It was a gorgeous, sun-filled day February 8th as we rallied together on behalf of BFair2 Direct Care   Many self-advocates, Direct Support Professionals, legislators, and family members came together on the Binghamton City Court Square and called on Cuomo to honor his pledge of years 3 and 4 of livable wage funding for DSPs as […]

The Arc of Delaware County celebrated Martin Luther King Day of Community Service once again with our Stuff the Bus event. It’s a great time for self-advocates and staff members. For a few hours, we connect to our community while they stuff our busses with food for our local community food pantries.   Our food […]

by Jessica Baldi, Life Coach 5:   Wendy Evanistky has been volunteering at Alice’s Attic in Walton for about a year now. She has a wonderful relationship with David, who works for Alice’s Attic and is valued and appreciated for all that she does at the thrift shop. Throughout the week, Wendy coordinates outfits through […]

Let’s Stuff The Bus! Many thanks to our wonderful transportation department for supporting Stuff the Bus. Each year a driver and a bus brave the weather in a parking lot on a cold winter day to collect donations for this community effort.  Our Thanks to The Walton Big M and Margaretville Freshtown for hosting us […]

Here at The Arc of Delaware County, we are on a mission. It’s an incredible mission, one that has been going strong for over 50 years. That mission is to support people to live fulfilling lives. There are so many things that contribute to that feeling and many of them are specific to each person. […]

We would like to express our gratitude for the NYSARC Trust Services 2018 grants, which provide funds for guardianship and recreation programs.   NYSARC Trust Services administers supplemental needs trusts (SNT)  can dramatically impact the lives of people we support while enabling individuals to maintain eligibility for public benefit programs (i.e. Medicaid and SSI). These […]

The Arc of Delaware County had a great time saying goodbye to 2018 with recognitions, celebrations and dance parties!   Thanks to The Arc New York’s recreations grant funds we were able to throw a Holiday bash dance party complete with our friends, the band Flame! Marie Nestle, Flame’s band manager had this lovely thing […]

Earlier this week, The Arc’s National office released the following statement in response to the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) announcement that it intends to ban the use of an electric shock device called Gradual Electronic Decelerator or GED. These devices are used with residents of the Judge Rotenberg Center (JRC), an institution in Massachusetts […]

“Our Place” is an Adult Enrichment Center offering an array of activities & programs for seniors and other community members. The senior program is open Wednesdays from noon to 3 pm at The Saint James Church,  55 Lake Delaware Dr, Delhi, NY 13753 Henry Kamp was more than happy to respond to an invitation to […]