You can make a difference in the life of someone with a developmental disability.

Contribute your time:

Do you enjoy children?  Do you like to meet new people? 

Become a friend and guide to a family headed by a parent with a cognitive disability – tutor a child, attend school events, play games, go to the library, offer a listening ear, prepare a meal together, open your heart!

Do you like to garden? Fish? Shop? Knit or Sew? Attend sporting events? 

Take walks? Go Bicycling? Eat out?  Play games? Go to movies or plays? 

Are you a computer geek?  Do you like cars?

Share your interests with an adult with a disability!

Do you love your work? 

Do you need extra help at your place of employment? 

Offer a teen or adult to a chance to learn new job skills and make their own important contribution as a volunteer, intern or as a new employee.

Share your resources – many people live on limited incomes. 

We currently have requests for the following:

• A dining room table with sturdy chairs, big enough to fit 4 to 6 people
• A decorative fireplace screen
• Floor Lamps
• VCR/DVD Players
• Personal Computers

Make a financial contribution:

• Join the Arc
• Sponsor a membership at the YMCA or at a recreation program or camp
• Help cover the cost of emergency supply kits ($50 per kit)

Get involved with the Arc:

• Join a committee – there are opportunities to assist with fundraising activities, help with advocacy projects, guide program development, advise on personnel and fiscal issues, and monitor human rights concerns.
• Help with special projects – assist at special events, with mailings, or grant research.
• Find out about the Family Friends Program.

The United Arc of Franklin and Hampshire Counties
111 Summer Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
413-774-5558
arc@unitedarc.org