Our Impact

For 40 years PLB has been providing individuals with developmental disabilities and their families opportunities to learn, live, and work in the way that they choose, creating a stronger and richer community that benefits us all.

In 2021, $20,012,058 provided opportunities to individuals with developmental disabilities that allow them to fulfill their potential and live as respected and included members of the community.

Quality Programs Funded

Employed in the Community

Participated in Partnership for Hope

Employed in Sheltered Workshops

Partner Agencies

Lived Independently

Received Rides To/From Sheltered Employment

Received Job Training

Young Adults Obtained Summer Employment

Received Supports to Participate in the Community

Families Received Temporary Residential Care

Older Adults Received Retirement Supports

Who We Serve

By Age

  • Youth (Under 16 years old) 22% 22%
  • Young Adults (16-21 years old) 17% 17%
  • Adults (22-49 years old) 47% 47%
  • Older Adults (50 years old and over) 14% 14%

By Diagnosis

  • Intellectual & Developmental Disability 40% 40%
  • Autism 29% 29%
  • Learning Disability 11% 11%
  • Other 9% 9%
  • Cerebral Palsy 6% 6%
  • Epilepsy 5% 5%

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.

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