Arc Of Prince Georges County Inc

TO PROVIDE ADVOCACY AND SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM - THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES PERSON-CENTERED COMMUNITY-BASED HOUSING OPTIONS FOR ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL AND INTELLECTUAL DISABILITIES. THE ORGANIZATION IS THE LARGEST PROVIDER IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MARYLAND DEDICATED TO DELIVERING INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORTS FROM HIGHLY TRAINED AND SKILLED DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, THE COMMUNITY LIVING PROGRAM HAS SUPPORTED OVER 170 PEOPLE IN APPROXIMATELY 50 HOMES THROUGHOUT PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MARYLAND. THE ORGANIZATION ULTIMATELY SEEKS TO SUPPORT PEOPLE TO DISCOVER WHAT SUPPORTS ARE NEEDED IN ASSISTING THEM IN DISCOVERING, HAVING AND LIVING THEIR BEST LIVES. PEOPLE RECOGNIZE THE COMMUNITY LIVING SERVICES PROGRAM AS A COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM LOCATED IN WELCOMING NEIGHBORHOODS WITH GREAT CURBSIDE APPEAL. EVEN MORE NOTABLE ARE THE DEVELOPING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN HOUSEMATES AND STAFF RESULTING IN FAMILY TIES AND LASTING RELATIONSHIPS. PEOPLE WHO SEEK RESIDENTIAL SERVICES DESIGNED TO MAXIMIZE THEIR INDIVIDUAL SKILLS, INDEPENDENCE AND LIFE GOALS, FIND THAT THE ORGANIZATION IS A GREAT OPTION TO CALL HOME.

VOCATIONAL - THE ORGANIZATION IS AN EMPLOYMENT FIRST ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO ASSISTING YOUTH AND ADULTS IN ACHIEVING THE CAREERS AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES OF THEIR CHOICE. THE ORGANIZATION PARTNERED WITH MORE THAN 40 LEADING EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE 150 PEOPLE WITH MEANINGFUL SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES. FULL COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND MEANINGFUL LIVES LOOKS DIFFERENT FOR EACH PERSON, WHETHER A PERSON CHOOSES TO VOLUNTEER OR WORK FULL-TIME, PART-TIME OR SEASONAL, THE ORGANIZATION HAS THE OPTION FOR THE MOST DISCERNING PREFERENCES. THROUGHOUT A PERSON'S LIFE, THEY MAY DESIRE MOVING FROM ONE SERVICE TO ANOTHER SEAMLESSLY AS THEIR INTERESTS AND SKILL LEVELS CHANGE AND TRANSFORM OVER THE YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THE 100% COMMUNITY-BASED OPTIONS, THE ORGANIZATION ALSO SUPPORTS THE BRIDGES PROGRAM WHICH IS SEEKING TO BECOME A NATIONAL MODEL OF EXCELLENCE. IT IS BOTH COMMUNITY AND FACILITY-BASED, SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO SUPPORT PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNIFICANT MEDICAL AND CHRONIC HEALTH SUPPORT NEEDS WHICH MAY LIMIT THEIR ABILITY AND/OR STAMINA TO INDEPENDENTLY MANAGE THEIR OWN ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING. THE PROGRAM ALSO SUPPORTS PEOPLE TO EXPLORE THEIR INTERESTS, WHILE DEVELOPING AND MAINTAINING SKILLS ACQUIRED TOWARD THEIR MAXIMUM LIFE INDEPENDENCE.

FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - IN EFFORTS TO CONTINUE MEETING THE MISSION OF PROVIDING A LIFETIME OF SUPPORT, UNDERSTANDING, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND THEIR FAMILIES, THE ORGANIZATION IS FORTUNATE TO OFFER A PLETHORA OF SERVICES FOCUSED ON CASE MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY SERVICES AND EDUCATION FOR FAMILIES IN MANY UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. THE PROGRAMS UNDER THIS UMBRELLA SEEK TO SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE COMMUNITY WHO MAY NEED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL FOR SERVICES SUCH AS BENEFITS MANAGEMENT AND APPLICATION FOR NEEDED SUPPORT SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDED INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TO OVER 1,350 PEOPLE DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. THEY HOSTED 120 WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 3,300 PEOPLE AND PROVIDED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR NEARLY 1,000 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. THESE DISCREET PROGRAMS HAVE PROVIDED SERVICES FOR INFANTS TO SCHOOL AGE CHILDREN AND ULTIMATELY TRANSITIONING TO ADULT SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO HAS ROBUST SERVICES THAT ASSIST FAMILIES BY PROVIDING PERSONAL SUPPORTS TO FAMILIES THROUGH THE IN-HOME SUPPORTS PROGRAM. WHETHER THERE IS A ONE-TIME REQUEST OR AN ON-GOING RELATIONSHIP NECESSARY TO ACQUIRE THE DESIRED SERVICES, THE ORGANIZATION FAMILIES HAVE FOUND THE ARC TO BE A BEACON SHINING A LIGHT TOWARD THE ANSWERS NEEDED TO NAVIGATE WHAT CAN BE COMPLEX LIFE ISSUES.