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Established in 1947

Helping individuals
with disabilities
and their families
to build better futures
for over 60 years.

 
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Calendar Of Events
Annual Rainbow Walkathon
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Bogota Recreation, Bogota

Annual Membership Meeting/
Founders Day
Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Annual Golf Classic
Monday, October 6, 2008
Preakness Hills CC, Wayne

Annual Holiday Party
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Venetian, Garfield
is a private not-for profit organization of families, self advocates, professionals and community members dedicated to assisting individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. The Arc is a membership organization affiliated with The Arc of New Jersey and The Arc of the United States.

james Seath A Farewell Message from James Seath
It has been a great privilege and distinct honor to have been entrusted with the leadership of this organization for the last twenty-two years; I will always reflect upon and cherish the memory of this experience.  ...more

kathy Walsh A Message from Kathy Walsh, Incoming President/CEO
Some sixty years ago a letter written by a Teaneck mother, Laura Sparks Blossfeld, appeared in the Bergen Evening Record which suggested the formation of an organization of parents. On June 10, 1947 the first general meeting was held at the YMCA in Paterson. Parents from a wide area were invited and forty-one attended. The Arc movement in New Jersey was born.  ...more

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