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CDBG FUNDING REQUEST APPLICATION <br /> I. GENERAL INFORMATION <br /> A. Proposed Activity <br /> Arc is requesting $1,000 from the City of Centerville CDBG funds. <br /> Funds will be used to support the most essential services offered <br /> to residents of Anoka County and specifically the City of <br /> Centerville. <br /> These services encompass a wide range of activities including <br /> leisure services, information and referral services; one -to -one <br /> advocacy and problem solving with adults with disabilities and <br /> the Toy and Adaptive Equipment Lending Library. Arc has over 650 <br /> members in Anoka County and provides direct services to an <br /> estimated 900 to 1,000 people in the county. Arc provides <br /> information and direct serve to approximately 50 people from the <br /> City of Centerville. <br /> Arc has provided these services to Anoka County and the City of <br /> Centerville residents for over ten years and would welcome the <br /> continued support of the City through CDBG funding. <br /> Community Needs Addressed by this Project: <br /> Adult services: Over the years, services for adults with <br /> developmental disabilities have focused on assisting people to be <br /> productive, participating members of their home communities. <br /> Emphasis has shifted from large institutional residential <br /> services to typical community homes serving four to six people, <br /> and supported employment in typical jobs rather than large <br /> sheltered workshops serving only people with disabilities. This <br /> change has proven to be successful - adults with mild to moderate <br /> disabilities are participating in their communities and working <br /> in jobs that contribute to the community and adults with more <br /> severe disabilities are finding opportunities to be more <br /> involved. <br /> Arc has been instrumental in supporting legislation to make these <br /> changes possible and providing one on one assistance to adults <br /> with disabilities and their families to access the services <br /> available. Arc provides information and support to adults living <br /> in group homes and individuals living in your city. For these <br /> individuals, community participation is a personal goal and also <br /> a challenge given the limits that a developmental disability <br /> places on a person. <br /> Through the Arc individual advocacy program, People First Group <br /> and information and referral services Arc provides one on one <br /> support to adults with developmental disabilities to help: <br /> identify supports and services to live successfully in the <br /> community; apply for services and complete intake processes; <br /> resolve problems and issues with services; identify and access <br /> 1 <br />