Chester County
Achieve with us.
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The Arc of Chester County fulfills its mission by serving more than 3,000 children and adults with developmental, intellectual, and other disabilities and their families annually in Chester County and the surrounding communities.
Achieve with us.® For more than seven decades, The Arc has fought for the rights and inclusion of individuals with disabilities and their families in schools, the workplace, and the community at large. While the days of institutionalizing individuals with disabilities is thankfully nearly gone, this vulnerable population continues to be marginalized by insufficient funding and a lack of knowledge about their needs and abilities.
610-696-8090, ext. 202
Efficient Year over year, The Arc remains an extremely efficient and fiscally responsible nonprofit organization operating on a five percent administrative cost structure with 94 percent of all funding going directly to quality programs and services for those in need.
Effective For the last several years, respondents of The Arc’s Annual Satisfaction Survey reported that no less than: • 93% were satisfied with the program(s) and service(s) they received • 94% would recommend The Arc of Chester County to a close friend or associate • 95% indicated that The Arc of Chester County service(s) improved or enhanced the quality of the lives of the recipient of the service(s)
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Lifetime Support Commitment
The Arc is dedicated to ensuring that individuals with d essential services and supports. Many come to our early their relationship with us throughout their lives.
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Early Intervention-CELSP
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By working tirelessly to provide the needed services to educate the community, facilitating tolerance and acceptance and advocating with legislators and community leaders for increased public funding, The Arc of Chester County has remained true to its roots of safeguarding individuals of all ages with disabilities and their families so that they may have the same benefits and quality of life as everyone else. The Arc of Chester County provides essential services in five service program areas that span a lifetime of needs:
Donations Fill the Gap
Fundraising efforts and private donations are how The remaining operational costs to provide what our individ need to live a life of quality, inclusion, and respect.
Each year, The Arc of Chester County hosts fundraising grants, and executes an annual giving appeal to meet t individuals with disabilities and their families need – no will fund. This annual funding need is between $750,00
The Arc of Chester County is incredibly grateful for its d funders who contribute year after year to support what with disabilities and their families need to learn, grow, d their fullest potential in a caring, healthy, and safe envir supported by skilled and compassionate interventionist
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Advocacy, Employment Services, Family Support Services
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Advocacy, Employment Family Support Services
• Advocacy • Children Early Learning Services Program (CELSP) • Family Support Services (FSS) • Comprehensive Employment Services (CES) • Agency With Choice (AWC)
Government Agency Funding
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Annual Revenue
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Crucial Gap
Help fill the funding gap created by inadequate government funding for individuals with disabilities and their families so they can live in the community and age in place.
Support The Arc Donors have many options when it comes to making gifts. The method of giving depends on both your financial situation and your philanthropic goals. The Arc of Chester County accepts: • Outright Gifts & Pledges • Appreciated Securities • Bequests • IRA’s & Qualified Retirement Plans • Life Insurance • Planned Gifts The Arc of Chester County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on the generosity of others to help close the funding gap between what individuals with disabilities and their families need and what public sources fund. Donations, no matter the size, are greatly needed and appreciated. To donate, please visit: arcofchestercounty.org For more information, please call the Chief Development Officer: 610-696-8090, ext. 202
900 Lawrence Drive West Chester, PA 19380
610-696-8090
arcofchestercounty.org A leading provider of a lifetime of programs and services for individuals with disabilities and their families.