The Arc of Hancock County, Indiana
- Advocates for individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities(i/dd)
The Arc of Hancock County, Indiana
- Advocates for individuals with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities(i/dd)
Respect
R - Remember, We're only human.
E - Even though we are different -
We are equal.
S - Speak up for your rights
P - Please be kind to others
E - Everyone deserves a chance
C - Courtesy is the way to treat
other people
T - Think before you speak
A collaborative poem created by the DreamMakers Advocates Group of The Arc of Hancock County
Copyright 2009
**Thank you for treating all people with respect!**
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- The Arc of Hancock County is affiliated with The Arc of Indiana and The Arc of The United States. Our members guide our Board of Directors in their decision making. For Membership Application information please phone or E-mail. Thank You.
Dennis Porter
Executive Director
(317)462-3727
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Our Staff & Volunteers
Executive Director - Dennis Porter
Email: dennisthearc@gmail.com
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Officers
Pres. - Debbie Mowrey
Vice Pres. - Susan Geesa
Secretary - Janice Cassell
Treasurer - Teresa Cook
Past Pres. - Janice Cassell
Directors
Janie Bruns Phyllis Gillingham
Heidi Lind Aubrey Quinn
Lynn Wybiril
Self-Advocates
Jacob Arland Ted Kukulka
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Board Meetings - 4th Tuesday of Month
Begins at 7:00pm -
Address: 141 Green Meadow Drive, Suite 3
Greenfield, IN 46140
Phone: (317) 462-3727
Our Mission
The Arc of Hancock County promotes and protects human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities(i/dd) and supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
Our History & Purpose
The Arc of Hancock County is a nonprofit, nonpolitical, and nonsectarian organization that was formed April 1961 by concerned parents of children with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities(I/DD).
The purposes of The Arc are:
A. To promote the general welfare of persons with developmental disabilities in Hancock County and elsewhere;
B.To foster development of programs in their behalf;
C. To encourage research related to developmental disabilities.
D. To advise and aid parents in the solution of their problems and to coordinate their efforts and activities.
E. To develop a better understanding of the problems of persons with developmental disabilities by the public;
F. To cooperate with all public, private and religious agencies and professional groups in the furtherance of these ends;
G. To associate with and support the Arc of Indiana and Arc of the United States to promote the common cause.
H. To serve locally as a clearinghouse for gathering and giving out information about developmental disabilities.
I. To promote education for the prevention of I/DD birth defects.
Upcoming Events
2023Arc Events
January - Annual Membership Meeting
March - Disability Awareness Month
May - Circus Carnival (Drive Thru)
June -July Discovery Camp
October - Halloween Dance,
Trunk or Treat
November- Fall Membership Meeting
Current Programs
Quarterly Advocates Program & Social Funfests
Discovery Camp - A day camp every Summer at Agape. Up to 150 children learn how to ride & care for horses.