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PARC
is one of 50 chapters of
NYSARC, Inc. (formally New York State Association for Retarded Children,
Inc.), and is at the forefront in providing advocacy and programming for
children and adults with developmental disabilities within the geographic
region of Putnam County along with Northern Westchester and Southern Dutchess
counties.
PARC was recognized as a chapter of NYSARC, INC., a 501(c)(3) not for profit
organization, in 1954 through the efforts of ten families who sought services
for their young children who were not protected by legislation ensuring equal
education. In 1972, PARC served twelve adults and thirteen children with a
total budget of $25,000. A major player in the deinstitutionalization process,
PARC currently employs 450 staff and has grown to be the lead provider of
services to over 650 people from birth through advanced age, and their
families, in Putnam County.
Programs and services provided by PARC include Residential Programs, Preschool,
, Educational Services, After school Programs, Day Habilitation, Vocational Rehabilitation, Work
Readiness, Community Employment, Clinic Services, Educational Advocacy,
Service Coordination, Traumatic Brain Injury Network, Guardianship, In-Home
Residential Habilitation, Community Recreation, “Lend a Hand” Volunteer
Program, Respite Programs, Self Advocacy Groups, and Adult Education.
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PARC
has received numerous awards for excellence and program services and has
earned the respect and support of many local business leaders, politicians,
and area non-profit agencies. PARC is affiliated with New York State
Association for Retarded Children (NYSARC), the Office or Mental Retardation
and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD), the Taconic Developmental Disabilities
Office, the Governor’s Office for Small Cities, Putnam County School
Districts, VESID, and the Department of Social Services.
Our
competent and dedicated board members and staff are committed to working in
partnership with children and adults with developmental disabilities and their
families in providing advocacy and comprehensive person centered services of
the highest quality. We continually strive to promote and enhance
opportunities for those individuals we support as valued members of our
community.
Program staff provides the support and the environment which each individual
needs to utilize unique talents and achieve his or her goals. Individual pride
shines through when people are given the power to demonstrate the ability to
make choices and to exercise some control over his or her life, goals and
future.
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