The Arc of Frederick County

The Arc of Frederick County assists persons with developmental disabilities and their families to obtain the services they need and want in order to become as independent as possible and to enjoy quality of life within our community.

The Arc of Frederick County hosts a wide variety of support groups for parents, families and individuals. This allows us to reach out to people in different ways and continue to meet ever-changing needs of individuals and families. We frequently receive many requests for different support groups as individuals and families want the opportunity to discuss a variety of topics in a safe and open setting. We currently offer the following Support Groups: Parent Support Group, Mother’s Support Group, Hispanic Support Group, Brain Injury Support Group, Sibling Workshops and Parents’ Day Out. The Arc believes in serving families holistically so it is critical to offer different groups to meet the needs of different audiences (and to make sure no one is getting overlooked or unnoticed).

The Arc of Frederick County is anticipating budget cuts on a statewide level and this will require The Arc to cut back on specific programming and unfortunately we will need to scale back our time spent on support groups. We would like to apply monies raised through The Unity Campaign towards our efforts for support groups as we know it is a very valuable resource for individuals and families. The Arc of Frederick County greatly values the opportunity to be a part of The Unity Campaign as its collective impact on the Frederick community is incredible. It is important for members of the Frederick community to see all of the nonprofits working together to serve Frederick. By donors seeing the greater impact, it adds leverage to those requesting donations.