Contact Information

11600 Nebel Street
Rockville, Maryland 20852
Telephone: (301)984-5777
FAX: (301)816-2429
TTY: (301)881-1548
E-mail:
Web Address: www.arcmontmd.org

Other Office Locations:
Montgomery Primary Achievement Center
10611 Tenbrook Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Karasik Center
10611 Tenbrook Drive
Silver Spring, MD 20901

Family Infant And Child Care Center
332 W. Edmonston Dr.
Rockville, MD 20852

Respite Services of Montgomery County
11621 Nebel Street
Rockville, MD 20852

Vocational Services
603 Southlawn Lane
Rockville, MD 20850

Transportation
10501 New Hampshire Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20903

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Services Offered

Family Support Services, Supported Employment, Vocational Day Program/Sheltered Workshop, Day Habilitation Program, Resource Coordination, Individual Support Services, Individual Family Care, Respite Care, Community Supported Living Arrangements, residential services, transportation, Behavioral Support Services, Summer Programs/Camps and Vacations.

Individuals have the Following Types of Disabilities:
Autism, Behavioral Problems, Blindness/Severe Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy, Epilepsy, Seizure Disorder, Mental Retardation, Specific Learning Disability, Speech/Language Impairment, Deafness/Severe Hearing Impairment, and other undetermined Disabilities.

Number of Individuals Currently Being Served: 1250

Ages Served: Birth through adulthood

Home Region of DDA: Southern

Counties Served: Montgomery County, Prince George's County

Year Established: 1958

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Mission Statement

The Arc of Montgomery County (The Arc, MC) aims to provide supports, advocacy and choices for people who have mental retardation and related developmental disabilities and their families. Through creativity, flexibility and the individual planning process, The Arc, MC will maximize the use of community resource and supports necessary to include people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities in their neighborhoods.

Unique or Distinctive Qualities

The Arc of Montgomery County is unique and distinctive in that it is the largest private agency serving people with developmental disabilities and their families in Montgomery County. Established in 1958, the organization is overseen by a volunteer board of directors and represents a 2006 Arc voluntary membership of 3505 members. It is a member of The Arc of Maryland and The Arc of the United States.

Discuss How Your Agency Has Utilized The "Ask Me!" Survey Results.

As A result of The Arc, MC's participation in the "Ask Me!" Project, staff began to think about ways the agency can increase and improve its information-gathering from program participants and other stakeholders whom the agency supports. In the past two years, the agency has revised its Residential and Vocational Satisfaction Surveys to improve the quality of input The Arc, MC is able to glean through these surveys. The Arc, MC has encouraged increased participation of program participants in self-advocacy activities as a way of learning more about the wants and needs of the individuals the agency supports. Residential supervisory staff have begun implementing regularly scheduled unit meetings for staff, program participants and supervisors, to increase opportunities for communication on issues related to quality of life.

The "Ask Me!" Survey Results is available for the general public

Discuss your quality assurance practices, including any agency accreditations

The Arc of Montgomery County is CARF accredited for all its services. The Arc, MC has, thus committed to an ongoing, agency-wide effort to provide high quality services to individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The Arc, MC maintains a Quality Assessment Plan which addresses agency efforts in the areas of Safety, Behavior Support, Admission and Discharge, and incident reporting. The Arc, MC also collects data on stakeholder satisfaction through regular distribution of satisfaction surveys to program participants, family members, staff and other stakeholders. The Arc, MC employs a full-time Quality Assessment Coordinator who directs all agency quality assessment-related efforts.

How Does Your Agency Support People In Becoming Active Members Of Their Community?

The Arc supports and actively works to ensure that individuals have opportunities for full inclusion within the community. The Arc provides all supports necessary to ensure that individuals with developmental disabilities work and /or play in the community. From employment opportunities, community based living opportunities. Inclusion leisure time, volunteers and through natural supports, every individual is supported and encouraged to be a full part of life in Montgomery County.

Steps Individuals Must Take to Apply for Services

Individuals, family members, other service providers, or the DDA can make referrals to The Arc, MC. Applicants must complete the DDA application form as well as the ARC, MC addendum to the DDA application. The Arc, MC's interview and intake process is initiated once the individual has approval for DDA funding. The Admission and Discharge Committee grants final approval of admissions or discharges based on the outcomes of interviews, program visits, team recommendations and program participant/family preferences. Individuals applying for services which are not DDA funded must complete similar application forms but not incorporated in the DDA funding process. These applicants apply directly to the programs by which they will be served and approval is granted by those programs and/or their regulating entities.

Special Considerations/Comments: The Arc of Montgomery County encourages all interested persons to join the Arc and become actie at the local county level, the state level and the national level. Membership information is available on the agency's membership section of the webpage

Funding Sources: The State of Maryland, Montgomery County, United Way, grants/foundations/philanthropic institutions, private donations and charitable giving to the oragnization which 501 C3 tax-exempt nonprofit corporation

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