Our core values of respect, collaboration, and empowerment drive everything we do. 

Our mission is to empower people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families to lead better lives by providing a lifetime of high-quality services, family support and advocacy. We work hard to provide the kind of individualized services that can really help make a difference to an adult… to a child… to a family. Services provided are designed to maximize choice and to support people, as they build quality lives within the St. Louis community.

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Annual Giving Tree – 2025

It’s time for our Annual Giving Tree! We need your help to make a child’s holiday joyous and bright this year!   Each year the St. Louis Arc asks for the community’s help with our Holiday Giving Tree, a program established to ensure that all children in the Arc’s children’s programs have presents for the…

St. Louis Arc BRAVO Certificates

Celebrating 75 Years of Inclusion and Service in the Community  In celebration of the St. Louis Arc’s 75th Anniversary, we, as an organization, have been saying BRAVO! to organizations and businesses throughout the community who partner in our mission of inclusion for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.   This initiative has been so well received that we…

75th Anniversary Gala

Thank you for supporting the St. Louis Arc’s 75th Anniversary at the Ritz-Carlton on November 1!  With your generosity, we raised over $1.2 million for Arc programs! Below you’ll find links to photos and videos from the event. Your participation made this an extra-special celebration of the Arc’s 75th anniversary. A special thank you to our presenting sponsor, the Steward…

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