Grady Perryman is a Texans on Mission volunteer. He’s certified in disaster relief, and he often takes part in Texans on Mission Builders projects. So, when Grady and his friends faced a challenge recently, other Texans on Mission volunteers came to their aid.
Grady, 31, is intellectually disabled and lives with his parents, Texans on Mission volunteers Jim and Debbie Perryman in Graham. They are members of First Baptist Church Graham.
“He’s a sweet, lovable kid,” Jim Perryman said. “Everybody in town loves him.”
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Grady has trouble with intellectual skills, but he is very sociable, his dad said. Until recently, a state government-funded program provided Grady and others in Graham a place to gather, build their living skills and socialize.
In January 2024, the local service provider Grady and his friends had relied on stopped its “day habilitation” program for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, or IDD. Categorized by the state under “general funding,” Grady’s program was cut.
The nonprofit Arc of Wichita County came to the rescue in May by helping establish HERO House in Graham for teaching “life and work skills and social development through activities, classes and community outings,” reported KAUZ news in Wichita Falls.
This would provide a new program in a temporary location for Grady and others caught up in the state funding cut.
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EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Ferrell Foster and originally published by Baptist Standard.
