Our mission is to empower children and adults with developmental disabilities to achieve their potential based on personal choices, abilities and interests...

For more information about our guardianship services contact:

Kim Kaiser
Guardianship Coordinator
phone: 914.949.9300,
ext. 4485
kkaiser
@westchesterarc.org

Westchester Arc
The Gleeson-Israel Gateway Center
265 Saw Mill River Road
Hawthorne, NY 10532
914.949.9300
info@westchesterarc.org

24-hour
Crisis Intervention:
914.949.8200

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Guardianship

The Westchester Arc guardianship program helps families apply for guardianship and is available to answer questions from anyone residing in Westchester County concerning guardianship.

If no family member is available to serve as guardian, Westchester Arc, as the local agent of New York State ARC (NYSARC, Inc.), can serve as guardian. Westchester Arc has dedicated guardian staff to advocate for the individual, to oversee services and to visit with the individual.

For family members who wish to become guardians, educational programs concerning futures planning and guardianship are provided, as is technical assistance in completing and filing petitions with the Surrogate’s Court. When NYSARC, through Westchester Arc, is to serve as guardian, a staff member is assigned to visit regularly and advocate for the individual’s needs.

A volunteer committee of concerned parents and professionals oversees the guardianship program. Fees, while applicable, will not preclude the rendering of services to individuals or families with a demonstrated inability to pay.

 

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