{"id":99,"date":"2018-11-07T19:30:34","date_gmt":"2018-11-08T00:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.neoninspire.com\/apollo\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2021-12-09T15:09:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T20:09:33","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.neoninspire.com\/arcgarcg\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fl-builder-content fl-builder-content-99 fl-builder-global-templates-locked\" data-post-id=\"99\"><div class=\"fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-photo fl-node-5bf4765f3a859 fl-row-bg-overlay\" data-node=\"5bf4765f3a859\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-row-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-5bf4765f3a5a8\" data-node=\"5bf4765f3a5a8\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5bf4765f3a659\" data-node=\"5bf4765f3a659\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5bf4765f3a703\" data-node=\"5bf4765f3a703\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n\t<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff; font-size: 42px;\"> ABOUT US<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-separator fl-node-5bf4765f3a7ae\" data-node=\"5bf4765f3a7ae\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fl-separator\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-color fl-node-5bea071bb1007 about-2-anchor-down\" data-node=\"5bea071bb1007\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-row-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-row-content fl-row-full-width fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-5bea071bdb4ae fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-center\" data-node=\"5bea071bdb4ae\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5bea071bdb72c fl-col-small\" data-node=\"5bea071bdb72c\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-creative-link fl-node-5bea095990849\" data-node=\"5bea095990849\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uabb-module-content uabb-cl-wrap\">\n\t<ul class=\"uabb-cl-ul\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"uabb-creative-link uabb-cl-style1 \">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uabb-cl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#vision\" target=\"\"  data-hover=\"Our Vision\">Our Vision<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5bea071bdb7e5 fl-col-small\" data-node=\"5bea071bdb7e5\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-creative-link fl-node-5bea0a26909de\" data-node=\"5bea0a26909de\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uabb-module-content uabb-cl-wrap\">\n\t<ul class=\"uabb-cl-ul\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"uabb-creative-link uabb-cl-style1 \">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uabb-cl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#history\" target=\"\"  data-hover=\"Our History\">Our History<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5bea071bdb898 fl-col-small\" data-node=\"5bea071bdb898\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-creative-link fl-node-5bea0a08cadb9\" data-node=\"5bea0a08cadb9\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uabb-module-content uabb-cl-wrap\">\n\t<ul class=\"uabb-cl-ul\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"uabb-creative-link uabb-cl-style1 \">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"uabb-cl-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#impact\" target=\"\"  data-hover=\"The Impact\">The Impact<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"vision\" class=\"fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-photo fl-node-5beb585c3982c fl-row-bg-overlay\" data-node=\"5beb585c3982c\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-row-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-row-content fl-row-full-width fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-5beb585c4c6b2 fl-col-group-equal-height fl-col-group-align-top\" data-node=\"5beb585c4c6b2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5beb585c4c914 fl-col-small\" data-node=\"5beb585c4c914\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5beb585c4c9d6 fl-col-small\" data-node=\"5beb585c4c9d6\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-separator fl-node-5beb7373b8c8e\" data-node=\"5beb7373b8c8e\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fl-separator\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5beb736bd9957\" data-node=\"5beb736bd9957\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n\t<h3>OUR VISION<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 20px; color: #34635d;\">The Arc of Greensboro is committed to securing for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities the opportunity to choose and realize their goals of where and how they LEARN, LIVE, WORK and PLAY.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>We believe that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are entitled to the rights afforded every American and that they demand to be included and participate as full members of the community. Here at the Arc we believe everybody deserves a choice and a voice! We believe in and support the concept of People First. The Arc believes that all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are defined by their own strengths, abilities and inherent value, not by their disability.