Join us for A Toast to The Arc! Unlike any other, full of many colors! Held at multiple beautiful locations in Monroe County with groups of 50 or less Saturday, October 3rd, 2020 Registration & Cocktail Hour: 6:00 pm Awards: 7:15 pm Dinner: 7:30 pm Program: 7:45 pm – 9:00 pm Cocktail attire
Renovations in two of our residential houses are complete! These projects are made possible by a grant from Access to Home. Project #1 A tight kitchen space is opened up to accommodate everyone. This particular kitchen serves 10 people plus staff. An update is much-needed as many of the residents use wheelchairs and are unable to reach counters and appliances. The kitchen was very closed in there wasn’t much room for movement. Renovations include new appliances, lower counters, and an island on wheels that can be moved as necessary. Architect Dave Strabel worked closely with our team here to provide …
A Moving Experience performance at Greece Community Center Open to the community Date: Thursday, April 9, 2020 Time: 6p-7p Location: Greece Community Center Gymnasium, 3 Vince Tofany Blvd, Greece, NY, 14612
Antonietta Alfano is a Diet Technician working with individuals who live in our residential homes. She coaches both Arc of Monroe staff and residents on healthy eating while working closely with each person she supports on nutritional needs. To assist staff at each house, Antonietta will check receipts as needed to ensure healthy eating and recommends foods to purchase as needed for the individual’s diets as well as the rest of the home. To help people she supports, she provides pictures of the foods that are recommended on their plates and work with them one-on-one to make healthier choices. Antonietta …
My name is Curtis Arline. I’ve been employed as a Vehicle Operator with theArc for 14 years and during that period I’ve really enjoyed the work that I’ve done here. I’ve enjoyed the people that we support. I’ve done other things in the past; I’ve worked for other companies, but my time here is more rewarding. It’s rewarding because the people that we suppport are very giving, they’re very trusting. These are the guys that actually give you back your sense of being. We drive both 12-passenger vans as well as 24-passenger vehicles. We do have people who have a …
Victoria, or Tori, Campbell attends the Arc of Monroe’s MCC Experience program at Monroe Community College. This is her second year in the MCC Experience program. About MCC Experience MCC Experience is a higher education transitional service that prepares people such as Tori for employment. Through classroom learning, participating in campus activities, internships and volunteering Tori is learning all the necessary skills that will help her reach her goals. This program shares a classroom with Greece Central School District. Together they work on survival skills, career development, go to the fitness center, socialize at College Hours, and participate in clubs …
Adult Project Search Information Session for families and potential participants. Meet Arc of Monroe staff, current Adult Project Search participants and learn more about the one-year internship program in partnership with the Del Monte Hotel Group. Date: 12/18/19 Location: Rochester Airport Marriot, 1890 W Ridge Rd, Rochester, NY 14615 Time: 8:30am – 10:00am Please register using the form below. If you would like to register for the January 8th information session, click here.
ROC Your Flight prepares people with I/DD and their families for flying commercially out of Rochester. Traveling through a busy airport can be stressful, so we collaborated with the TSA and Greater Rochester International Airport to create a hands-on event that makes flying fun and easy. This event is open to the entire community, not just people with I/DD and their families. Exact time will be determined a few days in advance based on flight availability at the Greater Rochester International Airport. Registrants will be notified as soon as time is determined. Date: Saturday, December 12th, 2020 Time: TBD based …
By: Velvet Spicer November 27, 2019 published in the Rochester Business Journal. In 2017, just 6 percent of Monroe County’s more than 57,000 disabled residents were employed, and of the nearly 20,000 total individuals unemployed in the county that year, some 19 percent were people with disabilities. ArcWorks, a program of the Arc of Monroe, is looking to improve that. “We’re an integrated contract manufacturer that employs assembly operators and individuals with disabilities,” said ArcWorks’ business development manager Melissa Mayo. “Many people who come in to take a tour, I don’t know what their thoughts were in the past, but when they …
Topic: Intro to Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation Training synopsis: This session provides an overview of the Regional Centers for Workforce Transformation. We will explain our work, our purpose, the resources available to providers and CCOs as well as open a dialogue of how we can be a support in your work over the next five years. Presenter: Melody Johnson, Director of Learning & Professional Development Where: 2060 Brighton Henrietta Townline Rd. 14623 When: Friday Dec. 13th from noon-1pm **Free box lunch provided by the ArcDeli** RSVP: Reserve your spot today by filling out the form …