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On July 28th, Outreach and Family Services hosted over a hundred parents and children of all ages at their annual networking picnic. Families connected while enjoying food, fun and games including face painting and a photo booth. It was a great evening! Thank you to everyone who made this a wonderful event. Check out all of the pictures!
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Help us recognize our direct support professional staff. They provide the daily supports necessary to keep people safe and active in our communities - at home, work, and play. In honor of Direct Support Professionals month, awards will be presented at a special banquet for our direct support professional in September. Click here for the nomination form.
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We hope you will plan to be among the 400+ guests we expect will attend this year on October 16th. Watch here for ticket information, or click here for more information.
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Artists of all ages with intellectual and developmental disabilities looking to have their art showcased and auctioned off at this year's Art in the Round must submit their artwork by Tuesday, September 15. Please don't delay!
All artwork must be accompanied by a completed Artist Packet.
We will notify selected artists by Wednesday, September 30. Selected artists will receive two complimentary tickets to the event on Friday, October 16 from 7:30 PM - 11:oo PM. Please note that the event is three weeks earlier than normal and it is at a new location, The Grand Lodge of Maryland in Hunt Valley.
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 The Arc Baltimore has known the loss of amazing people through the years - individuals who we supported to their end, family members who gave of themselves to advance our mission, and staff members who spent careers of dedicated service. Gifts are often given to The Arc Baltimore in memory of those we've lost. Now a more permanent gift may be offered. A memorial garden patio at The Arc Baltimore's headquarters in Towson can include bricks that are engraved with names and messages to help us remember those we've lost.
Honor the memory of your loved one with an engraved brick or a tree with a plaque at the base.
Click here to print and fill out the form to be mailed back to The Arc Baltimore. To have bricks installed in time for the garden patio dedication, orders must be placed by August 19th.
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There may be more than you think that The Arc Baltimore offers you - Resources For You - and more ways that you can help, not just financially, but through your connections - Connections We Need. We want you to take advantage of all the resources The Arc Baltimore has to offer beyond direct support programs and how you can help get the community involved.
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We invite you to take advantage of our Parents' Day Out respite program. Take some time to restore yourself and leave your children with disabilities and their siblings in the trained and qualified hands of volunteers for a morning of fun. See below for our fall schedule.
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Amazon Smile
When shopping on Amazon, make sure you designate The Arc Baltimore at www.smile.amazon.com. The Amazon Smile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from eligible purchases.
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Education Series Survey
Gift Card Winners!
We received great Education Series topic ideas from our survey last month and we are excited for a year of compelling and informative seminars. Congratulations to the gift winners and a special thanks to all those that participated! The gift card winners are John Gierczak, Terrance Allen, Carolyn Williams, and Sharon Walker.
If you have any questions about the Education Series or ideas you would like to share, please contact Nellie Power at 410-296-2272 ext. 5312.
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Autism NOW
The Autism Now website offers a wealth of resources. They also have an e-newsletter sign-up there. Check it out at http://autismnow.org.
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SibTips Webinar
 As siblings play a larger role in the lives of their brothers or sisters with intellectual and developmental disabilities, they often times are confused by the new set of terms and acronyms they need to learn to navigate the service system. Join The Arc's Center for Future Planning and the Sibling Leadership Network for a webinar sharing practical tips that siblings need to support their brother or sister with I/DD as they plan for the future.
Tuesday, August 11, 2015 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Click here to register.
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Sensory Friendly Screening Of Minions 
Marley Station Movies will dim the lights, lower the sounds and encourage open movement and excitement.
Marley Station Movies
Tuesday, August 11, 2015
7900 Ritchie Highway
Glen Burnie, MD 21061
Showing at 10:30 am
For more information, please call 410-766-9700.
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Improvements to the
LISS Program
The Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) has announced improvements to the LISS program, including a new, streamlined application process.
Application will be accepted August 1-November 30, 2015
Low intensity support services (LISS) assists adults with developmental disabilities and families with a child with developmental disabilities with purchasing services and/or items to address their needs. LISS cannot exceed $2,000. Click here for the application and visit the DDA website for more information.
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Parent Support Groups
Join us each month to laugh, cry, and share stories with other parents of children of all ages with developmental disabilities as they discuss the joys and challenges that they and their child face.
Moms Understand
Moms of children of all ages with developmental disabilities meet on the first Wednesday of every month from 6:30 - 8:30 pm. Please RSVP to Dianna Morgan at 410-296-2272, ext. 5311.
Moms Understand II
Moms of adult children with developmental disabilities meet on the third Thursday of every month from 12:30 - 2:30 pm. Please RSVP to Swanisha Hinton at 410-296-2272 ext. 5306.
Guy Talk
Dads of children of all ages with developmental disabilities meet on the fourth Thursday of the month. Please connect with us. Please RSVP to Mercedes Thompson at 410-296-2272, ext. 5318 .
All meetings are held at the main office at The Arc Baltimore, 7215 York Road, Baltimore 21212.
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The Arc Wants To Know .....
Are you interested in becoming a foster parent?
We offer competitive stipends, monthly training, and 24 hours a day support.
For more information, please contact Misty Jones, 443-279-3157.
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Enews Subscription
The Arc has three monthly enewsletters (Catalyst, Reaching Families, and Volunteers & Interns) and an Advocacy Network with as-needed alerts. Subscribe to one or all.
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