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|name=ARC The Arc Gateway

|executiveCEO=[[Donna FassettMelissa Rogers]]|boardCOO=[[Linda BloomCathy Lauterbach]], president<br/>|CFO=[[Peter MougeyDaniel Buryj]], vice president<br/>[[Kathy Anthony]], treasurer<br/>[[Jacquie Wallace]], secretary|board=

|website=[http://www.arc-gateway.org/ arc-gateway.org]

'''ARC The Arc Gateway, Inc.''' is a non-profit organization that serves children who have or are at risk of developmental disabilities as well as adults with developmental disabilities.

ARC (usually pronounced as three letters, not "arc") was initially an acronym for "Association of Retarded Citizens," but was deprecated as the phrase "mentally retarded" grew in disfavor and officially changed in [[2002]].<ref>[http://www.sunbiz.org/COR/2002/0124/00784290.tif Record of name change]</ref>

ARC The Arc Gateway dates back to [[1947]], when a small group of local parents opened a one-room school house for their own developmentally disabled children. The parents drafted an organizational constitution in [[1954]], appointed [[Pearl Nelson]] their first president, and became members of the state and national [[Wikipedia:Arc of the United States|Associations for Retarded Children]].

Over time, the parents who began ARC The Arc Gateway developed new programs, including the Pollak Activity Center and the Pollak Rehabilitation Workshop, day programs that gave developmentally disabled adults opportunities to learn and work. Programs for children continued to expand as well. In [[1974]], ARC Gateway began the Infant Stimulation Program, and in [[1977]], the Pearl Nelson Center became the Pearl Nelson Preschool, serving children ages two to five. ARCArc's first group home, the Women's Residential Training Center, opened in [[1978]].

ARC The Arc Gateway now serves provides programs and services to more than 850 1,200 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Our programs ranging from early intervention and servicesinclude Early Intervention, Children’s Therapy, Vocational Training, Recreation, Employment, Transportation, Education, pediatric therapy and child care Residential Support and help to retirement programs for senior citizens. Day programs include selfprovide life-help training, basic academic classes and work enhancing opportunities at ARC which promote independence and throughout the community. Residential programs include six group homes in the community and support for individuals living in their own homesinclusion.

==Board of Directors, 20082020-0921==

*[[Linda BloomThomas Greek]], president*[[Peter MougeyKathy Anthony]], vice president*[[Kathy AnthonyJoseph McNair]], treasurer*[[Jacquie WallaceAngela Carter]], secretary*[[Monroe WatleyAngela Eddy]], past president*[[Betty ButlerTracy Carreola]]*[[Bob DandridgeJennifer Carter]]*[[Carol FordBeej Davis]]*[[Jay GallacherHal George]]*[[Jay GazaniScott Grissett]]*[[Jim HobbsChris Jaubert]]*[[Bob KentRobin Jones]]*[[Todd King]]*[[Britt Landrum III]]*[[Fawn Lewis]], M.D.*[[Robert McDaniel]]*[[Lee MagahaJim Longsworth]]*[[Kenny MorganBarrett McClean]]*[[Jean NallBecca McKeithen]]*[[Lori NeSmithKaren Mansfield]]*[[Alan NickelsenMarsha Nelson]]*[[Cameron SmithStephen Rampersad]]*[[Dedra ThompsonKelley Rowland]]*[[Bobby TronuBill Seedes]]*[[Ellen VinsonKaren Shell]]

*[[John WelchTodd Torgersen]]*[[Joyce Young]]*[[Patricia Young]]*[[Marie Young]]*[[Dix Darby]], honorary member*[[L. B. PollakMike Wiggins]], honorary memberEmeritus

*[http://www.arc-gateway.org/aboutusabout-the-arc-gateway/history/index.php History of ARC Gateway]