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Our mission is to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families to lead better lives by providing a lifetime of high-quality services, family support and advocacy. We work hard to provide the kind of individualized services that can really help make a difference to an adult… to a child… to a family. Services provided are designed to maximize choice and to support people, as they build quality lives within the St. Louis community.

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2025 Winter Leisure Times

Winter 2025 Leisure program registration is now open! The new 2025 Winter Leisure Times is here!! Explore the new opportunities, and sign up TODAY! Spaces fill up quickly, so don’t miss your chance to register now. To view a complete copy of the Winter 2025 Leisure Times Brochure, Click Here. The registration deadline is Monday,…

Annual Giving Tree – 2024

It’s time for our Annual Giving Tree! We need your help to make a child’s holiday joyous and bright this year!   Each year the St. Louis Arc asks for the community’s help with our Holiday Giving Tree, a program established to ensure that all children in the Arc’s children’s programs have presents for the…

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Connecting at the Neighborhood Beauty Shop

The Neighborhood Experiences summer project is a steppingstone for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, ages 16-21, on their way to employment. Arc participants serve as volunteers with organizations or businesses they are interested in and practice hard and soft employment skills while making meaningful community connections. Through this experience, 14-year-old Arc participant ALeah discovered…

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