Our Mission & Vision
Dedication is key
Callaway County Special Services is committed to empowering people and enriching lives by fostering a community that values and supports individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families through education, resources, and services.
Core Values
CCSS core values are an extension of the mission and vision statements, expressing the organization’s beliefs.
Compassion
Promote kindness, inclusion, empathy and understanding toward others
Advocacy
Fight for inclusion, respect and understanding for our community
Respect
Treat all with dignity and patience
Collaboration
Commitment to our partners in our community
Agency Timeline
The process
In 1988, citizens in Callaway County voted to exercise the provisions of 205.968-205.972 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.
This is the year CCSS was named.
Day Services starts at the Adult Enrichment Center
8-bed group home built to offer respite and residential services
1st 16-unit apartment complex built to offer affordable housing with individualized supported living services.
2nd 16-unit apartment complex built to offer additional affordable housing with individualized supported living services
CCSS contracts with DMH in the Partnership for Hope Funding Initiative
CCSS begins the Individual and Family Support Pilot
The Life Enrichment Center new building was constructed and opened for day services