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| THE Marshall County Association for Exceptional Children & Adults, Inc., was established as a non-profit organization in 1963 by a group of concerned parents who wanted to provide a class and eventually a school for their children with disabilities. For because of mental retardation or physical disabilities, their children did not qualify for public education. THE Marshall County School for Exceptional Children & Adults opened its door in one room of the Benton Church of Christ for twelve children and one teacher in the fall of 1963. By 1967, we increased to 16 children, 2 instructors and one aide and had to move into the vacant old First Christian Church on Olive Street in Benton, KY. In 1976, the old Briensburg school building was leased and the dream of that small group of parents became a reality. Our program name was changed in April of 1992 to the Marshall County Exceptional Center. We expanded into residential services by building the Willis Green Group Home located at 702 Cherry Street, Benton, KY. By July 1997, we added a supportive employment program, StepHire, to our service delivery. By April 1998, through a Community Development Block Grant and the generous support of the community, we moved into our 17,000 square foot facility located at 198 Old Symsonia Highway, Benton, KY. The community must share the credit, for none of these things could have been accomplished without the interest and financial support of the people in and around Marshall County, KY. |
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