Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Add us as a cause
If you are a member of facebook.com or MySpace.com you can now add us to your Cause application and invite your friends.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Help support us through GoodSearch.com
What if The Arc of the Ozarks earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Now it can!GoodSearch.com is a new Yahoo-powered search engine, with a unique social mission... every time you use GoodSearch, money is generated for The Arc of the Ozarks.
GoodSearch donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities selected by its users. The pennies quickly add up. For example, if 1,000 Arc supporters searched just twice a day, we would receive an estimated $7,300 per year to help fund our program.
What's great is that you use GoodSearch just as you would any search engine. Again, it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get proven, high-quality results.
The more people who use this site, the more money we'll earn so please spread the word and thank you for your support!
Services offered
The Arc of the Ozarks offers a broad range of community support services to persons with development disabilities.
Residential services: The Arc of the Ozarks offers residential options including group homes and supported living in apartments and community residences. Depending upon the needs of the individuals, the homes are integrated in the community and are as accessible as necessary to provide for full and complete use by each person living there. The staff at each home are trained in health and safety skills and provide supports and services designed to help each person achieve the greatest level of independence desired.
Community connections: It is the belief of The Arc of the Ozarks that everyone should have the oppportunity to live, work, learn and play in their community. We make this possible through day programs, personal assistants and community support.
Education and recreation: A full calendar of events is available at http://www.thearcoftheozarks.org/index.cfm?id=19710&fuseaction=browse&pageid=97
Employment solutions: The Arc of the Ozarks Employment Solutions was established to provide vocational and related services to persons needing assistance to secure and maintain employment. Services provided are based on individual needs.
Residential services: The Arc of the Ozarks offers residential options including group homes and supported living in apartments and community residences. Depending upon the needs of the individuals, the homes are integrated in the community and are as accessible as necessary to provide for full and complete use by each person living there. The staff at each home are trained in health and safety skills and provide supports and services designed to help each person achieve the greatest level of independence desired.
Community connections: It is the belief of The Arc of the Ozarks that everyone should have the oppportunity to live, work, learn and play in their community. We make this possible through day programs, personal assistants and community support.
Education and recreation: A full calendar of events is available at http://www.thearcoftheozarks.org/index.cfm?id=19710&fuseaction=browse&pageid=97
Employment solutions: The Arc of the Ozarks Employment Solutions was established to provide vocational and related services to persons needing assistance to secure and maintain employment. Services provided are based on individual needs.
History of The Arc of the Ozarks
The Arc of the Ozarks was formed and incorporated as a
not-for-profit organization in 1963. An early accomplishment was a pre-school program for children with mental retardation. The association was also involved with the first State School for the developmentally disabled individuals in Missouri, which is now Greene Valley State School for the Severely Handicapped.
The Arc was instrumental in obtaining a Regional Diagnostic Center for Southwest Missouri, now the Springfield Regional Center, a part of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, which provides and procures services for individuals with disabilities in any needed areas of their lives.
This hardworking group of volunteers also brought about significant changes in the community's attitudes toward individuals with developmental disabilities and their needs. They provided monthly community-wide public information forums for parent and sibling support groups, and helped with the passage of Senate Bill 40 in Missouri, an advanced and innovative program allowing Greene County to provide assistance for group homes and workshops.
The Arc now provides a wide array of services ranging from residential, employment, community integration, day programming and recreation services. Now an agency serving 500 individuals in nine Southwest Missouri Counties, it is positioned for the to support the next generation.
not-for-profit organization in 1963. An early accomplishment was a pre-school program for children with mental retardation. The association was also involved with the first State School for the developmentally disabled individuals in Missouri, which is now Greene Valley State School for the Severely Handicapped.
The Arc was instrumental in obtaining a Regional Diagnostic Center for Southwest Missouri, now the Springfield Regional Center, a part of the Missouri Department of Mental Health, which provides and procures services for individuals with disabilities in any needed areas of their lives.
This hardworking group of volunteers also brought about significant changes in the community's attitudes toward individuals with developmental disabilities and their needs. They provided monthly community-wide public information forums for parent and sibling support groups, and helped with the passage of Senate Bill 40 in Missouri, an advanced and innovative program allowing Greene County to provide assistance for group homes and workshops.
The Arc now provides a wide array of services ranging from residential, employment, community integration, day programming and recreation services. Now an agency serving 500 individuals in nine Southwest Missouri Counties, it is positioned for the to support the next generation.
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