As the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the Arc Michigan needs your support and commitment more than ever. We are all living through an unprecedented event, with new public policy challenges emerging almost daily. Over the past 18 months, the Arc Michigan has had to refocus our day-to-day efforts to address: the threat […]
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One Family’s Story of Moving From an Institution to the Community
We Were Afraid of Change, But The Arc Was There When Amy was born in 1967, her family was told that she needed to live in an institution to get the medical care and services she needed due to her inability to speak and move independently. Her family followed doctor’s orders and placed in her […]
Michigan’s Direct Care Workers Need Your Help!
Today’s labor market means it’s harder than ever for people with mental illness and developmental disabilities to keep their Direct Care Workers on the job. Families and employers are stretched to the limit as they try to coordinate care for people whose needs aren’t going away, even though the workers who help them are. Our […]
