The Arc Volusia Celebrates 54 Years Serving the Community

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - May 11, 2016 - PRLog -- The Arc of Volusia is pleased to announce that they are celebrating 54 years serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) in the Volusia County area. Arc's community impact since 1962 has been to focus on education, employment, health and basic needs for their clients.

"We are continually striving to establish a culture that allows us to achieve strategies to make each day for our clients meaningful and enriching," said Brian Walton, CFO of the Arc of Volusia. "We are blessed to have the privilege to serve our clients, they truly make coming to work every day well worth it," he added. The staff and clients had a celebratory lunch at their Daytona Beach campus last month to mark the anniversary.

The Arc Volusia is a nonprofit organization founded in 1962 by parents who were concerned about their children with disabilities. Fifty-four years later, the Arc continues to lead the way in promoting awareness of the strengths and achievements of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). They currently serve 230 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities - helping them develop life skills, increase their independence, and creating opportunities for them to earn a paycheck.

The Arc's community impact focuses in four areas - education, employment, health and basic needs. The Arc Volusia is open Monday through Friday from 8:00am until 4:00pm. They are located at 100 Jimmy Huger Circle in Daytona and have a DeLand campus located at 1738 Patterson Avenue that has been in existence since 1965. They can be reached via phone at 386-274-4736, or online at www.arcvolusia.org, or https://www.facebook.com/TheArcVolusia. Those interested in assisting The Arc Volusia's clients can find out more by visiting http://arcvolusia.org/donate/ to donate or sponsor.

Pictured: Seabreeze High Schools students with special needs recently enjoyed visiting the Arc's Daytona Beach facility. It was very informative for the students to explore options for post school life after graduation.