What’s New At The ARC of Delaware!
DSP Spotlight: Lawrence Discusses Hardship Imposed on Direct Care Workforce
Working with people with disabilities is Lawrence's long-time passion. He has worked as a direct support professional (DSP) in New York and Texas, both before and after serving in the Army. As a DSP, Lawrence takes pride in the trusted role he has in the lives of...
He Isn’t Worth Helping Devastating Stories of Medical Ableism
Our health care system is failing people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and costing them their lives. Their shared experiences are eye-opening and egregious, including doctors outright refusing to provide services, wrongly attributing health...
National Day of Service and Remembrance
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...
National DSP Appreciation Week
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...
First day of Preschool, 2023-24!
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...
The Voice! 19 Art Show
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.
Car Wash for a Good Cause
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...
From Retail to Clinical Coordinator: The Inspiring Career Journey of Joe Greene
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...
Spring Fling
Earlier this year, members of the Walton First Baptist Church (WFBC) reached out to Delarc to present the idea of co-hosting a community Spring Fling. We were delighted to join forces. After months of planning, on a beautiful spring day in May, the day finally...
2023 Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Ceremony
This year's Annual Membership Meeting and Awards Ceremony was held at the beautiful SUNY Delhi campus on Saturday, June 17th. James Warren, Delarc Board Vice President, welcomed everyone to the event and introduced the Board, Executive staff and special guests,...