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If you rely on The Arc of Connecticut for information and advocacy, then please consider making a donation.
Our mission is to protect the rights of individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) and to promote their inclusion in all aspects of their communities. In 2021, The Arc Connecticut worked with individuals with IDD, families, qualified providers, community partners, state and federal legislators, and state agency leadership to improve the quality of life of individuals with IDD during the COVID-19 pandemic. We are truly grateful for the coalitions, conversations, testimony and letter-writing that resulted in the legislative and administrative outcomes below:
Secure state budget funding for the next two years that will stabilize the direct support workforce and private providers;
Include people with IDD in the state’s workforce development plans and lower the barriers to employment in vocations requiring technical education;
Enable visitation by essential support persons in long term services and supports settings;
Increase the accessibility of voting for all people;
Increase the potential array of affordable housing available in Connecticut;
Increase access to COVID-19 vaccines for individuals with IDD living in their own or family home;
Enable qualified providers to retain the difference between revenues and costs.
With a very small staff and limited resources, The Arc Connecticut has always been at the forefront of successfully reversing the most devastating cuts and in challenging our state to do better. We stand ready to continue to lead the fight to not only protect, but also to expand and improve services. But to do that, we need your help.
Your donation today will help The Arc Connecticut ensure that the voices of people with I/DD and their families continue to be heard, and that the hope and possibility of a great life in the community for people with IDD becomes a reality.
Thank you,
Win Evarts, Executive Director
