT
Tel: 231-766-7427

JEFF
WALKER
CARE COORDINATOR
Tel: 231-563-3195

ASHLEY
MANER
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
Tel: 231-747-9014
Interested in exploring career opportunities with Overcoming Barriers, Inc?
CONTACT
OVERCOMING
BARRIERS, INC
OUR ADDRESS
3375 Merriam St., Suite 208, Muskegon Heights, MI 49444
Email: admin@overcomingbarriersinc.com
Tel: 231-747-9014
For any general inquiries, please fill in the following contact form: