St. Francois County Board for the Developmentally Disabled provides advocacy, coordination of service and links with community resources for residents of the County with developmental disabilities. Service Coordinators identify needs, plan supports, match needs with resources, monitor and review services provided.

To obtain information about service coordination or apply for admission for this program, please contact:

Amanda Newberry Service Coordinator Supervisor This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it To apply for admission to service programs provided by St. Francois County Board, a person must: Be a resident of St. Francois County; Be deemed eligible as a person with a developmental disability by the Missouri Division of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities. Individuals shall be considered for services without regard to race, sex, religion, national origin, age, ancestry, or political affiliation.

Developmental Disability

The state of Missouri defines a developmental disability as:

"Developmental Disability", a disability attributable to:

• Mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, head injury or autism, or a learning disability related to a brain dysfunction; or autism, or a learning disability related to a brain dysfunction; or any other mental or physical impairments, or combination of mental or physical impairments; and is manifested before the person attains age twenty-two; is likely to continue indefinitely; and results in substantial functional limitations in two or more or the following areas of major life activities:



• Self-care:
• Receptive and expressive language development and use;
• Learning;
• Self-direction;
• Capacity for independent living or economic self-sufficiency;
• Mobility;
• Reflects the person's need for a combination and sequence of special, interdisciplinary, or generic care, habilitation or other services which may be of lifelong or extended duration and are individually planned and coordinated.

Service Coordinators