If you cannot find a local chapter, contact The Arc national headquarters as noted below. Chapters differ in their services and interests, offering a diverse array of activities and opportunities for becoming involved with the lives of children and adults with mental retardation and their families. There are many successful parent support groups. Citizen advocacy and self-advocacy programs, recreational activities, public education efforts and employment programs also are available through many local chapters. It is likely that your talents and skills are needed by a chapter in your community.
Members automatically receive The Arc Today, the association's quarterly national newspaper.
All local and state chapters receive The Arc Now monthly, another resource of news and information, and The Arc's Government Report, which is published twice monthly and offers a detailed examination of governmental activities touching the lives of people who have mental retardation. The Arc, a national organization on mental retardation, is committed to securing for all people with mental retardation the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of where and how they learn, live, work and play. Return to The Arc's Home Page.