- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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22 people are interested
Share what you're passionate about with adults with disabilities
ORGANIZATION: The Arc Jacksonville
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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22 people are interested
Do you have a gift for gardening? Do you want to share your love of cooking? Have you mastered writing a resume and wish to teach others to do the same? The Arc Jacksonville is seeking volunteers like you to share their passions and knowledge with our community in order to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities reach their full potential. Whatever your talents are, The Arc Jacksonville will find the perfect experience for you. Volunteer today!
Some examples of skills we are looking for people to share:
- Fitness and recreation (Zumba, yoga, lead a football game)
- Independent life skills (cooking, taking public transporation, money management, hygeine)
- General life skills (foreign languages, American sign language, typing, job skills)
- Music (line dancing, square dancing, performing with your band or choral group)
- Art (photography, painting, pottery, crafts)
The Arc Jacksonville Village is an affordable, independent-living, apartment-style neighborhood designed to maximize community inclusion for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
At The Arc Jacksonville Village, residents realize their potential to live full, meaningful, inclusive and independent lives. The Arc Jacksonville Village lifestyle encourages independent living, socializing and sharing among community members AND promotes community engagement to enjoy the educational, employment and recreational opportunities found throughout the thriving metropolitan Jacksonville area.
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About The Arc Jacksonville
Location:
1050 N. Davis St., Jacksonville, FL 33309, US
Mission Statement
to serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to achieve their full potential and to participate in community life.
Description
The Arc Jacksonville has served our community’s citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities since 1965. The organization began within a grassroots movement to provide educational opportunities for special needs persons who were not well-served by the public education system. Over the decades, The Arc program has evolved and expanded to offer a wide range of services today within community settings.
Today The Arc has an annual operating budget of $7.6 million, serves approximately 400 individuals daily and provides employment for approximately 130 staff members as well as service opportunities for 24 AmeriCorps and 6 VISTA members. Services are rendered from three main locations and five group homes. In addition to the direct services provided through our programs, The Arc Jacksonville serves as a source of information and support for the entire Northeast Florida area through its advocacy program, called A.S.K. (Advocacy, Support and Knowledge).
The primary location of the agency is in downtown Jacksonville, in a multi-use complex of administrative offices, program and workshop areas and a packaging warehouse. An additional facility on the Westside provides similar programming.
The five group homes are nestled within the neighborhoods of Arlington, St. Nicholas, Ortega Farms and Mandarin. A college program for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities is on the campus of the University of North Florida.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
3675 Kirbo WayJacksonville, FL 32224
DATE POSTED
July 17, 2019
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training
- Time is flexible based on volunteer's availability.
- Must be able to pass background screenings, HIPAA certification, and attend an orientation.