Guest blog from our friend Jo Booms Episode 4: Agency Culture: The Continental Divide of I/DD Services The Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) system was created to support people with I/DD so they can live happy, fulfilling lives. Yet some clients end up wi...

Guest blog by Ability Specialists After much time away, our UC Health work crew is back on the job and making positive connections four days a week. From Tuesday to Friday every week, our crew works closely with David Snapp, the Food and Nutrition Services Manager. Dav...

August 10, 2021 Our services have influenced many people over the years and in return, they have affected us! Our longstanding relationship with the Family Sports Center has been one of the most beneficial and mutual connections for years. Between the Avalanche Grill allowi...

By Jo Boom Episode 3: Life Improvement: A Cost/Benefit Analysis Welcome back! In Episode 2 of Tales from a Backyard Front, we looked at a situation in which there was a gap between who the IDD system thought a man with IDD was and who he really was as a person. This misun...

My name is Kristen Taylor. I was an intern this summer at arc Thrift Stores’ corporate office. I am from Atlanta, Georgia, and I am majoring in sociology and minoring in political science at the University of North Georgia. Growing up, I was also giving back to the community...