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Causes: Civil Rights, Disabilities, Disabled Persons Rights, Education, Mental Health
Mission: The arc of east central iowa empowers people with intellectual and related disabilities to engage in lifelong opportunities to live, learn, work and play with dignity, freedom and full inclusion in their communities.
Programs: Respite program: provides qualified care to individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities.
community integration: services are provided in a community-based setting that focuses on improving life skills, and to participate meaningfully in the community. Emphasis is on individuals choosing their activities and assisting in the planning process.
supported community living (scl): provides regularly scheduled sessions to assist people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live inclusively in the community through designing a skill based training program intended to assist the consumer in becoming more independent in their home and community.