Building Unlimited Opportunities for People with Disabilities.

The Arc Caddo-Bossier is a private, non-profit agency that provides an array of services and
supportive programs for infants, children, teens and adults with disabilities and their families.

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Each year, the Go for the Gold 5K & Fun Run raises funds necessary for the operation of The Arc Caddo-Bossier’s Goldman School and Child Development centers. We are the only Type III, four-star licensed facilities in Louisiana serving children with and without disabilities in an inclusive environment.

Go for the Gold will be March 21, 2026, starting at 8 AM
at A.C. Steere Park in the Broadmoor Neighborhood.

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Programs & Services

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Goldman School & Child Development Centers

Goldman is a Type III, four-star licensed Child Development Center for children ages 8 weeks through 5 years old. Children with and without disabilities are given the opportunity to grow and learn together.

Click here to learn more.

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Frost Industries Employment Division

Frost is continually seeking new ways to provide meaningful employment for people with disabilities.

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Community Housing

There are eight Community Homes positioned throughout the Shreveport-Bossier area, where six-eight adults of the same gender live together with supervision from house managers and additional staff.

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GREAT Equine Assisted Services

Since 1997, The Arc Caddo-Bossier’s GREAT Program has offered equine assisted services to children and adults with disabilities.

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Conly Day Program

The Conly Day Center is an active Monday-Friday Day Program where adults with disabilities participate in arts and crafts, social outings, weekly movies, and more.

Click here to learn more.

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Community Living Supports and Services

The Supported Independent Living program provides support and assistance to adults with disabilities who live in their own homes and apartments throughout the community.

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Every other week The Arc Caddo-Bossier sends out an email newsletter with all the information about what has been going on, what is coming up, and how you can be a part of what The Arc represents.

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Kristen Powers, our Chief Executive Officer, recently did an interview with KOKA The Heart of Gospel's Al Moore. You can listen to the interview tomorrow at 10 AM on "Community Speaks" online at KOKA or tune in to 980 AM / 98.3 FM. We wou
Our Chief Executive Officer, Kristen Powers, recently celebrated her five-year work anniversary!🎉 Under her leadership, The Arc Caddo-Bossier has experienced incredible growth, and a renewed focus on innovation, employee engagement, and person-cente
It is with heavy hearts we share that on December 16th, our dear team member, Monique Johnson, passed away. “Unique Monique” as she was called by her closest colleagues, was a part of our Frost Industries staff serving The Arc Caddo-Bossi
The Arc Caddo-Bossier was honored to welcome Dario Scalco, Executive Director of the Community Provider Association of Louisiana (CPAL), to Northwest Louisiana for a tour and an in-depth look at the services we provide. His visit gave us the opportu
Yesterday we celebrated Boomer's birthday at our Conly Day Program!🎊🎉 Boomer is one of the therapy dogs from Alliance of Therapy Dogs who regularly visits our day program. We would like to thank everyone who celebrated with us today!🧡💛
We hope you all had a wonderful holiday season!🎄 We would like to thank Benjamin Lee State Farm, Derrick Gatson State Farm, FUNdamental Pediatric Therapy, Midsouth Medical of Monroe, and Thomas, Soileau, Jackson & Cole LLP for delivering Christm
We would like to give a special thank you to Louisiana Charities Trust for awarding The Arc Caddo-Bossier a generous donation in support of our mission of building unlimited opportunities for people with disabilities!🧡💛 Kirk Savoy visited us at our
Due to our partnership with the AbilityOne program, through SourceAmerica (Central Nonprofit Agency), we are able to hire people with disabilities at Frost Industries. Workers are able to find meaningful careers across three primary departments. We
Due to our partnership with the AbilityOne program, through SourceAmerica (Central Nonprofit Agency), we are able to hire people with disabilities at Frost Industries. Workers are able to find meaningful careers across three primary departments. We s