March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. In recognition of DD Awareness Month, we'd like to take a moment to introduce you to a few people, share a quote from each of them related to what they feel makes them unique, and invite you to join us in embracing...
Friday, March 15th, we gathered for our first quarter agency-wide staff meeting. We introduced recent new hires and cheered for those who had received promotions within the quarter, participated in team building activities, and took time for some St. Patricks' Day fun...
One of our Life Coaches, Rachael Dougherty, was recently promoted to Life Coach 10! (Laura Jean and Rachael) Rachael was hired as a Life Coach 3 at Delarc's THRIVE program back in 2020, right as the pandemic hit. This unexpected event was an example of the flexibility...
4th Quarter/Holiday Meeting It is always a great time when the Delarc crew gets together. Our 4th quarter/holiday meeting was held at our Hamden location Friday, December 22, 2023. Gathering together allows us to celebrate our accomplishments, work on team...
September 11th is a day for remembrance and a National Day of Service. Delarc honored this day with a food drive, titled "Stuff the Bus" to help out our communities. The food drive was held at the Big M in Walton as well as Tops Market in Stamford. The weather held...
The week of September 10th-16th was National DSP Appreciation Week. Delarc kicked off the week with a well-deserved pay raise. Each day the Delarc crew received a little gift to show how much everyone is appreciated for their hard work. It takes a kind, caring and...
Our Carousel Children's Services program welcomed 10 new preschoolers, in addition to those who were returning from the previous school year. When we entered a couple of the classrooms to capture photos, the young preschoolers were already settled in, engaged in...
A collaborative art show was put together by The Arc of Otsego and held at SUNY Oneonta. Artists within The Arc community submitted their work. Below are photos from the opening night of The Voice! 19.
Our community relations department is great at coordinating opportunities for the people we serve to help out in the community. When discussing with the group about fundraising, it piqued their interest to ask more. Kevin spoke up and said, "I want to give back." The...
A twenty-something year old Joe Greene, who studied electrical engineering, had been working in retail for eight years when he decided it was time for a change. Unsure of where to go next, he agreed to work as a laborer in his friend's masonry business while keeping...