Arc of Moore County is an advocacy organization that works at the local, state, and national level to encourage new and better opportunities for inclusive living, working and leisure for people with disabilities. Services include:

• Respite Care
• First in Families of the Sandhills
• Advocacy

Respite Care

The Arc’s Respite Care Program provides quality care for the individual with a disability while giving family members short-term relief from their day-to-day caregiving routines.

The Program’s primary goal is to offer a community-based service to families so that they might be more supportive of their family member with a developmental disability living in the home.

Respite Options:

In-Home Respite: Families and the individual with a disability are carefully matched with a trained care provider who will come to the home to provide short-term relief to the family caregivers. The Respite Coordinator first will visit the family and then introduce one or more care providers to the family and facilitate finding a good match.

Community outings: Trained care providers will accompany the individual on outings such as shopping, movies, dining, etc. at the consumer’s request.

Group outings:  A trained care provider can be the chaperone of a small group (2-4) individuals of the same peer group for community activities such as bowling, movies, dining, etc. on a pre-arranged monthly basis.