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This resolution designates Monday, June 2, 2025, as The Arc Appreciation Day in Louisiana, recognizing the organization's seventy-year history of advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The Arc of Louisiana is highlighted as the state's largest grassroots advocacy organization with over ten thousand members across twenty-two local chapters, which works to help individuals with disabilities live to their fullest potential. The resolution acknowledges the organization's core value of "putting people first" and details its comprehensive services, including advocacy at state and federal levels, interaction with key state disability services offices, and local chapter services such as early intervention, personal care assistance, supported employment, and independent living support. By passing this resolution, the Louisiana House of Representatives formally honors The Arc's ongoing efforts to support and empower individuals with disabilities and expresses hope for the organization's continued success in its important mission.

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