RCIL Friends Group

Posted June 8, 2023 by Beth in Independent Living

Once a month RCIL hosts four in-person RCIL Friends group meetings and one online RCIL Friends group meeting. What is RCIL Friends group? RCIL Friends are groups of individuals who all experience disability and meet monthly to address disability needs and issues in the community. They also share information about disability related topics such as health and wellness, safety, transportation, and direct support worker concerns. The groups also use their time together to do crafts or other recreational activities.

Below is the RCIL Friends Groups monthly meeting schedule.

Location	When	Where	Address	Time
Eureka	Second Tuesday	Magic Circle Apartments	401 Magic Circle Rd. Eureka, KS 67045	1:00pm – 3:00pm
Online	Third Tuesday	Zoom	Call RCIL at 785-528-3105	2:00pm – 3:00pm
El Dorado	Third Wednesday	RCIL EL Dorado Office	628 N. Main St. El Dorado, KS 67042	1:00pm – 3:00pm
Emporia	Fourth Monday	Broadview Towers Apartments	110 W. 6^th Ave. Emporia, KS 66801	1:00pm – 3:00pm
Osage City	Fourth Wednesday	Park Place Apartments	207 S. 6^th St. Osage City, KS 66523	1:00pm – 3:00pm

Everyone is welcome to attend one of the Friends Group meetings. For more information about our RCIL Friends Groups, contact RCIL at 785-528-3105.

Beth

Beth has been with RCIL since 2007 and is the Information and Outreach Coordinator in our Osage City office. She takes information and referral calls and represents RCIL through community outreach.

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