The Arc of Southington Board of Directors is made up of parents and family members of individuals with mental retardation and related disabilities, as well as professionals in the field, self-advocates, and members of the community at large. The purpose of this is to keep the organization in close touch of the needs and preferences of people with disabilities and their families. The Arc is an organization for families and people with mental retardation. We started as Southington Association for Retarded Children. We changed the Children to Citizens.
Old habits die hard.
The identification of our agency as SARC was clearly here to stay. They speak to our mission, to how we feel about people with mental retardation, and what their lives must be about.