Causes: Developmentally Disabled Centers, Disabilities, Human Service Organizations, Human Services, Job Training
Mission: The Arc is an association formed in 1950 by family members and friends of people with mental retardation. Today there are 120,000 members and nearly 1,000 state and local chapters. The primary objective of the Arc is to secure for all people with mental retardation the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of where and how they learn, live, work, and play. The Arc is further committed to reducing the incidence and limiting the consequence of mental retardation through education, research, advocacy, and the support of families, friends, and the community.
Results: The Arc of Jefferson County was recently awarded grants from the Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities and the Wachovia Foundation. The funding was used to start The Arc’s RecyclABILITY Program, a business that provides affordable and eco-friendly on-site shredding services to local businesses in the Greater Birmingham and surrounding areas. The RecyclABILITY team and shredding truck will travel to your businesses and shred documents on location. Documents will be shredded and then recycled by The Arc of Jefferson County to promote a greater degree of environmental awareness.
Target demographics: individuals with intellectual disabilities
Direct beneficiaries per year: hundreds with intellectual disabilities to reach their maximum potential by providing advocacy for consumers and their families and by providing a comprehensive array of services to promote education, employment, and independence.
Geographic areas served: Jefferson County, Alabama
Programs: RecyclABILITY employs individuals with intellectual disabilities who have learned job skills and training and who are now ready to enter the job market. This business not only promotes greater independence for many of the individuals enrolled in Employment Services, but also provides an eco-friendly and competitively priced on-site shredding business to many Birmingham businesses and organizations.
Mission: The Arc is an association formed in 1950 by family members and friends of people with mental retardation. Today there are 120,000 members and nearly 1,000 state and local chapters. The primary objective of the Arc is to secure for all people with mental retardation the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of where and how they learn, live, work, and play. The Arc is further committed to reducing the incidence and limiting the consequence of mental retardation through education, research, advocacy, and the support of families, friends, and the community.
Results: The Arc of Jefferson County was recently awarded grants from the Alabama Council for Developmental Disabilities and the Wachovia Foundation. The funding was used to start The Arc’s RecyclABILITY Program, a business that provides affordable and eco-friendly on-site shredding services to local businesses in the Greater Birmingham and surrounding areas. The RecyclABILITY team and shredding truck will travel to your businesses and shred documents on location. Documents will be shredded and then recycled by The Arc of Jefferson County to promote a greater degree of environmental awareness.
Target demographics: individuals with intellectual disabilities
Direct beneficiaries per year: hundreds with intellectual disabilities to reach their maximum potential by providing advocacy for consumers and their families and by providing a comprehensive array of services to promote education, employment, and independence.
Geographic areas served: Jefferson County, Alabama
Programs: RecyclABILITY employs individuals with intellectual disabilities who have learned job skills and training and who are now ready to enter the job market. This business not only promotes greater independence for many of the individuals enrolled in Employment Services, but also provides an eco-friendly and competitively priced on-site shredding business to many Birmingham businesses and organizations.
215 21st Ave South, Birmingham, AL 35205
205-322-9055
Disabilities
Birmingham
