SEDALIA CHAMBER DIRECTORY - Senior Night Sweep - Issue 11 - Volume 157

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Community reporting centers on two local features. One story covers the Pettis County Sequential Intercept Mapping workshop, describing how day-one participation, funding through a three-year grant, and ongoing sessions aim to connect people at risk of justice-system involvement with the right services to reduce recidivism. A second story highlights the Silver Swifties’ Super Bowl cheer at Primrose Retirement Community, including the group’s performance history and plans for continued support.

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Special Section

Senior Night Sweep

Sequential Intercept Mapping workshop

The Silver Swifties perform

SEDALIA CHAMBER DIRECTORY Get to know the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce and its members • Special Section SENIOR NIGHT SWEEP Smith-Cotton wrestling takes down Warrensburg • Sports A7 Issue 11 • Volume 157 Friday, February 7, 2025 [SedaliaDemocrat.com](SedaliaDemocrat.com) • $2 Sequential Intercept Mapping workshop brings resources together to help vulnerable population By Chris Howell [chrish@sedaliademocrat.com](chrish@sedaliademocrat.com) More than 75 community leaders, healthcare workers and justice system partners took part in day one of the Pettis County Sequential Intercept Mapping (SIM) workshop on Thursday, Feb. 6 at the First United Methodist Church on Thompson Boulevard. The workshop continues on Friday, Feb. 7. Missouri Behavioral Health Council Director ofCommunity Engagement KC Rafferty said SIM mapping identifies people who maybe involved in the justice system and finds them the right services at the right time. “The Sequential Intercept Model identifies points in time along the justice system and in the community where we can intercept,” Rafferty said.“We can hopefully divert someone out of the system if they’re at risk of coming into the system, or if they’re already involved in the system, we can also offer appropriate services and resources to reduce that recidivism.” The Missouri Foundation for Health funded the workshop through a three-year grant. “We are at the end of a three-year grant where we received funding through the Missouri Foun- dation for Health,”Rafferty said.“We partnered with the Department of Mental Health and the Office of State Courts Administrator to hold an SIM mapping workshop in every county in Missouri. The biggest success of all at these workshops is just bringing them together so they know what’s available.” Pettis County Health Mental Health Coordinator Dawn Williams said SIM mapping is more than just about getting local agencies on the same page, it is about not allowing anyone to fall through the social-services cracks.“The goal of the workshop is to identify what we are lacking in our community and what we can do to fill those gaps by collaborating together,” Williams said.“If we need to create another service for individuals, then that’s what we do.” SIM mapping is designed to intercept and provide services to individuals on a zero to five basis.“Zero being not involved in the justice system at all, and five is coming out of the Department of Corrections multiple times,” Williams said.“We have everyone from the college to the local school district, judges, attorneys, the agencies in the town that work with mental health and substance use.” See HELP, Page A6 Thursday, Feb. 6, was the first of two days for the Pettis County Sequential Intercept Mapping workshop, an event that drew over 75 community leaders and justice system partners to the First United Methodist Church, 1201 Thompson Blvd. PHOTO BY CHRIS HOWELL | DEMOCRAT Vonnie Morris and Sharon Hacker performed with the Silver Swifties to Stayin’ Alive, a cheer for the Kansas City Chiefs recorded and put online Wednesday, Feb. 5, at the Primrose Retirement Community. PHOTOS BY CHRIS HOWELL | DEMOCRAT The Primrose Retirement‘Silver Swifties’perform to‘Stayin’Alive’ for Super Bowl By Chris Howell [chrish@sedaliademocrat.com](chrish@sedaliademocrat.com) The Silver Swifties, a group of geriat ric cheerleaders at Primrose Retirement Community of Sedalia, were back in the spotlight Wednesday, Feb. 5, cheering on the Kansas City Chiefs to the tune of the Bee Gee’s Stayin’ Alive. Connie Chevalier, Enrichment Director at Primrose told the Democrat many of the energetic ensemble are regulars atone of her exercise classes. “My front row is my Zumba class,” Chevalier said.“We do Zumba in the morning, and they do dances every single morning as our exercise class and then all the other ones are just Chief’s fans. They call themselves the Silver Swifties, this is our third seas

FAQs

What is the Pettis County Sequential Intercept Mapping workshop intended to do?

It identifies points where individuals can be connected to the right services at the right time, helping divert people from the justice system when at risk and offering resources to reduce recidivism.

How was the Sequential Intercept Mapping workshop funded?

The workshop was funded through a three-year grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health.

What did the Silver Swifties do for the Super Bowl?

They recorded a cheer set to the Bee Gee’s “Stayin’ Alive” and performed it for the Kansas City Chiefs, including during a Wednesday, Feb. 5 event at Primrose Retirement Community.

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