Celebrating Surivivors (Local News ~ 06/03/07)
Area residents joined forces over the weekend to celebrate their efforts against cancer and to make a giant step forward in the fight against the disease and pursuit for a cure. These residents walked throughout the night during the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. Eighteen teams and hundreds of people participated in the event to raise $95,005.39...

Governor's Committee to end homelessness seeks to count state's homeless (Local News ~ 01/21/07)
Assistance Homeless advocates and service providers in the state will come together on Jan. 25, to complete a comprehensive count of the homeless in Missouri. On this day agencies and advocates will make efforts to locate those who find shelter in their cars, abandoned buildings, and any other place that is not easily recognized as a gathering place for the homeless...

Counseling center marks 30th anniversary of helping (Local News ~ 12/08/06)
At 29, Diana Presley is just glad to be alive. Without the help of the Family Counseling Center in Cape Girardeau, Presley believes, illegal drugs would have killed her. "I was homeless when I got here. I had nowhere to go," said Presley, who sought help from the counseling center last December...

Parents talking to teens (Local News ~ 12/07/06)
Comfortable, anxious, frustrated, intimidated, depressed, optimistic, annoyed, predictable, drained, and confused are all words that could apply to how parents and teenagers feel when it comes to the communication they share between one another regarding topics like school, relationships and sex, drugs, music, violence and other important, yet sometimes difficult subjects...

Family counseling Center awarded $303,360 (Local News ~ 11/15/06)
The Missouri Foundation of Health has awarded Family Counseling Center one of 11 priority area grants in Missouri to support the implementation of integrated treatment services for adults diagnosed with co-occurring disorders, using best practice models and methods...

Wing Ding, "A great kickoff" (Local News ~ 10/31/06)
The Kennett United Way fundraising committee kicked off its United Way campaign this past weekend with its much anticipated "Wing Ding." Yvonne Randolph, United Way chairperson, said this year's Wing Ding was a great kickoff for the United Way. The United Way is a non-profit organization that raises money through donations and fundraising events. United Way then distributes the money to help approximately 13 other non-profit organizations...

Back to school a time of new challenges for many youth when it comes to drugs (Local News ~ 08/06/06)
According to The National Institute on Drug Abuse and the National Youth Anti-drug media campaign, back to school signifies a time of new beginnings, new notebooks, classes and friends. It can also be a time of new challenges for many youth when it comes to drugs...

Drug court holds commencement at Jones Park (Local News ~ 05/30/06)
The Dunklin County Drug Court program recently held a commencement ceremony at Jones Park in Kennett honoring five graduates. Phillip Britt, 35th District Drug Court Commissioner welcomed visitors and provided an introduction of graduates while he explained the background of Dunklin County Drug Court program and shared insight into what the program is all about...

Depression impacts all of life (Local News ~ 04/30/06)
Depression is a serious illness affecting millions of Americans. Those diagnosed with the illness report finding that it affects all aspects of their life, impairing their ability to sleep, eat, work, and get along with others. Depression has also been proven in most cases to damage one's self-esteem and confidence and interferes with not only the victims life but the lives of those who are around them...

Family Counseling Center's anger management program offers clients choices (Local News ~ 01/29/06)
Laughter filled the room of the anger management class, offered through Family Counseling Center, as instructor Jim Medlock jokingly compared himself to Jack Nicholson's character in the big screen movie Anger Management co-starring Adam Sandler. In the movie, Nicholson plays the role of an instructor for an anger management program that Sandler's character was court ordered to attend. ...

Capitol stocked with shoes to highlight homelessness (Local News ~ 11/15/05)
Two members of the Family Counseling Center staff, Shawn Sando, chief financial officer, and Randy Ray, chief operations officer, are in Jefferson City for the Govern-or's Committee to End Homelessness activities to commemorate National Home-less ness Awareness Week activities at the state capitol...

Family Counseling Center staff to attend state event (Local News ~ 11/13/05)
As you read this paragraph, see if you can find common threads that tie these people together: Don Imus, Burl Ives, Harry Houdini, Jim Carrey, Charlie Chapman, David Letterman, George Orwell, "Colonel" Sanders, Debbie Reynolds, Martin Sheen, Cary Grant, Drew Carey, and Troy Donahue. ...

Medicaid Reform Commission panel hears concerns from area residents and organizations (Local News ~ 10/12/05)
When the Missouri Medicaid Reform Commission had canceled its scheduled hearings in out state Missouri it left area lawmakers dissatisfied and extremely unhappy. State Senator Rob Mayer, who represents the 25th Senate District which includes Dunklin and Pemiscot County as well as Stoddard, Butler, and other counties in Missouri, rose to the occasion by immediately writing a letter to the commission chairman, Charlie Shields, asking him to change his mind about holding a meeting in our community...

Safe Haven will meet unmet need in county, officials told (Local News ~ 10/06/05)
Proponents of a proposed eight-unit, permanent home for county residents who may have slipped through the mental-health or substance-abuse cracks met with area legislators at Kennett Wednesday. Family Counseling Center's Chief Executive Officer Myra Callahan; Chief Financial Officer Shawn Sando and Chief Operations Officer Randy Ray spoke for an hour with Kennett Mayor Donald Parker; state Rep. ...

First Step offers a variety of services to area residents (Local News ~ 10/05/05)
The world today can be trying and complicated. Life is simply demanding and can often be so overwhelming that individuals experience pressures that may result in feelings of hopelessness and extreme anxiety. Without treatment, the situation is left unresolved and the problems can lead to interference within one's work, relationships, and personal responsibilities...

Family counseling Center is providing assistance to evacuees (Local News ~ 09/09/05)
Family Counseling Center Inc. recognized the importance of volunteer efforts for hurricane victims and organized a plan to assist in the mental health and general needs of evacuees at Camp McClanahan in Kennett. Several staff members loaded into a company van and drove to Camp McClanahan to assist the people there in obtaining the services they need to overcome the obstacles they are facing mentally, emotionally, and physically in the aftermath of Katrina...