April 13 - "After I'm Gone" Program. Topic: Estate Planning for Your Future. Attorney Roxanne Chang will discuss the importance of establishing an estate plan to handle the future needs of your child with a disability. Special Needs Trusts, ABLE Accounts, Power of Attorney and Patient Advocate designations, Wills and Letters of Intent will be [...]
The Arc NW would like to offer a BIG and heartfelt Thank You to all the individuals, businesses and organizations who sponsored the Dinner Dance this year. Thank you, Everyone, for your generous contributions!
The Arc NW Athletic Program Basketball Teams, the Hotshots and Lightnings, are going to the State Special Olympic Tournament! Click here to see the video! Use the password : 3333
LANSING – To promote greater awareness and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, Gov. Rick Snyder has proclaimed March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month in Michigan. Statewide, 180,000 adults and children have a developmental disability.
We welcome you to watch & listen as members of The Arc NW share their stories and tell you about some of the programs and services offered here at The Arc NW. The Arc NW is primarily an Advocacy organization, however. Our strength and purpose is found in our membership and we lead and inspire [...]
The March 2017 issue of The Arc NW Newsletter is here!
March 6 - Focus Group on the SIS (Supports Intensity Scale). Are you interested in providing feedback? At Community Living Services, Inc. 35425 Michigan Ave., W., Wayne, MI. Two Sessions: 8:30- 10:00am - Case Managers, Supports Coordinators, Peer Mentors. 10:30 - Noon - Persons Receiving Services, Family Members. To Register, or if you have questions, [...]
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder is proposing a 2.8 percent increase in the state's fiscal 2018 health and human services budget, but no additional funding for mental health integration pilot projects or potential cutbacks in federal Medicaid funding. Read the full article in CRAIN'S Detroit Business
Click on the link below for information and tips on navigating the IEP process. Empowering Parents as Partners- Advocacy and the IEP Process 2017
Eligible applicants for these trainings are adults with DD and parents of minor (under age 18) children with DD. More information and application forms are available at: www.arcmi.org/projects/leaders-policy-advocacy
