The Arc of Opportunity in North Central Massachusetts

09/07/2026

Happy Labor Day! 🇺🇸✨ Taking a moment to celebrate the dedication, hard work, and contributions of every worker. Wishing everyone a safe, relaxing, and well-deserved holiday! ❤️

09/07/2026

The Way of The Arc Fundamental #10 Practice blameless problem-solving.

Apply your creativity, spirit, and enthusiasm to developing solutions, rather than pointing fingers or dwelling on problems. Identify lessons learned and use those lessons to improve our processes so we don’t make the same mistake again. Learn from every experience.

09/04/2026

09/01/2026

Thank you, Rollstone Bank & Trust! 🎉

We are honored to receive a 180th Anniversary Community Mini-Grant. Your support helps us continue creating opportunities, promoting inclusion, and empowering individuals with disabilities and their families across North Central Massachusetts.

We are grateful for your partnership and commitment to our community! 💙

08/31/2026

The Way of The Arc Fundamental #9 Deliver legendary service.

See every interaction as an opportunity to create an extraordinary experience. Take the extra steps to amaze people and create experiences they’ll tell others about. Do the unexpected.

08/27/2026

Every bid tells a story. Every ticket helps create opportunities.

Join us on October 16, 2026 for an inspiring evening featuring silent and live auctions, community connections, and a shared commitment to making a difference.

🎟️ Tickets are on sale now. Reserve your seat and help us continue empowering the people we support. https://give.arcofopportunity.org/checkout/44419?ticket_detail=63279

08/26/2026

🫧🦆🌳 What a fun-filled day! We had a blast chasing bubbles, saying hello to the ducks, and soaking up the sunshine at our local community parks with some coffee. So many smiles, giggles, and happy memories made along the way! 💙✨

08/26/2026

The Way of The Arc Fundamental #8: Honor Commitments by Zachary DuBois

When I think about honoring commitments, the first thing that comes to mind is being someone others can count on. In life, I’ve learned that the people who truly matter are often the ones who are dependable and follow through when they say they’re going to do something.

To me, honoring your commitments means being honest, staying true to your word, and following through even when it might be easier to slack off. It takes more character to be truthful and dependable than it does to make excuses or simply say what people want to hear. You can’t always please everyone, but you can always try your best and stay true to yourself. At the end of the day, honoring commitments means doing your best, being someone others can count on, and continuing to hold yourself to the kind of person you want to be.

Bio: My name is Zachary DuBois, and I work as a QA Specialist at The Arc of Opportunity, where I do my best to help keep things running smoothly, or at least figure out why they aren’t! Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with friends and family, fishing, and being outdoors.

08/25/2026

🌈🎨 “Art has no limits—it gives every person the freedom to express what words sometimes cannot. Every color, every line, and every creation is a reminder that ability shines brightest when we are given the opportunity to create.” 💙✨

08/24/2026

The Way of The Arc Fundamental #8 Honor commitments.

There is no better way to earn people’s trust than to be true to your word. Do what you say you’re going to do, when you say you’re going to do it. This includes being on time for all phone calls, appointments, meetings, and promises.