The Arc Blog

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Meet the Benders: You are not alone

Meet the Benders! Jean and Paul Bender were first introduced to The Arc Minnesota over 30 years ago when they

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Thank you to dads like Bill and Milt!

The Arc Minnesota honors the many parent advocates who have been part of our community since we were founded 75

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Meet Amy Jo!

“I want to go back [to college]… I want to write a book about my life,” says Amy Jo. Amy

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Meet Chad!

“About five years ago I was in need of help with finding accessible and affordable housing.”  Meet Chad! Chad’s lives

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News |
Volunteer Appreciation Month—we appreciate you! 

April is Volunteer Appreciation Month, and we wanted to take a moment to honor and appreciate the 2,800 people who volunteered with

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Stories |
Local business expands with help from microgrant

Keith owns his own business, FreeSpirit North. He hand dips 100% silk scarves and turns them into beautiful accessories. These

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Events |
Microgrant helps local author publish book of poetry

Author John Fransen is passionate about writing poetry and dreamed of publishing his work. He applied for funds from the

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How a microgrant helped one woman save for a home and college

Margaret Ann needed help with transportation so she could keep her job while she completed a training program and looked

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How $500 Changed Ben’s Life

The Minnesota Microgrant Partnership offers grants to people with disabilities, asking them “How could $500 change your life?” In the

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How a filmmaker met her goals with the help of the Minnesota Microgrant Partnership

Ayesha is a filmmaker from the Twin Cities. She recently premiered her short film “Little Men” at the Riverview Theater!

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Development |
Yes I Can! – Katie McDermott

Self-advocacy is important to The Arc’s Advocate Associate, Katie McDermott. To Katie, self-advocacy empowers her to give back. Katie initially

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Yes I Can! – Melvin Haagenson

Melvin has been a volunteer on our Self-Advocacy Advisory Committee for many years. To him, self-advocacy means that people with

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