About
Our Mission
To support and respect people’s choices on their journey to independence.
Our Vision
A community of people who see opportunities in each other.
Our Values
- Honor – Be honest about any internal struggles or communications; around the future each person can expect; in the ways that you respect the transparency you would want for yourself.
- Educate – Be a beacon of inspiration for people; of inclusion for communities; of advancement by talking, promoting and educating those who further the stigma; and of radiant positivity, always.
- Adapt – Be open to change within the organization; to inspire opportunities within people; and to an ever-changing industry that requires patience and compassion.
- Remain – Be committed to your community, your team and your people; to always doing what’s right; and to making a positive impact every day.
- Try – Be willing to be flexible with your team and on behalf of the people you support; to do everything you can to make a difference for one person; and to speak up as an agent of change when it’s most needed.
Affiliation
The Arc Allegany-Steuben is a Chapter of the Arc New York, Member of the Arc of the United States and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Arc Allegany-Steuben is one of 35 local Chapters of The Arc New York, the largest provider of supports and services for people intellectual and developmental disabilities in New York state. In addition to the programs The Arc Allegany-Steuben offers in Allegany and Steuben counties, Chapters of The Arc New York collectively support more than 60,000 people with disabilities and their families in every county of the state, and employ more than 30,000 people in our shared mission to provide people with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities the ordinary and extraordinary opportunities of life.
As part of this larger statewide organization, The Arc Allegany-Steuben is able to draw on a rich network of expertise and statewide resources to ensure the highest quality services for the people we serve, and to raise the unified voices our Chapter communities and nearly 100,000 members statewide to strengthen our advocacy efforts.
Founded by families more than 75 years ago, The Arc New York has driven transformation and progress in the lives of people with disabilities, fought and ended the abuses of institutionalization, and developed a robust system of community support that provides opportunity, dignity, and integration for people with disabilities. Together with The Arc Allegany-Steuben and other Chapters across the state, The Arc New York continues to be an influential advocate for our system of care, and the rights and opportunities of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Helpful Links:
• The Arc New York Website: www.thearcny.org