Empowerment across a lifetime
PLB ensures funding for a spectrum of high quality services that create opportunities for St. Louis County residents with developmental disabilities to thrive in the home, community, and employment settings of their choosing.
School Age
Helping youth fully engage with their communities.
Transition Age
Preparing young adults for an independent future filled with friendships and purpose.
Adult
Building skills that create options for independent living and employment, and that open doors to all the community has to offer.
Older Adult
Supporting people to age in place and remain engaged in their community.
Family Support
Empowering families to advocate, navigate, take needed breaks, and remain whole.
Our Commitment to the Community
PLB empowers people throughout their lifetime by investing tax dollars in carefully selected projects that make a difference in people’s lives.
Creating Opportunities
PLB works to ensure individuals of all abilities have access to opportunities that allow them to fulfill their potential and live as respected and included members of the community.
Supporting Innovation
New challenges require fresh solutions. PLB listens to the community, seeks to identify those challenges, and creates solutions.
Building Collaborations
We leverage our resources by partnering with organizations that are also focused on the success of people with developmental disabilities.
Good Tax Stewardship
Strong communities embrace people of all abilities, and St. Louis County residents chose to carve out resources that PLB carefully invests in the success of people with developmental disabilities.
Snapshot of PLB
The Productive Living Board for St. Louis County Citizens with Developmental Disabilities was established in 1979 when St. Louis County voters approved to tax themselves for the purpose of developing services and supports for residents with developmental disabilities.
News & Events
March 20, 2024
End of Year Reports Now Online
December 18, 2023
IDD Gateway Resource Guide: New Regional Resource Powered by PLB
April 27, 2023
Jennifer Boedeker Appointed to the Missouri Assistive Technology Advisory Council
December 18, 2023