Organizations Filed Purposes:
THE ARC OF ALACHUA COUNTY IS A COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATION PROVIDING A CONTINUUM OF EXEMPLARY SERVICES, SUPPORTS, AND ADVOCACY TO ASSURE THAT PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES CAN ENJOY RESPECT AND DIGNITY AND BE FULL PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY.
RESIDENTIAL SERVICES - THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PERSONS SERVED IN ALL RESIDENTIAL SETTINGS WAS 103. WE SERVED 59 INDIVIDUALS WITH PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME AND 44 INDIVIDUALS WITH OTHER INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN GROUP HOMES OWNED OR LEASED BY THE ARC OF ALACHUA COUNTY. THE ARC ADDITIONALLY SERVED 16 INDIVIDUALS IN PERSONAL SUPPORTS WHICH PROVIDES SERVICES IN THE CLIENT'S OWN HOME NOT LEASED OR OWNED BY THE ARC AND IS STAFFED WHEN THE CLIENT IS HOME. LASTLY, 9 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN SUPPORTED LIVING WHERE SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN THE INDIVIDUAL'S OWN HOME AND ARE NOT STAFFED WHEN THE CLIENT IS HOME. SUPPORTED LIVING SERVICES ARE PROVIDED FOR AN HOUR OR TWO EACH DAY TO HELP WITH SPECIFIC TASKS SUCH AS BILL PAYING, CLEANING, GROCERY SHOPPING, ETC. THE GOAL OF ALL RESIDENTIAL SERVICES IS TO TEACH THE INDIVIDUAL SELF-CARE, DAILY LIVING SKILLS, AND SELF-MANAGEMENT SKILLS IN ORDER TO BECOME MORE INDEPENDENT AND SELF-SUFFICIENT. EACH PERSON HAS AN INDIVIDUALIZED PLAN WITH GOALS AND OBJECTIVES SPECIFIC TO HIS OR HER OWN ABILITIES AND DESIRE TO LEARN. OBJECTIVE DATA IS TAKEN ON TRAINING PROGRAMS RELATED TO THESE PLANS. REGULAR REPORTS ARE MADE TO OVERSIGHT AGENCIES AND PLANS ARE UPDATED AT LEAST ANNUALLY OR AS THE PERSON LEARNS SKILLS AND INDICATES NEW PREFERENCES.
LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT - A TOTAL OF 134 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THESE ARE NON-WORK TRAINING PROGRAMS WHICH TYPICALLY TAKE PLACE AT THE ARC'S MAIN FACILITY DURING THE DAY. INDIVIDUALS WHO ATTEND THE PROGRAM FOCUS ON SELF-CARE, DAILY LIVING SKILLS, EXERCISE, PROPER NUTRITION, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND SOCIALIZATION ACTIVITIES. THE LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OPERATES FOR 6 HOURS EACH WEEKDAY. INDIVIDUALS ARE TRANSPORTED TO THE MAIN FACILITY FIVE DAYS PER WEEK FROM THEIR HOMES AND RETURNED TO THEIR HOME AT THE END OF THE DAY.
CONTRACTS & WORK PROGRAMS - THERE WERE 108 INDIVIDUALS THAT EARNED WAGES BY OR THROUGH THE ARC RECYCLING, PRODUCTION, OR SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS. THE RECYCLING PROGRAM INCLUDES SECURE DOCUMENT DESTRUCTION, PAPER BAILING, AND THE SALE OF THESE PRODUCTS TO WHOLESALE DEALERS. THE PRODUCTION PROGRAM ASSEMBLES AND PACKAGES MATERIALS FOR LOCAL COMPANIES SUCH AS THE ALACHUA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE, REGENERATION TECHNOLOGIES, AND CROM CORPORATION. FINALLY, 10 INDIVIDUALS WERE SUPPORTED IN PRIVATE BUSINESS JOBS THROUGH THE ARC'S SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM. THE GOAL OF THE CONTRACTS AND WORK PROGRAMS IS THE EMPLOYMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL/DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING AND KEEPING EMPLOYMENT IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark Swain | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $154,098 |
| Scott Daniels | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dereck Criner | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Pat Beach | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Dr Timothy Garvey | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Adele Elchert | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| William N Williams Phd | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Naomi Williams | DIRECTOR | 0.5 | $0 |
| Tom Rothrock | PAST PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Cathy L Costello | SECRETARY | 0.5 | $0 |
| Ben Doerr | TREASURER | 0.5 | $0 |
| Eric Parker | VICE PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
| Stephen Tanner | PRESIDENT | 0.5 | $0 |
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