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Arc for the River Valley The Arc offers a wide variety of exciting and stimulating activities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

There are more than 4.6 million Americans who live with an intellectual or developmental disability (I/DD). At the local level, in Sebastian and Crawford counties alone, 25% of children/adults are living with a "cognitive disability" that impacts their lives. These individuals need services and support to become valued, contributing members of their communities. The Arc for the River Valley focuses on providing recreational activities as well as advocacy and educational support for individuals with I/DD and their caregivers. The Arc serves a membership of over 460 members. With your past support we were able to continue to keep our member dues low, to keep our activities and events free, and to provide free snacks and drinks to members. To continue our current services as well as add new ones, we need your continued support. Due to the economic issues, 2020 was a difficult year financially for all non-profits. Please consider giving a tax deductible donation to the Arc for the River Valley. Your donation will help us continue to provide support and services to those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Arc for the River Valley is a proud United Way partner agency. Please feel free to stop by our office and see for yourself the wonderful work we do here! Francy Ford
Executive Director

Mary Wolter
Office Manager

"Being disabled should not mean being disqualified from having access to every aspect of life." -Emma Thompson

First Art class of the New Year!🧑‍🎨The Arc is happy to have our members back with a fun art activity to celebrate the Ne...
07/01/2026

First Art class of the New Year!🧑‍🎨
The Arc is happy to have our members back with a fun art activity to celebrate the New Year 🥳 Each member made their own beautiful and colorful posters to commemorate this new and exciting year. Let us know which one was your favorite! We're excited for this new year with our members 🧡

06/01/2026
It is that time again to get ready for Night to Shine!
06/01/2026

It is that time again to get ready for Night to Shine!

Reminder of our closure for this holiday season! 📆 The Arc will be closed from December 24th-January 5th. Our last day o...
21/12/2025

Reminder of our closure for this holiday season! 📆
The Arc will be closed from December 24th-January 5th. Our last day open will be December 23rd for this month. We will see our members back to regular activities on Tuesday, January 6th! We hope everyone has a wonderful time with family this Christmas and Happy New years from The Arc! 🧡

Reminder of our Christmas Lunch next Tuesday! Joining us will be very special guests from the Marines. We'd love to see ...
20/12/2025

Reminder of our Christmas Lunch next Tuesday! Joining us will be very special guests from the Marines. We'd love to see all of our members and their families there! 🎄🍴

Santa visited the elementary school next to the Arc today, and all of our members were so excited. We convinced him to s...
17/12/2025

Santa visited the elementary school next to the Arc today, and all of our members were so excited. We convinced him to stop by the Arc for an extra special surprise visit. Everyone loved taking pictures and sharing their Christmas wishes.

If anyone wants to make them come true, here’s a few things that our members asked Santa for:

Razorback Gear
Kansas City Chiefs Items
Men’s Shoes Size 9
Women’s Shoes Size 9
Toy Cars

While these were specific requests, if you feel compelled to give here are a few general items our members love:
Stickers
Stuffed Animals
Any Branded Sports Merch
Puzzle or Word Search Books

We love celebrating the joy of the holiday season with our members.

Art Class from yesterday! This weeks are class our members were able to decorate their very own Christmas trees. Lots o...
17/12/2025

Art Class from yesterday!
This weeks are class our members were able to decorate their very own Christmas trees. Lots of fun and wonderful trees just in time for Christmas next week🎄Comment below which one was your favorite!

A Christmas Lunch with The Arc! 🎄Join us Tuesday, December 23rd for a very special Christmas Lunch with The Arc at 2pm! ...
17/12/2025

A Christmas Lunch with The Arc! 🎄
Join us Tuesday, December 23rd for a very special Christmas Lunch with The Arc at 2pm! We’d love to see all of our members and their families next Tuesday and we'll also be hosting special guests from the Marines. We hope to see you there! 🎅

Reminder of our next closure for the season! We hope everyone’s staying warm and keep an eye out for any weather related...
15/12/2025

Reminder of our next closure for the season! We hope everyone’s staying warm and keep an eye out for any weather related closures as we move into the winter season! ❄️

14/12/2025

Thursday, Dec. 18th bowling will be paid for by The Arc for all of our members joining for bowling that night!

Help give back this holiday season with The Arc's Angel Tree!🎄This holiday season help purchase an Arc membership for ou...
13/12/2025

Help give back this holiday season with The Arc's Angel Tree!🎄

This holiday season help purchase an Arc membership for our members who aren't able to afford one. Memberships are $35 and are up to a whole year! Cash or check is accepted. We appreciate all the support from this past year and hope everyone has a fun holiday season! 🧡

Link for further donations: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=NXTB3R2J24NG6

Two art projects! Last week we made Christmas ornaments with a spot for our members photos, and this week we made sensor...
10/12/2025

Two art projects! Last week we made Christmas ornaments with a spot for our members photos, and this week we made sensory snowmen with Orbees! They had so much fun dyeing the water beads and putting the snowmen together.

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Monday 09:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 09:00 - 17:00
Thursday 09:00 - 17:00
Friday 09:00 - 17:00

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+14797835529

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