ICAN Missouri Foundation

10/05/2026

💙 Throwback to Direct Support Week! 💙

Taking a little trip back to the beginning of September, when we celebrated our amazing Direct Support Professionals! 🎉

As a small token of our appreciation, we gifted our dedicated staff shirts proudly displaying the message:

✨ “Abilities Outweigh Disabilities.” ✨

A simple message with such an important meaning—celebrating strengths, recognizing abilities, and focusing on what can be done.

We are incredibly grateful for the compassion, dedication, and heart our DSPs bring to their work every day. Thank you for all that you do for the people we support! 💙

10/02/2026

✨ Happy Janitorial Day! ✨

A big THANK YOU to our amazing janitorial staff for their dedication, hard work, and care. Your efforts keep our spaces clean, comfortable, and safe every day.

We appreciate all that you do and the difference you make behind the scenes. 💙🧹

10/01/2026

Please join us in helping with this wonderful cause by bringing your donations to ICAN! It takes all of Santa's helpers to make Christmas magical for all children. We are accepting toys or canned food starting today, until October 23rd.

09/22/2026

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09/16/2026

We are so excited to partner with Rhianon Lee and MODE for this community event! Please save the date and join us!

SAVE the DATE for our next FREE IEP/504 Advocacy Clinic:
We are coming to MOBERLY, MO on October 24, 2026 from 10:00 am -12:00 pm to the ICAN Missouri Foundation. Thank you Rhianon Lee for hosting!

09/14/2026

❤️ It Takes Heart to be a DSP ❤️

Being a Direct Support Professional isn’t just a job — it takes heart.

It takes patience, compassion, dedication, flexibility, and a genuine desire to make a difference in someone’s life. Our DSPs show up every day to support, encourage, advocate for, and care for the individuals we serve. They celebrate the victories, provide comfort through the challenges, and help create opportunities for greater independence and a life of meaning.

To our incredible Direct Support Staff: THANK YOU! 💙

Thank you for the countless ways you go above and beyond. Thank you for the care you provide, the relationships you build, and the difference you make every single day.

Your work matters. You matter. And we are incredibly grateful for the heart you bring to what you do. ❤️

09/08/2026

Happy National Payroll Week! 💙

Today, we want to give a special shout-out to our Business Manager, Ellen Spidle, and thank her for all that she does to keep everything running smoothly.

From making sure our staff get paid on time to ensuring bills are paid and the organization stays on track, Ellen works behind the scenes to take care of so many important details that keep our organization moving forward. We truly appreciate her hard work, dedication, and commitment to our staff and individuals we serve!

Thank you, Ellen, for all you do! We’re grateful to have you on our team! 👏💙

09/07/2026

09/04/2026

🌟 Happy National Manager Day!🌟

Today, we want to recognize and celebrate three incredible leaders at ICAN — House Manager Debra Perez, Assistant Director of Community Living Tyler Proctor and Program Manager Shawnda Komer!💙

Thank you all for your dedication, leadership, compassion, and all the hard work you put in every day. Your commitment to the people you serve and to the ICAN team does not go unnoticed.

We truly appreciate ALL that you do for ICAN! Your hard work and heart make a difference every single day. 🫶

Please join us in giving Debra, Tyler, and Shawnda a big THANK YOU and wishing them a very Happy National Manager Day! 🎉👏