Empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental differences

Highlights

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The True Impact of Service

March 1, 2016|

When Katie Shaneyfelt began volunteering with The Arc Jacksonville in October 2014 she had no idea it would be life changing. She started as [...]

Mission Moment: Employment Services

October 29, 2015|

In honor of National Disability Employment Awareness month, October’s mission moment features individuals with I/DD who have recently received community employment through The Arc Jacksonville’s [...]

Employment News & Updates

September 30, 2015|

For the second year The Arc Jacksonville received a Public Service Grant from the City of Jacksonville to underwrite work by Arc’s Employment Services department.? [...]

Mission Moment: SOAR

August 24, 2015|

This month?s mission moment focuses on participants from our SOAR ( Social Opportunities and Adult Recreation) program. The SOAR program began in 1985 as [...]

Mission Moment: Summer LIFE

July 28, 2015|

Summer LIFE ( Living Independently Finding Enrichment) is a ?crash course? for young adults (ages 18-26) with intellectual and developmental disabilities, in learning how to [...]

Multi-Sensory Room for Discover Life

July 28, 2015|

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 the Westside. Sensory rooms are [...]

Employment Updates

June 19, 2015|

Congratulations to Ashley, Kim, Patricia and James on their new jobs! Throughout May and June they have been starting their new jobs at Jax [...]

Mission Moment: Life Skills

June 18, 2015|

This month?s mission moment focuses on participants from the?Life Skills program. Offered at both Westside and Downtown locations, the program assists adults with I/DD in [...]

Mission Moment: PSR

May 29, 2015|

In honor of Mental Health Awareness month, this mission moment feature includes participants from our PSR program. Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) is a Medicaid funded program [...]

March Mission Moment

March 26, 2015|

This month?s?Mission Moment?focuses on three residents in The Arc Jacksonville group homes. Group homes are perfect for individuals looking to live independently with some [...]

Mission Moment

February 26, 2015|

As part of our 50th Anniversary celebration, we will be highlighting individuals served by The Arc Jacksonville.?This month we are spotlighting Bert and Slyvia who [...]

Advocacy: Community Voice

December 1, 2014|

When families find it hard to locate services needed for their loved ones with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), they can turn to The [...]

Employment Stars

October 29, 2014|

In honor of Disability Employment Awareness, ?we showcased individuals with I/DD who have found community employment on our Facebook page. Below are the individuals [...]

A Community of Social Opportunities

September 23, 2014|

?Their joy is contagious,? said Reesa Stanley describing what it?s like to work with The Arc Jacksonville?s Social Opportunities and Adult Recreation (SOAR) program.? Stanley [...]

OCT Class of 2014

April 23, 2014|

Eleven students from the On Campus Transition students graduated on April 22nd. Over the past four years they participated in campus life, took classes, lived [...]

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