Beginning July 1, 2011, LISS funds are once again available. Eligible services include respite care, camps, assistive technology, therapeutic supports, and other related short-term services.  Funds are available on a first come, first served basis, so put in your applications soon. Arc staff are excited and eager to begin processing requests! 

Estate Planning Funds Available.

The HSC Foundation has given The Arc a grant to assist families with the cost of setting up special needs trusts for family members between the ages of 14 - 26. Planning now is crucial for securing the future of a family member with a disability. Click here to download an application. Click here for more information about special needs trusts.

Skilled Graduates are Ready to Work!

The Arc Golf Tournament Set for September 12th.

Services for people with develomental disabilities fall short.

 The results of a new survey released on June 14th indicates that one-third of parents and caregivers of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) nationwide - an estimated one million families - are on waiting lists for government funded services, with the average wait more than five years.

The Families and Individual Needs for Disability Support (FINDS) survey, conducted by The Arc - the nation's largest and oldest human rights organization for the I/DD community - also found that the promise of integrated, community-based employment is not being met. Eighty-five percent of families reported that their adult family members with I/DD are not employed at all. Read more.

Self Advocates On The Go!

Upcoming workshops and events:

The Arc Thrift Store

11000 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, MD 301-572-4241 

Open M-F 10 am - 8 pm, Sat 10 am  - 6 pm, Sun 12 pm - 5 pm

The Arc is a great place to work!