NYSARC INC ULSTER-GREENE COUNTIES CHAPTER
471 Albany Avenue, KINGSTON, NY 12401 www.arcmh.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE MISSION OF NYSARC INC., ULSTER GREENE COUNTIES CHAPTER(THE ARC OF ULSTER-GREENE) IS TO ENGAGE PEOPLE WHO CARE ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH INTELLECTUAL AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATION, GIVING OPPORTUNITIES AND INTERATIVE EVENTS THAT SHALL BENEFIT THE ARC OF ULSTER-GREENE AND OR ITS AFFILIATED HOLDING COMPANIES QUALIFIED UNDER SECTION 501(C)(3) OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE.

NYSARC WAS FOUNDED IN 1949 TO MEET A CRITICAL MISSION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.

RESIDENTIAL HABILITATION PROGRAM - INDIVIDUAL RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVES (IRA) THE 28TH PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, WOODROW WILSON, ONCE SAID YOU ARE NOT HERE MERELY TO MAKE A LIVING. YOU ARE HERE IN ORDER TO ENABLE THE WORLD TO LIVE MORE AMPLY, WITH A FINER SPIRIT OF HOPE AND ACHIEVEMENT. OUR MISSION COINCIDES WITH THIS STATEMENT AS, EACH AND EVERY DAY, THE ARC OF ULSTER-GREENE WORKS HARD AND DILIGENTLY TO OFFER PEOPLE WITH INTELLECTUAL AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES OPPORTUNITIES TO LIVE AND EXPERIENCE FULL LIVES. WITH OUR RESIDENTIAL HABILITATION PROGRAM, WE ARE ABLE TO GIVE THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WE SUPPORT THE SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE THAT COMES WITH LIVING ON YOUR OWN. THIS SENSE OF INDEPENDENCE BEGINS WITHIN THE RESIDENCES WHERE WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE A COMFORTABLE AND AUTONOMOUS ENVIRONMENT. OUR RESIDENCES RANGE FROM SMALL APARTMENTS TO LARGE HOUSES, WITH OVER 250 PEOPLE RESIDING IN THEM. THEREFORE, IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT THAT WE ASSIST THESE MEN AND WOMEN IN FORMING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER - IN WHATEVER CAPACITY THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE. ATTENDING YANKEE GAMES, VISITING THE ALBANY AQUARIUM, GOING BOWLING, OR EXPLORING NEW YORK VIA HUDSON RIVER CRUISES, THESE ARE JUST SOME WAYS THAT THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO GO OUT WITH EACH OTHER AND TO BOND OVER COMMON INTERESTS. WE ALSO HOST EVENTS SUCH AS LOFT PARTIES, HOLIDAY GATHERINGS, AND FORMALS WHERE EVERYONE CAN EAT, DANCE, AND SOCIALIZE. ASIDE FROM FORMING RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER, IT IS JUST AS IMPORTANT TO FORM STRONG COMMUNITY RELATIONS, SO WE ALWAYS SEEK WAYS TO ALLOW THOSE THAT WE SUPPORT TO BE INVOLVED WITHIN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. WE FIND THAT ONE OF THE GREATEST WAYS TO BE INVOLVED IS THROUGH ACTS OF KINDNESS. A RESIDENT OF THE SCARDEFIELD IRA RESIDENCE NOT ONLY SHOVELS HIS OWN HOUSE SNOW WHEN THERE'S A BIG SNOWFALL, BUT HE ALSO