ARC OF HARRISONBURG AND ROCKINGHAM INC
620 SIMMS AVENUE, HARRISONBURG, VA 22802 www.hrarc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE ARC OF HARRISONBURG AND ROCKINGHAM ACTIVELY SUPPORTS AND ADVOCATES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES (DD) AND WORKS TOWARD THEIR COMMUNITY INCLUSION AND ACCESS.

THE ARC PROVIDED 47 ADULTS WITH I/DD TO/FROM HOME AND COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION. CONSUMERS ENGAGED IN 5,504 HOURS OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT, 1,463 HOURS OF CENTER-BASED SERVICES AND RECEIVED 2,915 HOURS OF IN-HOME SUPPORT IN 2020 DESPITE THE PANDEMIC.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT (CE) AND COMMUNITY COACHING (CC) SUPPORT AND FOSTER INDIVIDUALS' ABILITIES TO ACQUIRE, RETAIN, OR IMPROVE SKILLS NECESSARY TO BUILD POSITIVE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, INTERPERSONAL COMPETENCE, GREATER INDEPENDENCE, AND EMPLOYABILITY. CE PROVIDES A WIDE VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES TO FACILITATE AND BUILD RELATIONSHIPS AND NATURAL SUPPORTS IN THE COMMUNITY, WHILE UTILIZING IT AS A LEARNING ENVIRONMENT. CC PROVIDES ONE-ON-ONE CE COACHING FOR CONSUMERS WITH ONE OR MORE SIGNIFICANT BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATING ON A CE TEAM. THE ARC PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED SKILL BUILDING SUPPORT NEEDED FOR THE PERSON TO FULLY ENGAGE IN COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. COMMUNITY COACHING IS OFFERED FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED. ONCE THE BARRIER IS MITIGATED, THE INDIVIDUAL JOINS A CE TEAM. COMMUNITY SERVICE-LEARNING IS AN IMPORTANT ASPECT OF CE. THE "ARC ANGELS" VOLUNTEER WITH MEALS ON WHEELS, SALVATION ARMY, SENTARA RMH, ASBURY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, HOPE DISTRIBUTED, AND ELKTON AREA COMMUNITY CENTER TO NAME ONLY A FEW. 47 PERSONS PARTICIPATED ON CE TEAMS (3 TEAM MEMBERS AND A DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL). CE AND CC TAKE PLACE WHEN EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES OCCUR NATURALLY: DAYS AND EVENINGS, WEEKDAYS AND WEEKENDS. THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020 SERVICES WERE PROVIDED IN PERSON. WHEN IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE PANDEMIC WAS HERE TO STAY, WE DEVELOPED A VIRTUAL DAY SUPPORT PROGRAM AND WORKED WITH FAMILIES TO ENSURE THEY HAD INTERNET ACCESS, A DEVICE, AND A ZOOM ACCOUNT AND KNEW HOW TO USE THEM. FAMILIES WHO DID NOT HAVE DEVICES WERE LOANED LAPTOPS OR IPADS TO ENSURE THEIR PARTICIPATION. EACH ZOOM SESSION IS 2 TO 2-1/2 HOURS IN DURATION. SESSIONS ARE OFFERED EACH MORNING AND AFTERNOON 5 DAYS PER WEEK WITH OCCASIONAL WEEKEND EVENTS SUCH AS DANCES, GAME AND MOVIE NIGHTS. SESSIONS TYPICALLY INCLUDE ICE BREAKERS, SOCIAL TIME, CURRENT EVENTS DISCUSSION, AND EXERCISE BREAKS. MUSIC THERAPY, YOGA, COOKING CLASSES, TOURS OF MUSEUMS, PLANETARIUMS, AQUARIUMS, AND SPACE ARE OFFERED AS ARE TOURS OF LOCAL BUSINESSES. VIRTUAL PROGRAMS HAVE OFFERED INDIVIDUALS, WHO WOULD OTHERWISE HAVE BEEN ISOLATED, THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAINTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH THEIR PEERS AND DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS, ENGAGE IN STIMULATING ACTIVITIES, LEARN NEW THINGS, HAVE FUN, INTERACT WITH COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS, AND GET EXERCISE.

SUPPORTED IN-HOME AND RESPITE CARE ARE ONE-ON-ONE DAY, EVENING, AND WEEKEND PROGRAMS WHICH WORK WITH INDIVIDUALS ON PERSON-CENTERED PLAN GOALS AND OUTCOMES IN THEIR OWN HOME AND IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS TYPE OF CARE PROVIDES FAMILIES WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE A MUCH-NEEDED MOMENT FOR THEMSELVES WHILE THEIR LOVED ONE IS IN THE CARE OF A TRAINED PROFESSIONAL. 2,915 HOURS OF IN-HOME AND RESPITE CARE SUPPORTS WERE PROVIDED DURING THE YEAR.

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