The Arc Volusia Promotes Life Management Coordinator Raven Ventura

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Aug. 22, 2016 - PRLog -- The Arc of Volusia is pleased to announce they have hired Raven Ventura as their Life Management Coordinator.

Ventura has been with the Arc of Volusia at their Deland campus since December of 2015 as a program assistant.

"I really enjoy working with the clients and getting to know everyone. People are so happy to be here, which is just one of the reasons I love working at the Arc," said Ventura. "At the Deland campus I worked with a much smaller number of clients, so it's nice to be around a lot more people," she added. She encourages anyone interested in hosting approximately 10 clients and staff at their business or organization in Volusia County for a short tour, can contact Raven at 386-247-4736.

Born in California, Ventura moved to Florida in September of 2015, and currently lives in Daytona Beach. Before working at the Arc of Volusia, Ventura worked at a group home for disabled adults.

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 peoplewith 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.

The Arc Volusia has their annual Buddy Walk and Family Fun Day scheduled for October 22^nd in DeLand, FL. More information can be found at: http://www.ds-stride.org/arcvolusiabuddywalk.