The Arc’s services are varied and numerous. They are tailored according to the individual’s and family’s needs and are driven by their own choices. The Arc of Frederick County works to guarantee people with intellectual and developmental disabilities the same rights and opportunities enjoyed by other citizens. The Arc helps people exercise the right to be contributing members of society, to receive quality education, to be gainfully employed, to live in desirable homes, to have friends and families, and to direct their own lives.