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During these controversial times amidst COVID-19 and economic instability, Arc of Acadiana has noticed the power that community can bring to the workplace and our surroundings based on the impact and environment of our resale stores.

Watching our own small Arc of Acadiana society, along with some of our pillar contributors, come together to get our stores back to operating normally has really shed light on the power of people coming together.

Keep reading to get our perspective on how coming together with other like-minded folks in the community can help calm the calamity and bring forth more peace and community in our local societies.

In this blog, Arc of Acadiana wants to take the opportunity to spotlight one of our organization's heroes and our Program Manager: Lacie Dunn.

Keep reading to see why we chose her for this role and qualities she exhibits that continue to push her and Arc of Acadiana forward. 

Our retail stores are now open and serving our Acadiana public once again.

We are excited, but still not overlooking the safety of our employees and customers during the current COVID-19 pandemic.

Keep reading to learn more about all the safety precautions we are taking to ensure our workers, members, and the community stay safe and healthy while shopping our stores.

We are so very excited to welcome back our community of shoppers and supporters! Our resale shops are fueled by YOU through community donations and sales which fund Arc of Acadiana’s vocational programs serving people with developmental disabilities in Acadiana.

Keep reading to learn more about our official reopening!

Arc of Acadiana's Day Programs meet the social, recreational, and employment readiness needs within our I/DD community.  Meeting these needs impacts clients in a powerful way. These programs enhance quality of life and empower for future success for more than 420 people! We want to share more with you about someone who plays an integral part of our success at Arc of Acadiana.

During our current country's COVID crisis, we want to highlight a special group of heroes in our Arc of Acadiana family: our Nurses.

In this blog, Arc of Acadiana wants to take the opportunity to spotlight one of our organization's heroes and our Program Manager: Angela Clymer-Norris.

Keep reading to see why we chose to promote her into this role and what her Day Program Division is all about.

At Arc of Acadiana, we are committed to securing opportunities for all people with intellectual disabilities to live full, productive, happy lives.

And our team, comprising of Home Managers, Coordinators, QIDPs and Schedulers all play an integral part in making that possible. Keep reading to discover how each of them help pave the way to provide ample opportunity for our clients to thrive.

Arc of Acadiana privatized Northwest Supports and Services Center in Bossier City, a state Intermediate Care Facility for the developmentally disabled, nearly 8 years ago.