MRC's Community Support Service

 Kurtis Fraaza, Program Director

 kfraaza@mrcindustries.org

(269) 343-0747.

  McKercher serves individuals in one-on-one, small (2-4), and large (5-14) groups depending      

  upon individual's needs and preferences.

  We also offer community based social/recreational or cultural/educational experiences that can
  accommodate medical, behavioral, or aging issues.

  We do skill building based upon individual need.

              Instruction offered in:

• community travel (bus training for Metro Transit bus routes), pedestrian safety
• grooming, dress
• personal identification / social awareness/ manners
• pay phone usage
• library access / use of Internet
• community survival / emergencies / strangers
• money counting, budgeting, banking, checkbook use, ATM, paying bills
• stove top / oven / microwave cooking, meal planning, food preparation, grocery shopping
• laundry / housekeeping
• development of table setting, food serving, customer service skills
• exercise (ambulatory and wheelchair), stress management
• current events
• consumer affairs

                  Day, evening or weekend outings have included:

• computer classes at the Disability Resource Center
• creative arts (multi-media) classes; art classes/exhibits at the Kalamazoo Art Institute, visits to art fairs
• swimming at the YMCA and Kalamazoo Valley Orthopedic Clinic
• bowling, putt-putt golf, nature walks, and trips to parks, zoos, fish hatchery, baseball games, and more
• mall shopping
• gardening classes
• concerts, movies
• old car shows, visits to history museums
• community events such as the Black Arts Festival, Festival of Lights, Taste of Kalamazoo, Greek Festival, and the butterfly exhibit at Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids