Nysarc Inc

TO ENABLE PERSONS OF ALL AGES WITH DISABILITIES TO LIVE AS CONTRIBUTING, VALUED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY BY PROMOTING: INCLUSION, INDEPENDENCE, INDIVIDUALIZATION, PRODUCTIVITY, AND SELF DETERMINATION.

THROUGH OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM, THE ARC GREATER HUDSON VALLEY IS CERTIFIED TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY BASED HOUSING AND SUPPORT FOR 417 ADULTS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT SULLIVAN, ORANGE AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES. THE DIVERSE CHOICE OF RESOURCES AND SHARED LIVING SERVICES CONTINUES TO AFFORD PEOPLE WITH A VARIETY OF PERSONALIZED TOOLS INCLUDING STAFF SUPPORTS FOR THEIR EMOTIONAL, PHYSICAL AND SELF-CARE NEEDS. STAFF SUPPORTS AND SUPERVISION VARY BASED ON INDIVIDUAL NEED AND PREFERENCE. DUE TO THE ON-GOING PANDEMIC, IN 2021 OUR GREATEST AREA OF FOCUS AND ACCOMPLISHMENT WAS THE HEALTH AND WELLNESS MANAGEMENT OF THE PEOPLE WE SUPPORT.

THROUGH OUR DAY HABILITATION PROGRAM, THE ARC GREATER HUDSON VALLEY PROVIDED PERSON CENTERED SUPPORTS TO 520 PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN SULLIVAN, ORANGE, AND DUTCHESS COUNTIES. LED BY OUR TEAM OF PROFESSIONALS, OUR DAY HABILITATION SERVICE IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT OPTIMAL HEALTH, SELF-CARE AND PERSONAL GROWTH, WHILE RESPECTING EACH PERSON'S UNIQUE STRENGTHS AND CONTRIBUTIONS. DESPITE THE COVID 19 PANDEMIC, THE PEOPLE SUPPORTED IN THIS PROGRAM WERE PROVIDED WITH OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE IN MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES AND RE-CONNECT WITH THEIR COMMUNITY.

THE EDUCATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS CONSTANTLY STRIVING TO IMPROVE OUR STUDENTS' LIVES BY WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEIR FAMILIES, HOME DISTRICTS, COUNTIES AND NYSED (NY STATE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT) REPRESENTATIVES. THIS INCLUDES PROMOTING BEST PRACTICES ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT IN ORDER TO SUPPORT OUR STUDENTS. OUR MISSION IN THE EDUCATION PROGRAM IS TO ESTABLISH A STRONG FOUNDATION THAT PROMOTES LEARNING THROUGH EFFECTIVE TEACHING METHODS, WHILE PROVIDING A POSITIVE SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES. (CONT'D. ON SCHEDULE O)AS THE ARC GREATER HUDSON VALLEY NY'S - EDUCATIONAL LEARNING EXPERIENCE FAMILY, WE ARE "CHANGING LIVES: ONE HEART, ONE MIND, ONE COMMUNITY" AT A TIME BY FOCUSING ON OUR SHARED VISION OF EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND CREATING A CULTURE OF KINDNESS AND TEAMWORK. WE ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A STRONG TEAM OF TEACHERS, THERAPISTS AND STAFF MEMBERS WHO HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS, WHILE BALANCING THAT WITH THE NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS. WE BELIEVE IN BUILDING A STRONG LOVE OF LEARNING. WE ALSO MAKE SURE THERE IS TIME FOR STUDENTS TO PLAY, COLLABORATE, PROBLEM SOLVE AND CREATE. THROUGHOUT 2022, THE EDUCATION PROGRAM HAS BEEN FILLED TO CAPACITY AND CURRENTLY HAS A WAITLIST OF APPROXIMATELY 25 STUDENTS. OUR FOCUS FOR THE YEAR, IN ADDITION TO THE IEP GOALS, HAS BEEN THE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL WELLBEING OF OUR STUDENTS WHO HAVE BEEN HOME THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC. THE CHILDREN ARE ADJUSTING TO BEING BACK IN SCHOOL AND ARE WORKING ON SOCIAL SKILLS IN ORDER TO GROW. WE FULLY IMPLEMENTED THE PAF (PREVENTING ACADEMIC FAILURE) READING PROGRAM WITH GREAT SUCCESS. WE HAVE SEEN OUR STUDENTS IMPROVE AND INCREASE THEIR SKILLS, SOME HAVE BEEN REFERRED BACK TO THEIR HOME DISTRICT! OUR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD ON THEIR LIFE SKILLS AND HAVE PROVIDED LAUNDRY AND COPY SERVICES FOR THE STAFF THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

OTHER PROGRAMS INCLUDE VOCATIONAL, CLINIC, AND INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICES.