Our Story
Steve and Marita Buehler founded SMB Residential and Community Support Services in 2005. They were inspired to create a new model of residential care for adults with brain injuries and mental illness that focuses on the growth of each person they serve in five key areas: spiritual, mental, emotional, physical, and social. Over the next four years, the Buehlers and the SMB team developed six adult foster care homes designed to serve male and female adults with various levels of needs.
In 2010, the success of the SMB Adult Foster Care Program inspired the SMB team to start developing an adult day program. This program is consistent with the SMB philosophy that focuses on the growth of each individual. The Adult Day Program opened its doors in April 2011. It is located in northwest Rochester, which is also called the “Urban Site” and is in a newly renovated building to accommodate the growing program. In 2024, a second Adult Day Program site, which is referred to as the “Rural Site”, opened its doors and has an agricultural emphasis. Both sites offer transportation to and from the sites.
In response to an increased demand for services within a more independent living environment, the SMB team launched their Independent Living Skills program in the summer of 2011.
Steve & Marita Buehler
Founders