Our mission is to empower children and adults with developmental disabilities to achieve their potential based on personal choices, abilities and interests...
Westchester Arc
Herbert Katzenberg Center
121 Westmoreland Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
(914) 949-9300
info@westchesterarc.org
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History
It all began 50 years ago with a $3 ad
that was placed in
The New York Post
by, Ann Greenberg, desperate to find some playmates for her child with a developmental disability.
On April 17, 1949 a small group of equally frustrated mothers and fathers gathered at the Mount Vernon Public Library to discuss ways of helping their children. It was in this little gathering that the Westchester Association for the Help of Retarded Children (Westchester AHRC) was born.
A few months later the new Westchester group purchased the house at 975 Split Rock Road in Pelham and fought and won, through court action, the right to have a school there.
In 1951 they opened the first parents’ cooperative day school for retarded children in New York State. And so, the modest beginnings of Westchester Arc, which is now the largest such agency in the county serving over 1600 children, teenagers and adults with developmental disabilities everyday.
» Click here for Westchester Arc Milestones
50th Anniversary Highlights »
In 1999 we celebrated our first fifty years of serving the needs of people with developmental disabilities.
What better way to tell an organization’s history than to capture the memories of people who shaped its progress.
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Click here to read observations of a small handful of individuals who contributed to, participated in or simply observed the steps taken by Westchester Arc to evolve into Westchester County’s largest organization serving the needs of people with developmental disabilities. |
» Click here for list of past presidents
and executive directors
Success Story
Young Adult Balances Work and Play
At the age of 24, Andres W. is a responsible adult, who has a job in the community, travels on the bus ... more »
Celebrating 32 Years with Westchester Arc
David S. celebrated his 32nd anniversary with Westchester Arc in 2006. He first came to the agency... more »
Larry C. leads a full life. A talented painter, the 84-year-old has been named Westchester Arc’s “Artist of the Month” ... more »