Deborah Moffat spoke to the club as the Executive Director of The Arc of Grosse Pointe and Harper Woods.
The Arc, operating out of St Michael’s Church in GP Woods, works to ensure that people with cognitive, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities and their families, friends, educators, and medical providers receive the support and services they need, are accepted in their communities, and have maximum control over their own lives.
With a budget of $200,000, one full time employee, many part-time employees, and a 15-person van, the organization offers these individuals, from age 9-24, all sorts of after school, weekend, and summer opportunities. Examples include visiting the Riverwalk, the Detroit Zoo, Greenfield Village, Selfridge AFB, and an EMU football game. They also ride two- and three-wheel bikes on Lochmoor Club’s cart paths when it’s closed on Mondays and swim at the GP Shores Park two times a week.
All of these activities allow the individuals to interact and help each other. To learn more, visit www.thearcgp-hw.org.