Would you like to learn how to express your commitment to the goals of The Arc of Fort Bend County? You could do this through a
planned gift
. Once you have provided for loved ones in your will, you may want to include a gift of money, stock or property to The Arc. Your gift will be a lasting tribute to your concern for the advocacy, services and programs The Arc provides, while guaranteeing our long-term future. For information about how to include The Arc of Fort Bend County in your charitable giving plans, click here, or contact:
281-494-5923.
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Thank you to our Donors:
Ben Bono
Boy Scouts of America Troop 1424
Curtice Commercial Real
Estate, Inc.
Brigit & Andrew Engleman
Ecolab Foundation
Avis& Richard Goldy
Wen Guerra
Jason Husselman
Robin & Gary Krueger
Wei Ma
Bob Moody
Hansa Patel
Mary Jo Patterson
Preactive IT Solutons
Jose Ramos
The Holloway Jones Law
Firm, PLLC
Sonya, Courtney & Mark Kennedy
Eric, Monica, Christopher, Eric & Nicholas Lloyd
Jonathan Lucio
Brian & Charles Mertz
Ehime Okojie
Grant Wheatley
Jarred Wittman
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Nine Months Makes All the Difference
September 9, 2016, is Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Awareness Day (FASDay). This day was first celebrated on 09/09/99 so that on the ninth day of the ninth month of the year the world will remember that during the nine months of pregnancy a woman should abstain from alcohol.
Alcohol is one of the most dangerous teratogens - more damaging to an unborn baby than tobacco, crack, cocaine, marijuana or heroin.
To raise awareness of the importance of FASD Prevention, The Arc of Fort Bend offers a free, 60-minute training webinar developed for healthcare providers about the dangers of drinking alcohol while pregnant. A "kit" containing resource materials, lapel pins and patient brochures is provided to healthcare providers participating in the prevention awareness project.
Oakbend Medical Center, under the leadership of Joe Freudenberger, CEO; Donna Ferguson, COO; Sue McCarty, Vice President/Administrator and Linda Drummond, Director of Public Relations, has the distinction of being the first hospital in the U.S. to implement the project system-wide.
To date, Access Health, Fort Bend County Women's Center, Sugar land Med-Ped Clinic and Sweetwater OB GYN Associates have also implemented the project!
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The Arc of Fort Bend is again hosting the
Saturday, September 24, 2016
Dulles High School Practice Football Fields (near tennis courts)
550 Dulles Avenue
Sugar Land, TX 77478
Opening ceremonies: 8:00 a.m.
Come watch athletes from all over the Gulf Coast Region
demonstrate their skills!
Help is needed for score keeping, water delivery, take down, team assistants, etc.
Watch for our Volunteer Sign-Up Portal beginning August 26 on
The Arc's home page!
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Compliments of:
One family's experience with a child on the spectrum is at the heart of a drama which premiered on television this summer.
The British show "The A Word" debuted in July on SundanceTV.
The one-hour drama, which aired on BBC One earlier this year in the United Kingdom, focuses on a "messy, extended family with a child with autism at its center," the cable network says.
The show's first episode finds 30-something parents Alison and Paul Hughes living with their teenage daughter Rebecca and son Joe, a boy who's thought to be eccentric with a need for routine and who is never without his headphones.
But when Joe's extended family convenes for the boy's fifth birthday, it becomes clear that his issues may run deeper.
Joe's subsequent diagnosis with autism serves to "magnify and exaggerate the tensions and fault lines" in a multigenerational family that also includes Joe's grandfather and his aunt and uncle who are working to repair their broken marriage.
"The A Word," which garnered strong ratings in the U.K., is based on an Israeli series called "Yellow Peppers."
"There is something very, very special about this show," said executive producer Sara Johnson, who herself has a child with special needs. "It's a gorgeous family drama that has an issue lightly laying at the heart of it. A lot of people can understand having a child who has differences, not feeling the same as other parents, which is something I have understood throughout my journey and have worked very hard to try and help other parents with."
SundanceTV started airing the six-episode series July 13, at 10 p.m. ET. Episodes are available online at sundancetv.com
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Coming to Houston
Tuesday, October 18
Watch upcoming months for more information!
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STAR Kids Program Coming Soon
STAR Kids is scheduled to start on
November 1, 2016.
The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) released this short video to help educate people about STAR Kids.
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| Texas STAR Kids Introduction |
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Guardianship & Alternatives to Guardianship
Information Session
Date: Thursday, September15, 2016
Where: University Branch Library
14010 University Blvd.
On the U of H Sugar Land Campus
Sugar Land, TX
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
This session is designed for families who are considering
obtaining legal guardianship of a loved one.
Contact Kirk Monroe at 281-232-7701 or visit
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Calling All TwentySomethings
Are you interested in participating in legislative advocacy?
We will provide a 2 hour training session for TwentySomethings members and their caregivers. Please take our 2 question survey to help us pick a convenient time/day for the training.
Legislative advocacy will be an ongoing TwentySomethings project during the 2017 session of the Texas Legislature. Who knows, we may even take a road trip to Austin!
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Education and Parent Support
Do you have an ARD coming up?
Get prepared! Get organized!
Schedule an appointment to analyze
progress reports
and discuss ARD/IEP issues
September 3
Parent Support Group 
for school-aged children
with special needs
Cindy Villarreal's Home
4515 Riley Way Lane
Sugar Land, TX 77479
281/980-8058
281/494-5924
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Kids/Youth Activities
Enroll your child in The Arc's Kids/Youth Group. Complete and submit the Kids & Youth Group enrollment form today. Enjoy the fun!
Activities are planned throughout the school year for children with developmental disabilities, their families and friends.
Reservations required for participation at all activities.
Contact Cheryl Sewell for reservations:
[email protected]
or 281/494-5924
September 17
Main Event Entertainment
Stafford
9:00 am to 1:00pm
RSVP required by August 19
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Upcoming Adult Social Rec Events
The Arc's Adult Social Recreation Program is a members-only club for individuals with I/DD living in Fort Bend County. There is an application process that is updated each year.
Contact Nancy Dobert for a registration packet and more information on the requirements for this program.
RSVP's are mandatory for all events.*
September 17
Sugar Land Skeeters Game
Constellation Field
6:05 pm
September 26
Fort Bend County Fair
Fort Bend County Fairgrounds
Refreshments, dance & carnival rides
5:00 pm -9:00 pm
September 30 
Dance at St. Theresa's
Refreshments & DJ
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Saturday Bowling
AMF Stafford Lanes
4919 South Main 
Stafford, TX 77477
September 10, 17, 24
2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
281/494-5926
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| Our Mission Statement The Arc of Fort Bend County ensures opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to maximize their quality of life within our community. |
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