The Jefferson Rehabilitation Center has been awarded $15,000 in grants from the Trustee Management Board of NYSARC Trust Services to support their recreation programs.

Potsdam Elks Lodge #2074 donated $400 to St. Lawrence NYSARC’s Autism Awareness Walk. This year's Walk had over 450 participants in attendance and raised more than $20,000 to support local programs for people on the Autism Spectrum.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – St. Lawrence NYSARC (www.slnysarc.org), a private, non-profit organization committed to maximizing the potential of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, announced that Patricia Campanella (Ogdensburg, New York), President of the Board of Directors, was selected as The Arc New York’s Volunteer of the Year.

JRC was pleased to host Congresswoman Elise Stefanik and her staff for a tour of our 420 Gaffney Drive building including our Day Habilitation Program and Bright Beginnings Early Learning Center.  The tour highlighted the need for funding to assist with major renovations on the building to better meet the needs of programming and the children and adults who utilize the building for services.  Additionally, Ms.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – St. Lawrence NYSARC (www.slnysarc.org), a private, non-profit organization committed to maximizing the potential of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, is holding a walk to promote awareness of Autism Spectrum Disorders at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, September 8, 2018 at the Village Park on Main Street in Canton, N.Y.

Jefferson Rehabilitation Center in Watertown has opened a new playground to accommodate children with special needs.

A ribbon cutting was held at the playground Wednesday. The project has been in the works for several years.

Donations for the handicap-accessible equipment totaled about $90,000 and with the help of volunteers, the playground was built and is now ready to be used.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - St. Lawrence County Public Transit launched a new logo and announced more stops on the Ogdensburg Intra-city Shuttle bus service. The Public Transit logo was designed by SUNY Canton Graphic and Multimedia Design student, Trevor Swinyer, Class of 2019.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - St. Lawrence NYSARC (www.slnysarc.org), a private, non-profit organization committed to maximizing the potential of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, received a $534 donation from students and faculty at Norwood Norfolk Central School. These funds will go to further St.