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You’re invited to be an Arc Tank 2.0 Community Partner!

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The Arc Tank competition by Northeast Arc has been designed to elicit creative and ‘game-changing’ ideas from people to better the lives of people with disabilities. The concept is simple: Think big. Think bold. Be the change.

Last year over 100 applications from around the globe were submitted. Seven applications were selected to present to the Panel of Experts and to over 250 business, non-profit and foundation leaders in attendance. Three finalists were awarded funds. Each of the finalist from last year are meeting all their deadlines in developing and implementing innovative ideas that have the potential of positively affecting thousands of lives of people with disabilities, their families, and the people that support them.

As a Community Partner you will receive: 

  • Business, organization or name listed as a Community Partner on The Arc Tank website and in The Arc Tank program book.
  • Vote in our ‘Fan Favorite’ poll day of event.
  • If inspired, to have representative mentor a finalist and receive a direct introduction.

Community Partner Responsibilities:

  • Promote the contest and event through social media networks, tagging the Northeast Arc’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and/or Linked In pages at least 2x’s.
  • Have a representative attend The Arc Tank on November 27th, 2p–5p at the JFK Library.

Thank you for considering joining this fun and exciting event that will continue Northeast Arc’s vision of Changing Lives through Innovation. 

Please notify Tim Brown of your interest in serving as a Community Partner via email to TimBrown@ne-arc.org.

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Join our Sibling Scene!

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Siblings play an important role supporting their brothers and sisters with I/DD, and The Arc values and supports their contributions in many ways . The Arc’s Siblings Scene is an online community that keeps siblings informed about I/DD-related policy updates and developments, and national resources.

Sign up for the Sibling email list if you’re interested in periodic updates on our work as it relates to siblings across our network. We also invite you to contact Liz Mahar, Director, Family and Sibling Initiatives (mahar@thearc.org) to discuss your ideas about becoming more involved in The Arc’s sibling network

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New Supplemental Security Income Data Brief Released

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The Arc and University of Minnesota are excited to release a new Supplemental Security Income Data Brief. This brief looked at the experiences of individuals who provide supports to adult family members with I/DD who receive SSI. Consistent with other research, the brief highlights that adult SSI recipients with I/DD on average require significant levels of supports across a wide range of activities.

This data brief examines a subsample of data from the Family & Individual Needs for Disability Supports (FINDS) Community Report 2017. The intent of this one-of-a-kind survey conducted by The University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration, in collaboration with The Arc, is to understand the experiences of families who provide supports to a family member with I/DD.

FINDS respondents reported that their adult family members with I/DD who receive SSI face major unmet needs for services such as accessibility and employment support, transportation, in-home supports, specialized therapies, and medical services. Alarmingly, nearly half of FINDS respondents (48.5%) indicate that the support services in their community available to their adult family member with I/DD who receives SSI are decreasing. Learn more about FINDS and download this brief.