Holman Automotive joined The Arc Gloucester for a ‘day of caring’ on October 20th. Together they painted The Sunshine Inn at Camp Sun ‘N Fun. This building houses many of our activities and services. To align with one of Holman’s core pillars “together we do good for the community,” each employee gets to choose where they would like to volunteer for the day. “We look out for...
The Arc Gloucester hosted their annual Spooktacular Walk-a-Thon and Family Fun Day on Saturday October 15th. Over 150 community members, served individuals, and families joined us for a day filled with trick or treating, pumpkin painting, vendor fairs, and dancing. The day would not have been made possible without our sponsors. SPWA Services is a support coordination service working...
The Arc Gloucester hosted their annual golf tournament On September 15th, 2022, at RiverWinds Golf and Tennis Club in West Deptford, New Jersey. This year, The Arc Gloucester honored Bob Shryock by creating the Bob Shryock Memorial Award in which Michael Evans was the first recipient. This event was made possible by the multiple sponsors including the three bronze sponsors, Gallagher...
Shari Hulitt is USOA Mrs. South Jersey, the guardian of her brother Andy, and a proud supporter of The Arc Gloucester. The USOA pageant campaigns bring the opportunity to empower and inspire others as well as lift others up and bring attention to a cause Shari is passionate about. When her brother Andy became involved with the organization Shari became a dedicated supporter of...
Transportation is essential to fulfilling the needs of The Arc Gloucester’s programs. Purchasing an additional vehicle for our existing fleet will be a cost-effective effort to further reduce our need to use outside vendors to meet our ongoing transportation needs. In addition to benefiting the individuals themselves by allowing more outings, a larger access to services and establish...
As The Arc Gloucester enters our 65th year assisting children and adults with autism, Down Syndrome, and other forms of intellectual and developmental disabilities through carefully designed programs and services, we reflect on the many triumphs of 2021. One of the triumphs has been the ability to meet and assist many new individuals and their families. One of the newest members...
The Arc Gloucester is a non-profit organization that has been helping individuals with autism, Down Syndrome, and other intellectual and developmental disabilities for 65 years! As in years past, The Arc Gloucester is participating in Giving Tuesday. Giving Tuesday is a Global Day of Giving that will take place on November 30, 2021.This year, The Arc Gloucester is expanding our ...
October is Disability Employment Awareness Month. All year long The Arc Gloucester works diligently to provide employment options to our served individuals such as our pre-vocational training and supported employment programs. Supported Employment is designed to help individuals obtain and maintain a job in the general workforce. James Carver is one of our individuals...
One of the greats gifts you can give is your time. The Arc Gloucester thrives by having volunteers assist us with events and programs throughout the year. Without volunteers, The Arc Gloucester would not be able to achieve all that we have in nearly 65 years. With the help of community members, we can continue to assist individuals with intellectual and developmental...
Over a year ago, The Arc Gloucester was forced to shutter it's Day Habilitation Programs for the safety of our served individuals and staff. COVID-19 was raging, and there was much uncertainty in the world. What remained certain, though, was The Arc Gloucester's commitment to re-open as soon as it was safely possible to do so. During our closure, we provided programming through our...
The Arc Gloucester is proud to announce the promotion of Lisa Conley to Chief Executive Officer. Lisa began her career with The Arc Gloucester in 1991 as Confidential Secretary. Throughout her 30 years with The Arc Gloucester, she has held various positions in Administration and Leadership, including Executive Secretary, Director of Public Affairs, Assistant Executive...
Every year,The Arc Gloucester participates in Giving Tuesday ,a global movement just after Thanksgiving which seeks to bring about support and recognition to participating non-profits. We use this opportunity to remind our supporters how crucial they are to our mission and vision, and how incredibly grateful we are for their support. It is sort of a jumpstart to our Annual...
In partnership with ASuggestion for Wellness, The Arc Gloucester recently participated in a panel presented by HealthMatters , a program from The University of Illinois at Chicago. CEO Jake J. Jones and Agency Nurse Robyn Blanchard participated in the discussion with ASuggestion creator, Greg Wilson and colleague in the I/DD space, Jade Pollock. Below is a...
In a press release yesterday, Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson and Department of Children and Families Commissioner Norbut Beyer announced a $25 Million plan supporting Community-Based Providers in the home health, developmental disability, child welfare and homeless service space. The plan was created to support the organizations as they continue to incur COVID-19...
On Saturday, October 17th, our Step Up to The Arc Gloucester Virtual Challenge kicked off, and we are so excited! This year, COVID-19 forced us to cancel our much anticipated in-person 5K, Walkathon and Family Fun Day! We are so bummed to not be able to celebrate the occasion in person with you. But, we're so excited about this Virtual Challenge. With the virtual...
Yesterday, The Arc Gloucester received this $10,000 COVID-19 Relief Grant from the South Jersey Federal Credit Union. We are so grateful to SJFCU for selecting us as a recipient of a much-needed grant! CEO Jake Jones and CFO Mark Storm accepted the grant from Ernest Huggard, President and CEO of South Jersey Federal Credit Union. Thank you, South Jersey Federal Credit...
Samantha Smith-Domeraski, Manager of Heather Ridge Apartments at The Arc Gloucester, is no stranger to tough times. In 2016, she was a struggling mom of a three year old and worked two jobs she held little love for. Armed with a Medical Assistant degree, she felt untethered and uncertain of what her future held. A chance encounter at a Halloween Party changed her life for...
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The Arc Gloucester is proud to present our new and improved website! We are so excited that you are here. For the last few months, The Arc Gloucester worked closely with Arreva to design the perfect user friendly website experience. We workshopped many ideas, but we’re truly pleased to bring you this final product! Mobile Friendly! We know our old site was not mobile...
A busy day of networking, delicious food, and hardworking volunteers was the perfect way to start the summer of 2018. Through the partnership of The Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce and United Way of Gloucester County , we were lucky enough to host the afternoon lunch and networking event and be one part of the many projects for the Day of Action! As volunteers,...
