Milestones
1954
– Day Care Training Class Started
1957
– Sheltered Workshop Established (Became Skills, Inc. in 1960)
1961
– Carousel Preschool Opened
1965
– Rainbow Preschool
1965
– Home Visitor Referral Service
1966
– Centre County Chapter, PARC Receiver of Benjamin Rush Award
1972
– Gateway Preschool
– First Centre County PARC Administrator – Delbert McEwen
– Woodruff House Opened
1973
– Centre County PARC Office Established
1976
– College Avenue House Opened
– First Centre County PARC Activities Director
1978
– First Recreation/Friendship Director
1979
– CETA Summer Work Program Started
1980
– University Drive Apartment Program
1981
– PARC became ARC
1983
– ARC Received $22,644.58 from Phi Kappa Psi to start the Job Support Program
1984
– PROGRESS Grant Awarded
1986
– Bob Mochan Became Executive Director
– Rainbow moved to Heritage Oaks
– Woodruff House Sold, ARC Purchased: Fairwood Lane, Forest Edge
1987
– Bellefonte and State College School Districts Contributed Money to the Adult Vocational Program
– First Bellefonte Day Camp
1988
– Family Support Services Began
– K.I.D.S. Proposal Funded for 3 Years
1989
– Laurelton/ARC Monitoring Program Began
– North Allen House opened
1990
– Rainbow Preschool Integrated and Peer Support Network Founded
1991
– Bob Mochan Resigned as Executive Director
– Laurelton and ARC Job Support Grant Funded
– Peer Support Network Became Speak-Out
1992
– Effie Jenks became Executive Director
– ARC office Relocated, Burrowes Street Office Sold
– Family Support Program Expanded
– Family Living Program Expanded
– Easter Seal Society & ARC Co-Sponsor Summer Camp Program
– Rainbow Preschool Moved to New Location
1993
– Development Disability Planning Council Grant Funded
– Department of Community Affairs Grant Funded
– Early Intervention Program Redesigned
– Five People Move from CLA’s Into Their own Home
– ARC Votes to Change It’s Name
– The Arc Celebrates It’s 40th Anniversary
1995
– Purchase of office on North Atherton Street, State College
1997
– Strouse Avenue House Opened
1998
– Walker Meadows A & B opened-24 hour supervision homes included RN/LPNs on duty
2000
– First annual Poker Run (sponsored by The Law Dogs of PA) established to raise money for the Family Support Program
2004
– Two annual fund raisers added to benefit The Arc; The Corn Maze held every fall and a Basket Bingo held every December
2006
– Restructured the Administrative Department of The Arc
2007
– The Arc website was redesigned to include more detailed information and online employment applications
2008
– New budgeting process began with the State; will eventually eliminate the county as the middleman for revenue received for most programs. New process based on cost report to be completed annually
2009
- Additions made to The Arc’s Training Library to enhance topics and to allow more flexibility to employees in completing annual training requirements
2010
- Revision of The Arc’s website to allow administrative control and online donations
2011
- Work begins on the Forever Home and Alzheimer’s initiative
2012
- Expansion of Home and Community Habilitation Services
2013
- Forever Home opens: A licensed, community home, with environmental and programmatic design that showcases current best practices in the care and support of persons with an Intellectual Disability and Alzheimer’s disease
2014
- New logo unveiled; rebranding completed
2015
- Career Discovery Program begins
- employment planning for persons needing an alternative to traditional assessments
- First Annual Mom Prom Fundraiser!
2016
- Transition of the Madison Program to a medical model Licensed Residential Program
- Medical Model Residential Program 614 opens
- The Arc Board of Directors votes to update Mission, Vision and Core Values
2018
- Community home with medical supports
- Hastings Program opens
- Behavioral Supports Services added
2019
- Partner with CCBB (Cooking and Baking Centre County) to provide a vocational enhancement program
2020
- Move to new facility at 171 Technology Drive, Boalsburg