The Arc Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties
The Arc Jefferson, Clear Creek & Gilpin Counties
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More about this organization
Mission
The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
About
THE ARC - JEFFERSON, CLEAR CREEK & GILPIN COUNTIES (THE ARC OR ORGANIZATION) PROMOTES AND PROTECTS THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (I/DD) AND ACTIVELY SUPPORTS THEIR FULL INCLUSION AND PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY THROUGHOUT THEIR LIFETIMES. THE ARC SERVES INDIVIDUALS FROM BIRTH THROUGH END OF LIFE IN OUR THREE COUNTY AREA. LIFE-CHANGING SUPPORT IS PROVIDED IN A NUMBER OF WAYS AT THE ARC. INDIVIDUAL ADVOCACY, THE ORGANIZATION'S LARGEST PROGRAM, INVOLVES ADVOCATES WORKING DIRECTLY WITH INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES TO HELP THEM NAVIGATE THE MANY COMPLEX CHALLENGES FACED BY PEOPLE WITH I/DD. SOME OF THE AREAS IN WHICH THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES SUPPORT ARE EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, RESIDENTIAL OPTIONS, EMPLOYMENT, LEGAL CONCERNS, AND SYSTEMS NAVIGATION, AS WELL AS SOCIAL, RECREATIONAL, AND RELIGIOUS INCLUSION. IN ADDITION, THE ARC IS PROACTIVE AND DEVELOPS AND DELIVERS PROGRAMMING TO EDUCATE PEOPLE ON ISSUES RANGING FROM GETTING THE RIGHT SPECIAL EDUCATION SUPPORTS IN SCHOOL TO PLANNING FOR AN INDIVIDUAL'S FUTURE WHEN A PARENT/GUARDIAN WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO CARE FOR THEM. FINALLY, THE ARC WORKS HARD TO CREATE A COMMUNITY WHERE PEOPLE OF ALL ABILITIES ARE VALUED AND RESPECTED. THIS OFTEN INVOLVES WORKING WITH THE SYSTEMS THAT SERVE OUR COMMUNITY SUCH AS THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM, EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM, HEALTHCARE SYSTEM AND THE SCHOOL SYSTEM TO HELP THEM BE MORE INFORMED AND ACCESSIBLE. THE ARC HAS REPRESENTATIVES ON MORE THAN 50 COMMITTEES, COUNCILS, AND OTHER GROUPS TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE WITH I/DD ARE NEVER LEFT OUT OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL AFFECT THEIR LIVES.
