The Arc Jefferson - St. Lawrence New York (www.thearcjslc.org), is pleased to announce that they have completed the process of unification. The agencies formerly known as St. Lawrence NYSARC and Jefferson Rehabilitation Center merged to enhance both agencies’ ability to support people with developmental disabilities.

St. Lawrence NYSARC, a private, non-profit organization committed to maximizing the potential of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, received grants totaling $38,500 from the Trustee Management board of NYSARC Trust Services, in 2018. The funds were used to support local guardianship and recreational programs benefitting 1,513 people with disabilities.

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.