Highlights
The ?Patio Girl? at The Arc Jacksonville Village
Written by: Victoria Wirtz, Florida Backyard?Store Manager When most people think about a business they think about income, sales, and...
March Mission Moment
This month?s?Mission Moment?focuses on three residents in The Arc Jacksonville group homes. Group homes are perfect for individuals looking to...
Seeing beyond limitations – a road to successful employment
While October 5, 2009 may have seemed like an ordinary day for most, for James Moultrie, that day changed everything....
Turning a House into a Home
While 750 square feet may not seem like a lot of space, prominent interior designer and Arc Jacksonville board member,...
The True Impact of Service
Katie Shaneyfelt: AmeriCorps Member When Katie Shaneyfelt began volunteering with The Arc Jacksonville in October 2014 she had no idea...
Innovation Grant Awarded to The Arc Jacksonville
Continued from March’s E-Newsletter link: The Riverside Hospital Foundation Innovation Grant will help launch a pilot project between The Arc...
Mission Moment: A.S.K at The Arc Jacksonville
The Arc Jacksonville?s Advocacy department, better known as A.S.K. (Advocacy, Support and Knowledge), is a rich resource in providing assistance...
Mission Moment: Employment Services
In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness month, October’s mission moment features individuals with I/DD who have recently received community...
Employment News & Updates
For the second year The Arc Jacksonville received a Public Service Grant from the City of Jacksonville to underwrite work...
Mission Moment: SOAR
This month?s mission moment focuses on participants from our SOAR ( Social Opportunities and Adult Recreation) program. The SOAR program...
Mission Moment: Summer LIFE
Summer LIFE ( Living Independently Finding Enrichment) is a ?crash course? for young adults (ages 18-26) with intellectual and developmental...
Multi-Sensory Room for Discover Life
Arc Jacksonville employee, Ina Martin?created a multi-sensory room to help increase cognitive and physical stimulation for participants?in the?Discover Life program?at...
Employment Updates
Congratulations to Ashley, Kim, Patricia and James on their new jobs! Throughout May and June they have been starting their...
Mission Moment: Life Skills
This month?s mission moment focuses on participants from the?Life Skills program. Offered at both Westside and Downtown locations, the program...
Mission Moment: PSR
In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, this mission moment feature includes participants from our PSR program. Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR)...
Mission Moment: On Campus Transition
Students from The Arc Jacksonville’s?On Campus Transition Program (OCT) at The University of North Florida are interviewed for this month’s...
March Mission Moment
This month?s?Mission Moment?focuses on three residents in The Arc Jacksonville group homes. Group homes are perfect for individuals looking to...
Mission Moment
As part of our 50th Anniversary celebration, we will be highlighting individuals served by The Arc Jacksonville.?This month we are...
Advocacy: Community Voice
When families find it hard to locate services needed for their loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), they...
Employment Stars
In honor of Disability Employment Awareness, ?we showcased individuals with I/DD who have found community employment on our Facebook page....
A Community of Social Opportunities
?Their joy is contagious,? said Reesa Stanley describing what it?s like to work with The Arc Jacksonville?s Social Opportunities and...
Life Skills: Learning and Growing Together
The Arc Jacksonville?s Life Skills program provides assistance for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in navigating through daily living...
OCT Class of 2014
Eleven students from the On Campus Transition students graduated on April 22nd. Over the past four years they participated in...
Meet A.R.T. Tracker Jeff Walker
Jeff Walker first learned of the A.R.T. Program in 2010 through an employee event while working at Citi Bank. However,...
OCT: A Complete College Experience
Hosted at the University of North Florida (UNF), On Campus Transition (OCT) is a program that provides students with intellectual...
Program Spotlight: PSR
The Arc Jacksonville?s Psychosocial Rehabilitation Program (PSR) provides therapeutic education in a group setting for individuals with an intellectual or...
Triumph Industries: A Good Day’s Work
Triumph Industries provides participants at The Arc Jacksonville with an opportunity to increase their job skills, review workplace etiquette and...
Funding for The Arc Village Approved
Jacksonville, FL, December 13, 2013? The Board of The Florida Housing Finance Corporation today approved an award of almost $10.8...
DJ Christopher
Graduation season means a celebration for senior students of OCT (On Campus Transition), an Arc Jacksonville program that enables young...
Ending the R-Word
Retarded, a word that was used as far back as the 15th?century to describe individuals with?special needs, is now erased...
Minding Our Health at The Arc Jacksonville
The Arc Jacksonville is broadening horizons with the addition of new programs in our?mental health services. We are happy that...
On Campus Transition Mentoring Program
Mentoring with?On Campus Transition?has blossomed over the current semester, a total of 164 individuals mentor one or more students weekly....