Location: Kansas City, MO.
The Whole Person is a Center for Independent Living founded in 1978. We are a private, nonresidential, nonprofit corporation providing a full range of community-based services for people with disabilities.
Mission Statement
The Whole Person assists people with disabilities to live independently and encourages change within the community to expand opportunities for independent living.
Vision Statement
The Whole Person envisions a fully integrated community of equality, where opportunities and choices are not limited by disability. We will promote a world in which people with disabilities will exercise independent choices and join with their supporters to advocate for positive change within society and its systems.
The Whole Person will strive to be a preeminent center for independent living, with widespread grass-roots support, strong consumer control and a diverse, professional staff.
We will be a passionate voice of empowerment and advocacy for all persons with disabilities.
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For more than 37 years, The Whole Person has been a leader in representing people with disabilities in the greater Kansas City metropolitan area.
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TWP dedicates its resources to direct services and community change and has guided thousands of people with disabilities to the independent lifestyles of their choice.
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The Whole Person, a Center for Independent Living, founded in 1978, is a private, nonprofit corporation that provides a range of community-based services to people with disabilities.
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Our goal is to promote empowerment, independence, self-reliance and integration into the community.
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A key part of our charter is to be consumer controlled as well as consumer focused. A majority of our board of directors and staff are people with disabilities.
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TWP offers services to all persons with disabilities and strives to help them identify and implement resources appropriate to their situation.
Who We Serve
The Whole Person provides services to people with disabilities and their families and strives to help them identify and implement resources appropriate to their situation.
We serve:
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People with disabilities
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Parents, spouses, siblings and significant others of people with disabilities
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Schools
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Businesses
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Local government agencies
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Volunteer organizations
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Hospitals, health organizations and the medical community
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Civic organizations
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Churches/religious organizations
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Veterans
…and any individual or organization seeking assistance.
URL: | http://www.thewholeperson.org/ |
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