The Mon-Arc of Monroe, Inc. is a non-profit organization, made up of parents, professionals and concerned citizens. Established in 1962, the ARC exists to improve the welfare of all citizens with developmental disabilities, while providing and promoting services on their behalf.

 

When a child is diagnosed with a development disability, life changes for everyone in the family.  Unique challenges are present requiring accommodations, perseverance, and sacrifice in order to make life a fulling experience for the person with the disability.  Advocacy comes from the heart and is instinctive to most families.  Advocacy emerges and must be cultivated into a skill.

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But sometimes families need help to become effective self-advocates. The educational, medical, and other service systems cam seem complicated and intimidating to families. This is the main reason the Mon-Arc of Monroe, Inc. is available today. The ARC offers the opportunity to learn, to be supported, to assist your family member in receiving what he/she needs, and to support others.

 

Advocacy is an ongoing effort and commitment, which begins at birth and is a necessary part of each family's life together. It is the ARC's promise to you to assist you in this process.