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Association for Real Change ARC England

ARC England is a charity working to improve the quality of life for people with learning disabilities. Our mission is to empower individuals and influence real change that puts them at the center of decision-making and in the heart of their communities. Learn more about our history, projects, and impact.

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Association for Real Change ARC England

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  1. Association for Real ChangeARC England Back to the 80’s, forward to the future LOGO’s Lisa Lenton, ARC England Director

  2. ARC’s purpose and vision Our purpose is to improve the quality of life for people who have a learning disability by supporting anyone who is involved in the planning or delivery of support and services. To aim to enable/empower and influence real change that puts people with learning disabilities: • at the centre of decision-making • and in the heart of their communities

  3. The ARC Timeline • 1976 – ARC was formed - Association of Residential Communities for the Retarded • 1982 – ARC was incorporated as a charity • 1995 – Lisa White, our longest serving employee, joined us • 1998 – ARC started to have a presence in Scotland and Northern Ireland • 2001- UK Regionalisation Project started – opening ARC branches across the land

  4. The ARC timeline cont’d • 2002 – CRB checks were provided by ARC • 2002/3 – ARC started to administer WDF • 2008 – our Qualifications Centre was re-located from Evesham to Chesterfield • 2009/10 – ‘Safety Net’ was launched – pioneering work on ‘mate crime’ • 2011 – Winterborne View – co-signatories to the concordat • 2012 – 2015– ‘Creating an Ordinary Life’ Active Support project

  5. Did you know? Since 1996 we have been awarded £24m in project funding across ARC UK. Topics over the years include: • National Induction Project • Active Support • BME Communities – Charter for Inclusion • Money • PA Net – Personal Assistants and PA Employers • Safety Net – mate crime awareness • WDIF – Training Peer Trainers • Sexual Exploitation Awareness

  6. Did you know? (2) • Between 2002 and 2017 we have dispersed nearly £9m in funding from DH/Skills for Care to Adult social care employers in England • 2015 ARC England got its very own Director for the first time • ARC England has 6.5 FTE staff in England • Our E-newsletter, Real People reaches over 2500 contacts and stakeholders • We have 116 members across England

  7. How we do it…

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