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- EIN 62-0588710
- (615) 321-5699
- 240 Great Circle Rd Ste 338 Nashville TN 37228-1751 USA
- www.arcdc.org
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Causes: Human Service Organizations, Human Services, Job Training
Mission: The arc davidson county & greater nashville is a family-based organization that promotes, protects, and advocates for the right of people with intellectual/developmental disabilities to live self-determined, meaningful lives in inclusive communities.
Programs: Independent support coordination - program provided through arc for individuals who have received a medicaid waiver. Arc provides independent support coordinators (isc) who work with approximately 25 families per month. Each year an individual support plan is implemented that includes goals and accomplishments that should be met by the disabled individual within the coming year. On a monthly basis, the isc monitors the living conditions, physical needs, medical situation and other factors of the person with disabilities. 334 clients served this year.
family support - families receive reimbursement (up to $1,000/year) for various out-of-pocket expenditures, including vehicular modification, personal assistance, equipment, nutrition or other types of services that would allow families to keep their mentally retarded family members at home. 787 clients served this year.
development & membership-maintain grassroots membership by distributing newsletters, organizing conferences and making the organization more visible to the community.
educational advocacy provides free of charge to families of children with disabilities from birth through age 21. The arc's education advocates help families address concerns about their children's educational goals, program or progress and support them in participating more effectively in the development and implementation of their children's education programs. The arc employed two paid education advocates and supported volunteer advocates who were trained through vanderbilt kennedy center.