A $30 million relief package for Minnesota’s disability service providers will be a lifeline for many. But for others, it is too little, too late. In photo above, from April…
Day: September 1, 2020
Celebrating Direct Support Professionals
Caring, choice and compassion are just a few of the positive words we at MRCI prefer to use that start with “C” instead of Covid-19 or Coronavirus. A few other…
As COVID-19 continues, know the rules
Minnesotans with disabilities have endured several months of living under COVID-19 pandemic restrictions. Many have missed their day-to-day activities, including work and social time with friends and family. Others struggle…
Be vigilant and ready when voting absentee this fall
While it’s fun to vote in person, see neighbors at the polls and watch a ballot swoosh into a machine, the COVID-19 pandemic means that voting in person can pose…
Tim's Desk - September 2020
I’m writing this month’s column on what ordinarily would be the first day of the Minnesota State Fair, but it has been suspended in the year of COVID-19. The days…
Social Security program marks 85 years of helping the nation
Security was attained in the earlier days through the interdependence of members of families upon each other and of the families within a small community upon each other. The complexities…