The sport of kayaking is now part of the unified recreation services. Darlene participated in a new venture in the summer and fully embraced paddling down Deer Creek at Eden Mill Nature Center. Many recreation options are offered for both children and adults with disabilities throughout Harford County.

Recreation Support Services

Recreation Support Services at The Arc was designed to meet the overall needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities as well as to have a positive impact on health outcomes including socialization and physical fitness.

People with intellectual and developmental disabilities' decreased participation in recreation and leisure negatively impacts on life satisfaction as well as achievement of desired outcomes for employment and independent living. Thanks to a grant for the Department of Education, The Arc has designed a new and promising strategy for increasing participants and families knowledge, choice, access and participation while expanding the capacity of community recreation and leisure organizations' ability to fully include people with disabilities.

Some of our Recreation Opportunities are as follows:

• Unified Recreation...activities that are composed of adults with and without developmental disabilities including basketball, football, bocce and kayaking.
• Plein Air Painting at the Anita Leight Estuary Center
• Participation in area health clubs

According to our Health Services Department, As a result of our recreation services initiatives, the people we support are more conscientious of the need to exercise and are making healthier food choices.

For more information about Recreation Services or joining a Unified Sports Team, please contact 410.836.7177 x 424 or email cseymour@arcncr.org

Download Recreational Opportunities
Download the Recreation Request Form

Community Open Air Studio

Thank you for your support of local, and inclusive arts!!

Check out the post on www.harfordneighbors.net, www.culturalartsboard.org, and Facebook. 

Contact the Harford County Cultural Arts Board at 410-638-3527 for more information.

*Made possible by a partnership between the Harford County Cultural Arts Board, The Arc Northern Chesapeake Region, and the Harford Artist's Association.

For more information please contact Chass Seymour, Unified Sports Coordinator for Special Olympics Harford County and Recreation Coordinator for The Arc NCR.   410-836-7177 x424 cseymour@arcncr.org