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:

• 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