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Member County Map Of The 85 SB40 Counties In The State Of Missouri, Including The City Of St. Louis, 65 Are MACDDS Members Did you know? LES WAGNER In 2013, $77,211,876 in EXEC. DIRECTOR SB40 tax levy revenue MACDDS 2017 was generated of which SB40 MACDDS MEMBERS [email protected] $62,068,619 (80%) was generated by MACDDS SB40 NON-MACDDS COUNTIES members. In 2014, the Department NON-SB40 COUNTIES of Mental Health invoiced 62 counties, $11, 449,369 for Waiver Match 99% of MACDDS members From the Executive Director It Starts With One We all know that old adage. Every journey begins with a single step. That is why it is an adage, because it is a universally useful morsel of advice passed from one generation to the next reminding us to stay focused and not become overwhelmed. It is easy to become overwhelmed with the level of need we face in our communities. For those of us who have dedicated ourselves to improving the lives of persons with developmental disabilities, we have to remember that it starts with one. One child. One client. One life improved at a time. And as an organization, we must stay true to the same principle. We started over 30 years ago with one meeting. One county at a time. We had to learn to speak with one voice, to address one policy at a time, to educate one legislator at a time. And by learning to do those things well, our impact has been so much greater than anything we could have achieved as individuals. It starts with one. One success at a time allows us to build a movement. And when the times are more challenging, we can draw strength from looking back at each one of those successes and remind ourselves to take one challenge at a time. Atchison Worth Nodaway Mercer Harrison Gentry Holt Schuyler Scotland Sullivan Adair Grundy Andrew De Kalb Partnership for Hope. Clark Knox Lewis Daviess Linn Caldwell Buchanan Clinton Clay Ray Chariton Carroll Saline Jackson Cass Bates Shelby Macon Randolph Benton Boone Cedar Barton Morgan McDonald Osage Polk Maries Crawford Pulaski Phelps Laclede Dent Ste. Washington St. Genevieve Perry Francois Iron Madison Greene Webster Wright Shannon Christian Stone Taney Cape Girardeau Bollinger Reynolds Texas Lawrence Barry St. Louis City St. Louis Franklin Camden Dallas St. Charles Warren Gasconade Cole Dade Newton Lincoln Montgomery Callaway Miller Hickory Pike Audrain Howard Moniteau Henry Ralls Monroe Cooper Johnson Vernon Jasper Marion Livingston St. Clair “IT IS EASY TO BECOME OVERWHELMED WITH THE LEVEL OF NEED WE FACE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE TO REMEMBER IT STARTS WITH ONE.” participate in the Putnam Carter Douglas Ozark Wayne Howell Oregon Ripley Stoddard Butler New Madrid Pemiscot Dunklin 4 5 Mississippi