Concerned Community Members Stepped Up Big!

Thank you to all the Families and the Community who donated to The Arc of Howard County! We appreciate You!  

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Shout Out to Putting on the Ritz Catering for Donating Soda!

Act of #COVID19Kindness...shout out goes to Bobby Mitchell owner of Putting on the Ritz Catering who was so sweet to donate cases of soda for the people we support and staff! Thank you!

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Canada Dry Potomac Corp. Donated Essentia Water!

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…

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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"…

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Johns Hopkins Orthopaedic Doctors Donate Stress Balls

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…

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Local Organizations Award Grants to The Arc of Howard County

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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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!

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Howard County COAD Donates 300+ Masks!

Today's Act of #COVID19Kindness goes out to Howard County Community Organizations Active in Disaster (COAD). COAD's Leila Mahlin heard about The Arc of Howard County's critical need for masks and has already donated 300 masks made by the amazing people…

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Feed Howard County and La Palapa Grill & Cantina Donated 100 Meals!

Thank you once again to Feed Howard County for working with La Palapa Grill & Cantina in Ellicott City to provide 100 meals to staff and the people we support! Everyone loved the new version of "Taco…

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Project SEARCH Howard Class of 2020 Virtual Ceremony. Congratulations!

  Today, we celebrate the Project SEARCH of Howard County class of 2020! This morning, a virtual ceremony was held to celebrate the accomplishments of the interns who completed this school year long work program. All of…

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Heroes Work Here!

A Big Thank You to Vanessa Antrum at Maryland Association of Community Services (MACS) for featuring Senior Residential Program Manager Rhonda Braswell, Residential Managers Marie Ndjock, Warnette Owens-Moultrie, Jessicia Chaney today! Thank you for your support of The…

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“Imagine” Living Life to the Fullest

Imagine" living life...to the fullest. "Imagine," a new video from The Arc of Howard County, features people with intellectual and developmental disabilities doing just that...living their best lives. The "Imagine" video was produced by Pam Long Photography featuring…

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“The Pineapple Express” Friend Group Donate 2 iPads!

Today's #COVID19Kindness shout goes to a group nicknamed "The Pineapple Express." These women heard how challenging connection is for the people we support, made even more important by social distancing during the pandemic, and decided…

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Masks, Gloves, Gowns, and PPE Are Donated To The Arc of Howard County

Gowns, safety gloves, face shields, masks, mask clips, and other PPE are in demand daily at The Arc of Howard County's 35 residential houses. Thank you Michele and Robert Pouliot of Murphy Business & Financial Services, LLC,…

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Local Distilleries Donate Hand Sanitizer and Cleaning Alcohol to The Arc of Howard County

Hand sanitizer goes fast these days. To keep up with demand, The Arc of Howard County reached out for help. Local distilleries stepped up. MISCellaneous Distillery and Sagamore Spirit came through with large quantities of hand sanitizer, while Barton 1792 Distillery donated alcohol…

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