Adopt a Special Friend Program

The Elrod Center is partnering with the Human Development Center of Arkadelphia to meet the needs of people in our community that have developmental disabilities.  With “Adopt a Special Friend” you could become a support system for someone in the Arkadelphia Human Development Center by visiting them weekly, sending them mail, and making them smile.    Your personal interaction can help them develop communication and social learning that they could not get any other way. 

There are always many other ways that you can volunteer at the Human Development Center. 

• Painting crafts in the workshop. 
• Recreational events and theme nights
• Administrative work
• Lifeguard
• Grounds Work
• Medical
• Horseback Riding
• Training Areas (Adult Enrichment Services, Supported Employment Services, Vocational Training Services, and Community Integration Services)

If you are interested in “Adopting a Special Friend” or any other volunteer opportunities, please contact:

Judy Duvall at duvallj@obu.edu or

Sharon Mohammed at Sharon.Mohammed@arkansas.gov.