SHOVELS FOR HIS NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR, WHEREAS THE MEN AT THE LINNABARY IRA RESIDENCE ENJOY BAKING COOKIES AND DELIVERING THEM TO THE LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. IN OUR GLASCO HOUSE, THE RESIDENTS HAVE BUILT RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL FARMERS THROUGH PURCHASING PLANTS, FLOWERS, AND DECORATIONS. PRACTICING OF FAITH HAS ALSO LED TO DEEPENING COMMUNITY RELATIONS, AS ONE WOMAN NOT ONLY ATTENDS CHURCH SERVICES, BUT HAS ALSO JOINED BIBLE STUDY. ANOTHER RESIDENT LIKES TO CARRY THE TORAH WHENEVER HE ATTENDS THE WOODSTOCK JEWISH CONGREGATION. WHETHER IT IS TAKING ON THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF EVERYDAY LIFE, ACQUIRING SKILLS THAT WILL AID IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF SELF-SUFFICIENCY, OR FORMING RELATIONSHIPS WITH BOTH THE PEOPLE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THEIR RESIDENCES, THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WE SUPPORT CONTINUE TO GROW IMMENSELY WITHIN OUR RESIDENTIAL HABILITATION PROGRAM. GRIFFIN RECENTLY CELEBRATED 30 YEARS AND 2 OF THE MEN CURRENTLY LIVING THERE WERE HERE FROM THE BEGINNING. GRIFFIN MEN ADVOCATED TO HAVE THEIR HOME RENOVATION TO CAPTURE THE ORIGINAL VICTORIAN CHARM. LISTENING TO THESE MEN WE INSTALLED NEW FLOORS UPSTAIRS AND DOWNSTAIRS BEDROOM AND KITCHEN AND REFINISH THE STAIRS. MCGIFFERT AND HAGAN HOMES UPDATED THEIR KITCHENS AND HONEYSUCKLE ADDED LANDSCAPING TO IMPROVE CURB APPEAL. THE APARTMENTS SUPPORT PEOPLE TO BE INDEPENDENT AND LIVE THEIR BEST LIFE! STAFF ASSIST WITH BANKING, BILL PAYING, SHOPPING AND ACCESSING THE COMMUNITY. PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR OWN APARTMENT HAVE ACCESS TO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR COMMUNITY AND SOCIAL ACTIVITIES. THEY LEARN SKILLS TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THEIR OWN APARTMENTS. THE WOMEN FROM THE GLASCO HOUSE SPENT LABOR DAY WEEKEND IN LAKE GEORGE RESPITE HOUSE THANKS TO WARREN, WASHINGTON & ALBANY COUNTIES ARC (WWA ARC). DURING THE WEEKEND THE WOMEN WERE ABLE TO VISIT PETTING ZOO, LAKE GEORGE STEAM BOAT COMPANY AND ATTEND THE WWA ARC LAST DAY OF SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN WITH INTELLECTUAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE STAFF AT THE ARC OF ULSTER-GREENE WORK DAY AND NIGHT TO ENSURE THAT EVERY INDIVIDUAL IS AS COMFORTABLE, INDEPENDENT, AND HAPPY AS POSSIBLE.