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"history\" class=\"fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-5be9f60aa89f7\" data-node=\"5be9f60aa89f7\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-row-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-5beb64800636a\" data-node=\"5beb64800636a\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5beb648006683\" data-node=\"5beb648006683\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-rich-text fl-node-5beb63fa9cf0b\" data-node=\"5beb63fa9cf0b\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"fl-rich-text\">\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">OUR HISTORY<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-5be9f60aa8e5a\" data-node=\"5be9f60aa8e5a\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-5be9f60aa8f13\" data-node=\"5be9f60aa8f13\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-col-content fl-node-content\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-info-box fl-node-5be9f60aa908b rounded-box\" data-node=\"5be9f60aa908b\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uabb-module-content uabb-infobox infobox-left infobox-has-icon infobox-icon-left-title \">\n\t<div class=\"uabb-infobox-left-right-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"uabb-infobox-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"left-title-image\"><div class=\"uabb-module-content uabb-imgicon-wrap\">\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uabb-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uabb-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-lightbulb\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div><div class='uabb-infobox-title-wrap'><h3 class=\"uabb-infobox-title\">How we began<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"uabb-infobox-text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uabb-infobox-text uabb-text-editor\"><p>The Arc of Greensboro was organized in 1953 by parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The initial focus of this grassroots effort was changing public perception of children with mental retardation disabilities as well as educating the community about the extraordinary potential of this special population. Much time and effort was spent advocating for services for children and adults who were denied access to day care, preschool, education and vocational training programs. <\/p>\n<p>The Arc of Greensboro was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in 1961 and is affiliated with a nationwide network of similar entities that promote and advocate for opportunities that empower people with developmental disabilities to have choices as they live their lives in the community. The Arc of Greensboro is a membership organization \u2013 the members elect the Board of Directors and approve the organization\u2019s by-laws. The organization strives to recruit directors and staff who are sensitive to the community\u2019s racial and ethnic diversity, as well as the special concerns of people with disabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-module fl-module-info-box fl-node-5be9f60aa8fcf rounded-box\" data-node=\"5be9f60aa8fcf\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-module-content fl-node-content\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uabb-module-content uabb-infobox infobox-left infobox-has-icon infobox-icon-left-title \">\n\t<div class=\"uabb-infobox-left-right-wrap\">\n\t<div class=\"uabb-infobox-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"left-title-image\"><div class=\"uabb-module-content uabb-imgicon-wrap\">\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uabb-icon-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"uabb-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-award\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div><div class='uabb-infobox-title-wrap'><h3 class=\"uabb-infobox-title\">Recognition<\/h3><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"uabb-infobox-text-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uabb-infobox-text uabb-text-editor\"><p>The Arc of Greensboro is accredited by CARF International (www.carf.org), an independent nonprofit organization focused on advancing the quality of services offered to reach the best possible outcomes. We are committed to continually improving our services, encouraging feedback and serving our community.<\/p>\n<p>The Arc of Greensboro has been the recipient of awarded grants from the many organizations, including:<br \/>The United Way of Greensboro<br \/>CFGG Future Fund Grant<br \/>Lincoln Financial Foundation<br \/>Lorillard<br \/>Tannenbaum-Sternberger Foundation<br \/>Wells Fargo Foundation<br \/>CarMax Foundation<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fl-row fl-row-full-width fl-row-bg-none fl-node-61b261fcb7b11\" data-node=\"61b261fcb7b11\">\n\t<div class=\"fl-row-content-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-row-content fl-row-fixed-width fl-node-content\">\n\t\t\n<div class=\"fl-col-group fl-node-61b261fcae169\" data-node=\"61b261fcae169\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"fl-col fl-node-61b261fcae256 fl-col-small\" data-node=\"61b261fcae256\">\n\t<div 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We partner with local educational and civic organizations to sponsor activities for self advocates that provide mentoring and training to advocate for themselves.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uabb-adv-accordion-item\"\n\t\t\tdata-index=\"1\">\n\t\t<div class=\"uabb-adv-accordion-button uabb-adv-accordion-button5beb676d68c98 uabb-adv-before-text\" aria-selected=\"false\" role=\"tab\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"expandable\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uabb-adv-accordion-icon-wrap\" ><i class=\"uabb-adv-accordion-button-icon ua-icon ua-icon-chevron-thin-right\"><\/i><\/div>\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uabb-adv-accordion-button-label\" >Services<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"uabb-adv-accordion-content uabb-adv-accordion-content5beb676d68c98 fl-clearfix uabb-accordion-desc uabb-text-editor\" aria-expanded=\"true\" >\n\t\t\t<p>The Arc of Greensboro has offered vocational guidance and supported employment services since 1990 for the community\u2019s working age adults with intellectual disabilities. 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