Canada Dry Potomac Corp. Donated Essentia Water!

Canada Dry Potomac Corp. Donated Cases of Essentia Water to The Arc of Howard County!

Act of #Covid19Kindness….Huge shout out to Phil Swanson and Ryan Swanson of Canada Dry Potomac Corp! The big Green Canada Dry truck came to The Arc of Howard County and unloaded a whole palette of donated bottled water — 54 Cases of Essentia Water! Our residential homes, staff and the people we support thank you so much! People are good!


Thank You from The Arc of Howard County for the Many Acts of #COVID19Kindness!


Here at The Arc of Howard County we continue to be Humbled and Amazed by the Outpouring of Love and Support from the Community! Please enjoy this video of just some of the many “gifts” we have been given during this crisis. We have a long way to go and are still in need of donations and your support…but we know we can get through this together!
Please enjoy this video! Special shout out to John Reasner Productions!!

To learn more about The Arc of Howard County, visit The Arc of Howard County website. To donate to The Arc of Howard County’s COVID-19 Relief Fund for the purchase of masks, face shields, PPE, gowns, hand sanitizer, cleaning and disinfecting supplies, and more, donate to The Arc of Howard County.


Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Doctors Donate Stress Balls

Stress Ball from Johns Hopkins Medicine-Orthopaedic Surgery

Friday’s #Covid19kindness shout out…Dr. Uma Srikumaran and Dr. Savyasachi Thakkar from Johns Hopkins Hospital – Department of Orthopaedic Surgery for their kind donation of 150 Stress Balls! We are putting together comfort bags for people we support. We put out the call for stress balls and were contacted immediately by these wonderful professionals at Johns Hopkins! People are good!

Stay Cool, Stay Stress Free and Stay Safe this Weekend!


Local Organizations Award Grants to The Arc of Howard County

Nurses and DSPs Ready for Shift Wearing PPE, Gowns, Gloves, Masks, and Face Shields

Thank you to the Horizon Foundation for the COVID-19 Emergency Grant!

Thank you to Dimensional Health Care for the grant honoring The Arc of Howard County’s employees who have gone above and beyond during this time of crisis!

Thank you to the Community Foundation of Howard County for the 2020 Community Grant Award!

We appreciate your generosity and outstanding service to the community!


Howard County Chamber Donates Masks

Howard County Chamber Donates Masks

Today’s #Covid19kindness shout out goes to Howard Chamber of Commerce! Thank you to President, Leonardo McClarty, Director of Membership, Ronny Nadiv and all of the Chamber for donating much needed face masks to The Arc of Howard County! The Arc continues to support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities everyday during this pandemic! Thank you for remembering us and for helping to keep the people we serve and our staff (who are Covid-19 Heroes!) safe during this pandemic.


The Arc of Howard County Selected for HoCoRespond COVID-19 Emergency Funds Grant!

The Arc of Howard County Selected for HoCoRespond COVID-19 Emergency Funds Grant

The Arc of Howard County was recently selected for a HoCoRespond COVID-19 Emergency Funds Grant. Thank you to the Community Foundation of Howard County, the Horizon Foundation, the United Way of Central Maryland, and the Women’s Giving Circle of Howard County for supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities!


There’s No Place Like Home

Throughout this COVID-19 Crisis, our Direct Support Professionals, LPN’s and staff have been Heroes, working to keep everyone healthy, happy and safe! We hope you enjoy this video, made by Holly and John Reasner and featuring music by Uncle John Sawbriar!

Always remember, we are not Stuck in our Homes, we are Safe in our Homes and at The Arc of Howard County…There is No Place Like Home♥️

To learn more about The Arc of Howard County, click here. To donate to The Arc of Howard County’s COVID-19 Relief Fund for the purchase of masks, face shields, PPE, gowns, hand sanitizer, cleaning and disinfecting supplies, and more, click here.

Letter to Families on Residential Supports-June 28, 2020


MISCellaneous Distillery Donates 150 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer!

MISCellaneous Distillery Donates 150 Bottles of Hand Sanitizer!

Today’s act of #COVID19Kindness goes out to Chad Ferguson of MISCellaneous Distillery for donating 150 bottles of hand sanitizer to The Arc of Howard County comfort bag program! This is the distillery’s SECOND hand sanitizer donation to The Arc of Howard County! Thanks to Chad, MISCellaneous Distillery’s Operations Manager, for continuing to answer the call for more PPE!


Target Marketing Group Donates 100 Masks!

Target Marketing Group Donates 100 Masks!

Today’s Act of #COVID19Kindness goes out to Flora Betro of Target Marketing Group for generously donating 100 masks! Thank you Flora and Target Marketing Group for supporting The Arc of Howard County, our Essential Workers and the people we serve!