THE ARC OF ULSTER-GREENE OFFERS DAY HABILITATION PROGRAMS SUCH AS DAY HAB, DAY HAB WITH-OUT WALLS, AND COMMUNITY HAB. THEY ARE DESIGNED TO GIVE THE MEN AND WOMEN THAT WE SUPPORT A WEEKLY ROUTINE THAT WILL FULFILL A SENSE OF COMMITMENT AND PURPOSE THAT ONE WOULD NORMALLY FEEL FROM HOLDING A STANDARD JOB. PALMER CENTER ICF OFFERS AN IN-HOME DAY PROGRAM WITHIN BUILDING 3 SPECIFICALLY FOR THE RESIDENTS OF PALMER WHO MAY BE TOO MEDICALLY FRAGILE OR WHO HAVE RETIRED FROM THEIR PREVIOUS DAY PROGRAMS OR EMPLOYMENT. PALMER IN- HOME DAY PROGRAM OPERATES MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:30AM TO 3:00PM, WITH LUNCH BREAK AT 12PM WHERE THE INDIVIDUALS RETURN TO THEIR RESPECTIVE HOMES FOR THEIR MEALS. THE PALMER IN- HOME DAY PROGRAM OFFERS A FULL SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR THE WEEK INCLUDING PET THERAPY, PLANT CARE, READING, LIVE PIANO MUSIC 3 DAYS PER WEEK ON A BEAUTIFUL GRAND PIANO FEATURING PARTICIPANTS AND STAFF OF THE RENAISSANCE PROGRAM, AS WELL AS A PIANIST AND HARMONICA ACCOMPANIMENT FROM 2 MEMBERS THE COMMUNITY. THROUGH PET THERAPY, WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS WHO WERE PREVIOUSLY VERY RECLUSIVE AND MORE SATELLITE PARTICIPANTS WHO NOW ENGAGE AND INTERACT WITH OUR PET THERAPY DOG CAPPUCCINO. THIS IS A MILESTONE WE HAVE REACHED IN THE 3 YEARS THAT PALMER IN-HOME DAY PROGRAM HAS BEEN OFFICIALLY IN OPERATION. WE ALSO HAVE SCHEDULED NAIL CARE AND EXERCISE 2 DAYS PER WEEK, ARTS AND CRAFTS, AND OTHER FEATURED ACTIVITIES THAT ENCOURAGE PARTICIPATION WITH RESIDENTIAL STAFF AS WELL SUCH A PICTURE DAY, TIE DYE DAY, LEMONADE STAND AND OTHER EVENTS AND PARTIES. WHEN WEATHER APPROPRIATE, INDIVIDUALS TAKE TRIPS OUT FOR COFFEE, LUNCH, GOING TO THE LIBRARY, DOLLAR STORE, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES IN THE COMMUNITY. WE OFFER INDIVIDUALIZED ACTIVITIES FOR THOSE WHO EXPRESS A SPECIFIC INTEREST SUCH AS ART (DRAWING, SKETCHING, PAINTING) AND LETTER WRITING TO PEN PALS, FAMILY MEMBERS AND FAN CLUBS. THROUGH A RECLAMATION OF AN UNUSED LIFTING RECLINER, COURTESY OF AN IRA, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE AN INDIVIDUAL WHO PREVIOUSLY WOULD NOT STEP INTO THE DAY ROOM A FULL DAILY SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES HE HAS CHOSEN FOR HIMSELF AND IS NOW A REGULAR ATTENDEE. THROUGH A LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN, ONE OF OUR INDIVIDUALS HAS BEEN ABLE TO RECONNECT WITH FRIENDS HE WAS OUT OF CONTACT WITH, AND NOW SHARES LETTERS AND CARDS WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS, INCREASING HIS SOCIALIZATION BOTH IN DAY PROGRAM AND IN HIS RESIDENCE. QUALITY OF LIFE AND PERSONAL PREFERENCES ARE THE MAIN FOCUS OF PALMER IN-HOME DAY PROGRAM WHERE WE STRIVE TO PROVIDE AN ENRICHING EXPERIENCE FOR THE RESIDENTS IN THE TWILIGHT OF THEIR LIVES. VOLUNTEERING IS A BIG PART OF OUR DAY HABS, AND GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY GIVES THEM A SENSE OF INCLUSION AND HAPPINESS. CATSKILL DAY HAB VOLUNTEERED AT THE WINDHAM FOOD PANTRY AND SENIOR CENTER (MEALS ON WHEELS). CAIRO DAY HAB VOLUNTEERED AT THE SENIOR CENTER (MEALS ON WHEELS), WINDHAM FOOD PANTRY, ANIMAL KIND, FARM TO PANTRY. DAY HAB WITH-OUT WALLS VOLUNTEERED AT COMMUNITY ACTION, SENIOR CENTER (MEALS ON WHEELS), COXSACKIE PARAMEDICS AND COXSACKIE FIRE HOUSE.

