Ontario ARC in the News

Ontario ARC is pleased to announce that Joan Barkley, a direct support professional with the agency, has been awarded the 2019 Thomas A. Maul Direct Support Professional Excellence Award.  Through this award, Joan is recognized for consistently demonstrating excellence, creativity, commitment and high-quality care in providing support to people with disabilities or other challenges.

Ontario ARC is pleased to announce that the agency has earned a national accreditation for Person-Centered Excellence from CQL, The Council on Quality and Leadership.

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to recognize the contributions people with disabilities or other challenges make to the workplace. This month, Ontario ARC is pleased to announce that John Bifarella, a person supported by the agency, was recognized as a 2019 Joslin Outstanding Performer

On September 25, 2019, participants in the OARC First Responders Flight had the  opportunity to learn more about the State Police Forensic Lab.  They were introduced to Trooper Klewicki and Investigator Armstrong and got a behind-the-scenes look at some of the day-to-day operations of the State Police – how exciting!!!

Ontario ARC’s annual signature fundraiser, Cruisin’ for a Cause, returns Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 5:30PM. This exciting evening at Sonnenberg Gardens, 151 Charlotte Street in Canandaigua, benefits The Friends of Ontario ARC Foundation and Ontario ARC’s growing menu of innovative services for people with disabilities or other challenges in Ontario County.