- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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12 people are interested
Are you good with power tools? Transform Abilities is looking for you!
ORGANIZATION: The Arc Jacksonville
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- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
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12 people are interested
Transform Abilities is a grassroots business concept where people with intellectual disabilites and or mental health needs earn money while learning new skills.
Through The Arc Jacksonville, Transform Abilities provides adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) the opportunity to embrace their creativity and showcase their talents. With the help of volunteers, individuals take found pieces and transform them into functional pieces of furniture or de cor. From conception to construction, the individual is an integral part of each step. This results in a final product that is not only a beautiful, but also the expressions of someone's self. With every piece, a life story is being told.
Help us to create these pieces by volunteering with Transform Abilities! This opportunity is perfect for people who are handy or are skilled in working with power tools.
To learn more about the program, contact: Transform_Abilities@arcjacksonville.org
More opportunities with The Arc Jacksonville
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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
1050 N. Davis AveJacksonville, FL 32209
DATE POSTED
March 14, 2016
SKILLS
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
- Group
REQUIREMENTS
N/A