IN 2018 THE MAJOR FOCUS WITHIN VOCATIONAL SERVICES WAS DEVELOPING A PROGRAM TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF YOUTH WITHIN ULSTER COUNTY. WE CREATED ENRICH YOUTH PRE-EMPLOYMENT SERVICES THAT GUIDES TEENAGERS THROUGH THEIR TRANSITION FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO INDEPENDENCE. THE PROGRAM IS DESIGNED FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WITH IEPS/504 PLANS THAT ARE AFFECTED BY A LEARNING OR OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. THE ENRICH PROGRAM SERVES 13 AREA SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND BOCES TO PROVIDE STUDENTS THE ABILITY TO GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE, MAKE CONNECTIONS TO THEIR COMMUNITY AND LEARN IMPORTANT LIFE SKILLS IN A SUPPORTED, NURTURING ENVIRONMENT. OTHER THE PAST YEAR WE HAVE FURTHER DEVELOPED OUR RELATIONSHIPS WITH SUNY ULSTER AND SUNY NEW PALTZ. BOTH COLLEGES SEE THE VALUE IN PROMOTING THE PRE-EMPLOYMENT SKILLS OF YOUTH WITH DISABILITIES AND SPONSOR WORK EXPERIENCES ON CAMPUS FOR THE STUDENTS IN OUR PROGRAM. STUDENTS GAIN VALUABLE EXPERIENCE IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT SETTINGS RANGING FROM OFFICES/CLERICAL SETTINGS TO CAFETERIA AND MAINTENANCE WORK. BOTH THE STUDENTS AND FACULTY HAVE BEEN ENRICHED BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS PROGRAM. SUNY ULSTER PROVIDES THE ENRICH SCHOOL TO WORK PROGRAM WITH A CLASSROOM ON CAMPUS TO UTILIZE FOR JOB READINESS CLASSES.THEY ARE PROVIDED WITH A COLLEGE ID AND HAVE ACCESS TO ALL OF THE FACILITIES, CLUBS AND PERKS OFFERED ON CAMPUS. THE STUDENTS ARE IMMERSED IN THE COLLEGE CAMPUS AND GAIN EXPOSURE TO THE COLLEGE EXPERIENCE. ALSO IN 2018 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES BEGAN LAYING THE FOUNDATION TO START A COMMUNITY PRE-VOCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR ADULTS AND RECENT HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES TO GAIN WORK EXPERIENCE WITHIN THEIR COMMUNITY AND HONE THEIR EMPLOY-ABILITY SKILLS. UTILIZING A CLASSROOM ON THE SUNY ULSTER CAMPUS PARTICIPANTS IN THE PROGRAM RECEIVE JOB READINESS TRAINING CONSISTING OF THE FOLLOWING TOPICS: INTERVIEWING SKILLS, PROFESSIONALISM, HYGIENE FOR THE WORK PLACE, EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION, ADAPTING TO A WORK PLACE ROUTINE, PROBLEM SOLVING, ETC. SELF-AWARENESS ACTIVITIES AND INTEREST INVENTORIES ARE ALSO CONDUCTED TO DISCOVER A PERSON'S INTERESTS AND CHALLENGES TO UTILIZE DURING CAREER EXPLORATION. PARTICIPANTS FURTHER ENGAGE IN WORK ACTIVITIES IN LOCAL BUSINESS SUCH AS: OLD NAVY, THE BLACKBOARD BISTRO, HANNAFORD, BOICES DAIRY, SUNY ULSTER, ETC. THE AFOREMENTIONED BUILD THE FOUNDATION FOR ENTERING EMPLOYMENT. RELATIONSHIP BUILDING WITH BUSINESSES IN THE COMMUNITY CONTINUED WITHIN 2018 TO FURTHER EXPAND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDIVIDUALS WE SUPPORT. SOME OF THE NEW AFFILIATIONS THAT WERE ESTABLISHED ARE THE FOLLOWING: TOPPS, CHARLES RIVER, PETER HARRIS, NEW WAY MANUFACTURING, ROBERTO PLUMBING, WEST WIND ORCHARDS, RESORTS WORLD CASINO, MANHEIM AUCTIONS, RSS, MAGIC CIRCLE DAY CARE, NOAH'S ARC DAY CARE, ULSTER COUNTY LEGISLATURE, GREENE COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES, ETC. WE FURTHER CONTINUED TO OFFER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE CORNELL CREATIVE BUSINESS CENTER. THE CENTER CONSISTS OF SIX SMALL BUSINESSES THAT HAVE PROVIDED EMPLOYMENT TO ELEVEN ULSTER COUNTY RESIDENTS WITH DISABILITIES. IN 2018 EMPLOYMENT SERVICES PROVIDED OVER 250 PEOPLE WITH SUPPORT TO DEVELOP SKILLS TO SECURE, OBTAIN AND MAINTAIN EMPLOYMENT.

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