Days of Their LIVES: Disabilities Are No Obstacle for These SUNY Geneseo Grads

Geneseo – When college seniors Hannah Brown, Justine DeLuca, Kaleb King, and Tom Ruf walk across the Wadsworth Auditorium stage as part of the Ella Cline Shear School of Education Convocation on Friday, May 11th, they will look back on their college years as the time of their LIVES. “We’re excited because we’ve been working for [...]

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NYSARC Gives Back: Clinton County Chapter Coordinates Community-Wide Food Drive

Throughout the month of March, the Advocacy and Resource Center, the Clinton County Chapter of NYSARC, Inc., coordinated an agency- and community-wide food drive to benefit the JCEO and Interfaith food shelves in support of the NYSARC Gives Back President’s Project.  Altogether, the Chapter collected more than 3,100 pounds of food. Employees and the people [...]

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Trustees of the NYSARC Trusts Provide $8,000 Grant to Seneca Cayuga ARC to Provide Guardianship Services

Waterloo – As a chapter in good standing with NYSARC, Inc., Seneca Cayuga ARC has received additional money to help provide guardianship services.  The awarding of $8,000 was approved in March by the Trustees of the NYSARC Trusts to help support primary guardianship services, as well and standby and alternate standby services. Seneca Cayuga ARC has [...]

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NYSARC Gives Back: Ulster-Greene ARC Volunteerism for NYSARC Gives Back President’s Project

“Many Ulster-Greene ARC individuals have been involved in helping their communities for years. We find that the volunteer experience itself affords a fresh perspective on individuals’ situations, defining them as capable of helping someone else. In honor of  the NYSARC Gives Back President’s Project, some of our residences and Day Habs were also inspired and [...]

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The Arc Otsego Issues Call for Artists for Voice! 8

The Arc Otsego has issued a call for artists for Voice! 8- the eighth annual juried exhibition of artwork celebrating the creative voices of artists with intellectual and other developmental disabilities from across New York State. Any artist living in New York State who has an intellectual and/or other developmental disability and is eighteen years [...]

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Save the Date! Dr. Brenda Smith Myles Full-Day Seminar

Save the Date!  Dr. Brenda Smith Myles Download the Save-the-Date Flyer “Ziggurat Model” & “Hidden Curriculum”: Practical Solutions for Understanding Rules in Social Situations Monday, September 24, 2012 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | 4229 Stuhlman Road, Vernon Downs  | Verona, NY A full day seminar for families, NYSARC staff, teachers and professionals Sponsored [...]

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NYSARC Gives Back: Warren and Washington Counties ARC (WWARC) Will Present Several Hundred Donated Items to the SPCA of Upstate New York

WWARC is saying “thank you” to the Warren and Washington Counties residents by using the strength of their 350 employees and over 25 facilities sprinkled across its communities by asking their employees to assist in the collection of pet food and supplies. This will benefit pet owners who may need assistance in feeding their four-legged [...]

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NYSARC Volunteers Provide Assistance to Hundreds of New York State Families [Press Release]

Volunteers across the State helped hundreds of families and local organizations during the last week in March DELMAR, NY (04/04/2012)(readMedia)– Every day, volunteers from NYSARC, Inc. Chapters participate in a large variety of community activities. From food drives to Meals on Wheels to blood drives, NYSARC’s involvement in the local community is vital to the [...]

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