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Holiday Donations Appeal 2025

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Sonya and her DSP enjoying a sporting event.

November 2025
 
Dear Friends,
 
Each winter, The Arc reflects on the previous year and celebrates the partnerships we have established which help promote inclusion in our community with joy and a sense of great accomplishment for the people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As we rewind this past year, we are reminded how fragile the social service systems that are intended to serve our most vulnerable citizens truly are. While the heart of what allows The Arc to triumph on remains strong, the resources people we serve need have been reduced. This year, we humbly ask for your help with a sense of great urgency!

The Arc responsibly leverages fundraised, state, and federal dollars with volunteer support and paid staff so that we can provide the supports people need to live in their own homes; maintain careers where they use their passion, talents, and skills in the workforce; and make connections in third places that are meaningful to them.

It is often not recognized by individual citizens that Federal Medicaid doubles the number of people with disabilities that the State of Maryland, and The Arc, can help. Cuts to Federal Medicaid trickles down to impact a variety of lifelines that affect people’s home-life, jobs, community involvement, health, and safety. These cuts are being exacerbated as prices rise; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and other benefits are cut; understaffed eligibility departments fail to meet their own internal processes which ultimately unjustly disqualify people for services they truly are eligible for and create a bottleneck for people entering services; and special education services are threatened.

Kind, caring, and knowledgeable Support Coordinators and Direct Support Professionals from The Arc stand in partnership with each person and family and help them maneuver through these times. The Arc is the only agency in Frederick County that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities from birth through the Future Planning process in both English and Spanish. The Arc’s ability to remain a trusted, responsive resource is because our community cares.

This year we ask that you please give generously and join The Arc in being a part of the collective community voice that demonstrates that people with disabilities will be protected and cared for, now and in the future!

 

Gratefully,

Shauna Mulcahy
Executive Director

 

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In the course of its regular fundraising activities, The Arc of Frederick County will accept donations of the following: money, securities, real property, and personal property. The Arc of Frederick County may elect to refuse gifts of cash, securities, real estate, or other items of value if there is reason to believe that such gifts are incompatible with the mission of the organization, conflict with its core values, or would create a financial, administrative, or programmatic burden. The Executive Director will refer questionable gifts to the Board of Directors for guidance on a case-by-case basis. Arc staff are encouraged to bring to the attention of the Executive Director any concerns they may have about the appropriateness of accepting any gift. The Arc of Frederick County may elect to refuse gifts of any type if the potential gift poses a conflict of interest -- including but not limited to real conflicts of interest, appearances of conflicts of interest, or perceived conflicts of interest. When donations are accepted with restrictions, those conditions will be honored. If The Arc of Frederick County cannot meet those conditions, staff will ask the Board of Directors for guidance about returning the donation or requesting modifications in the donor's conditions. Requests by donors to remain anonymous, have their names removed from mailing lists, or to restrict appeals will be honored. Information about donors that should be private will not be made public. Donors will not be subject to excessive pressure when solicited for contributions. The Arc of Frederick County does not share our donor lists with outside organizations, with the exception of The Arc of the United States and The Arc of Maryland. Donors may request that their names not be shared with these two organizations. The Arc of Frederick County does not hire outside fundraisers or pay fundraisers on a percentage basis. Volunteers who solicit contributions for The Arc of Frederick County will be monitored by the Board of Directors.

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