April 2025
Dear Friends of UCP Heartland,
First, let me introduce myself! I’m Cindy Owens, the new President & CEO of UCP Heartland. In my first several weeks, I’ve been inspired by:
-The amazing clients we serve every day.
-The incredible staff dedicated to our mission.
-The life-changing impact of your donations.
I’m honored to join this team and excited to work alongside you to create opportunities for people with disabilities and their families.
A true measure of any society is how it treats its most vulnerable members. Right now, I could use your help on a very important topic that will impact thousands of people in our community and millions across the country. Recently as you may have heard, Medicaid and its proposed cuts have been in the news. At UCP Heartland, Medicaid funding represents 71% of the services that we provide. Medicaid is the lifeline for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
To help educate the community, we are launching a new campaign called “This is what Medicaid Looks Like.” It will be rolling out on our social media platforms soon and we’d like to ask you to take THREE important action steps with us:
-Keeps families together – It allows people with disabilities to live in their communities, not institutions.
-Supports working families – Families can continue to work while their loved one attends a community program.
-Creates opportunity – People with disabilities can find jobs and give back to their communities.
We are grateful for you taking the time to join us in these three important steps to make a difference! I look forward to meeting many of you in the coming months. If you have any thoughts that you’d like to share, please email me at [email protected].
Cindy Owens, MPA
President & CEO
Donor Difference
We are grateful for our loyal donors. With your kindness and generosity, UCP Heartland will continue to push for the social, legal, and technological changes that increase accessibility and independence, while providing the extraordinary care to children and adults living with differing abilities. Together, we can be a stronger voice in representing the needs and rights of people living with disabilities.
Diamond Heart: United Way of Greater St. Louis; Souers Charitable Trust; Rich & Julie Fitzer
Gold Heart: ROSCH Company; Hallie & Karen Gibbs
Silver Heart: Brian & Liz Hansen; IWDG; Paula & Rodger Riney; TUMS; Jen Bierling & Jeff Eichholz; Heart of Missouri United Way; Stifel; United Way of Central Missouri; Drew Steinhoff; Bill Siedhoff; ADMR; Gateway to Innovation; Heinkel Family Foundation; Larry Kolb; Missouri Employers Mutual; RGA
Bronze Heart: Robert Gouy; Lisa Nichols; Andrew & Lauren Gillentine; Jeff & Ann Rayfield; Stan Koenigsfeld; Moneta Group; Chester Gloyd; ADP; CliftonLarsonAllen LLP; Larry Neill; SHARx; Woodman Engineering; World Wide Technology
Teal Heart: Joy Voss; NuMotion; Mary Enderle; Cindy Owens; Kevin Dooley; Boone Electric Community Trust; Daniel & Henry; Lesa Johnson; Mary Knopf; Jacques Thro; Tom & Patti Miller; Kelli Williams; Pam Janisch; Success Brands; Matt Gross; Adam & Becky DeMargel; Clint & Stacy Bolser; Connor Krause; Ruskin Adams; Rich & Kimberly Chong; Dive Bomb Industries; George Hunter; Microsoft; Mutual of America; Orscheln Industries Foundation; PNC; US Foods; S.G. Burns Foundation; Grant & Kate Wiegmann; Joe Beaubien; Marilyn Amstutz; SM Wilson; Jane Kaiser; Derek Cinquemani; Patrick McAllister; Jamey Shields; Bryan Harris; Kristin Rohlfing; First State Community Bank; The Nunn Company LLC; Tanya & Jermaine McGee; Sander & Meena Liebert; Mark Yaeger; Raychel Proudie; John Fischer; Hal Swaringim; John Andrzejewski; Laura Niehoff; Mike Yount; Stryker Construction; Melissa Georgeoff; Accent Group Solutions; Brinkmann Constructors; Doug Gouy; HealthDirect Pharmacy Services; Stephanie Lee; Rossini Real Estate Group; Wiegmann Associates; American Clean Care; Anonymous; Monte Dover; Gibson Insurance; Russell Goldammer; Kathryn Harness; L & F Group; Lions Club of Webster Groves; Govindarajulu Nagaldinne; R.V. Wagner; Roanoke Construction
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