In April, community leaders and members of Arundel Community Development Services Inc., a nonprofit organization committed to creating affordable housing opportunities and improving the lives of low-income individuals through community development, joined in opening the doors of a new affordable and accessible home in Millersville. This five-bedroom dream home is complete with Americans with Disabilities […]

The Arc Central Chesapeake Region has been hosting a golf tournament for 20 years now and this year’s was simply the best! On May 7th, our community came together to play some golf and, more importantly, raise some money for children and adults with developmental disabilities. This year our friends helped to raise $50,000 – that’s 35% more than last year! Which means that more people will be able to live, work, play, and THRIVE in the community. Please consider joining us May 6, 2019, for the 21st Annual Golf Tournament!

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We at The Arc Central Chesapeake Region, are committed to providing people with intellectual and development disabilities (I/DD) the opportunity to gain independence. We are pleased to share that we opened the doors to our first completed affordable and accessible home in Millersville.  

Located at 8319 N. Veterans Highway, Millersville, MD, The Arc’s Millersville home features 5 bedrooms—4 bedrooms on the main level with 2 ADA bathrooms and a fully accessible kitchen with an ADA ramp off the back of the home. Additionally, the home includes an in-law suite in the basement, which has 1 bedroom and 1 bathroom, a kitchen and living room. Construction began mid-June 2017 and the home was completed in March 2018. The completion of The Arc’s Millersville home marks a milestone in the organization’s goal of developing statewide opportunities for independent housing for people with I/DD.

“We hope the Millersville home will help the community see the value and need for us to create many more ADA accessible and affordable homes that allow people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in our community the opportunity to own or live independently, in a home that suits their needs,” said CEO of The Arc Central Chesapeake Region, Jonathon Rondeau.

The Arc Central Chesapeake Region and its Chesapeake Neighbors subsidiary work with housing specialists throughout Maryland to find homes, assist in securing funding and provide home-ownership training. With the help of Arundel Community Development Services, Inc. (ACDS), a nonprofit organization committed to creating affordable housing opportunities and improving the lives of low-income individuals through community development, the Millersville home was designed to follow the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines for accessibility.

“The Arc, along with the support of ACDS, are in a position to replicate the achievements of the Millersville home across the Anne Arundel County and Eastern Shore,” said Rondeau. “However, similar to first-time home buyers, we too are being faced with the challenges of ‘the seller’s market’ of skyrocketing pricing and competitive purchase bids. We would like to rally the business community, especially those in real estate, to help us navigate a solution that would benefit both the seller and our goal of creating more affordable and accessible living opportunities for people with intellectual and development disabilities who want to live independently.”

“They call me Nonni,” she said, gazing fondly at the two boys playing in the living room. “And sometimes they call me mommy because really they are like my fourth and fifth children.” Sonya is a single mother, raising her two grandsons, Rylee, 5, and Aiden, 3. She has had custody of both boys for […]

SEVERN, MD (Oct. 5, 2017) – The Arc Central Chesapeake Region (The Arc), a nonprofit committed to providing individuals with developmental disabilities the opportunity to gain independence, live their dreams, and pursue happiness, officially breaks ground on the construction of its new headquarters and community outreach center.

In July 2014, The Arc Central Chesapeake Region launched an employment initiative in partnership with the United States Naval Academy.  Kelly Adams joined the program as an intern to develop workplace skills with the goal of successful employment in her community, ultimately earning a job at the Naval Academy. Kelly was embraced by her USNA […]

This week, we are celebrating Direct Support Professional week to honor the hundreds of frontline staff across our programs that make a difference in the lives of those we serve. Together you are creating equity and opportunity so people with disabilities have access to live, work and play as included members of their community.

Looking at the astronaut figurine on the window sill, you would think Danny ordered it from one of the collector’s catalogs on his desk. “It’s funny that,” he said.  “I went to buy it, and they told me they didn’t have it.  I was like, oh man.  So I made it.” That’s how many of […]