Illinois I/DD Provider Organization, Beverly Farm Foundation Celebrates Five Years Of Growth, Stability & Expanded Opportunities

Beverly Farm Foundation in Illinois is celebrating five years of growth, stability, and expanded opportunities following workforce shortages, rising costs, and a strained funding environment affecting provider organizations nationwide. The 128- year-old Godfrey, Illinois-based organization has rebuilt its operations, stabilized its finances, and refocused its attention on expanding opportunities for the nearly 250 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) it serves.

To improve staffing issues, Beverly Farm ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement that included wage increases for direct support professionals, hired its first chief people officer, and replaced its onboarding process with a . . .