Herkimer ARC -A Leader in Autism and Developmental Disabilities Training And Support
Herkimer ARC in Herkimer New York started as a summer camp with 20 children and teens, with a range of disabilities including autism, enrolled. It started in 1969 with parents asking "Who will care for our children and what will they do when they reach the age of 21?" In addition to its beginnings as a summer came an activity center was established in 1972. Soon after in 1973, the first vocational training center and workshop was opened. And in 1974 they welcomed residents to the agency's initial residential home. Services now include a day treatment program, Herkimer ARC’s Transportation Service, vocational workshop and ARC’s Career Connections and ARC’s Goodwill store and donation center. Today ARC’s clients with developmental, psychological, and physical disabilities the opportunity to choose attending individualized classes, working in a supported vocational setting or the community, participating in programming at a Senior Center and/or volunteeri