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 recreational services contact:
Dave
Gasparri
Director of Recreational Services
phone: (914) 428-8330,
ext. 3218
dgasparri
@westchesterarc.org
Westchester Arc
Herbert Katzenberg Center
121 Westmoreland Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
(914) 949-9300
info@westchesterarc.org
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Recreational
Recreational services offer teens and adults with developmental disabilities an opportunity to make friends, have fun and learn at the same time.
Westchester Arc designs leisure activities that relieve stress, teach and reinforce social skills, and build self-esteem. Participants can explore the arts or the Jersey Shore. Go camping or dance the night away at our Spring Ball.
- Art program
- Leisure activities and clubs
- Respite services for caregivers
- School vacations
- Summer camp
- Theater workshop
- Trips and vacations
- Weekend college experience
Echo Arts
Echo Arts is a visual arts program, held throughout the year for individuals who are at least 16 years of age. Students express themselves through a wide range of media, including paint, pencil and collage. They are encouraged to submit their best work to the Westchester Arc Annual Art Show each spring. It is a juried competition and prizes are awarded to the winners.
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Contact Annabel Bayon, 914-949-9300, ext. 3220, abayon@westchesterarc.org |
Echo Onstage
Echo Onstage is a week-long theater arts program provided in partnership with Westco Productions. Role-playing, improvising and learning dance routines build social, verbal and coordination skills. The workshop culminates in a performance for family and friends.
CAMP
Camp Echo offers individuals who are no longer in high school an opportunity to enjoy summer in the beautiful woods of Fahnestock State Park in Putnam County. Options include day camp, as well as one- and two-week overnight programs. Activities include swimming, boating crafts, sports, hiking, nature study and special events.
Echo Outdoors, designed for high school students, 16 and older, is a week-long, overnight program at the Taconic Outdoor Education Center (TOEC) in Fahnestock State Park.
FAMILY SUPPORT
Respite House
This program is designed to give a well-deserved break to families caring at home for a person with developmental disabilities. Open every day, Respite House in Thornwood, New York, is available for planned overnight visits. We also have one bed available for an individual in crisis. Participating individuals must also attend a day program.
Recreational and social events are planned by staff based on visitor interests, needs and capabilities. Staff are trained in first aid, CPR, behavior management, interdisciplinary team approach, adaptive equipment and fire safety. Fees are based on a sliding scale which allows us to provide respite to all families, regardless of financial limitations.
Independent Living Skills
This program offers basic instruction in shopping, cooking, menu planning and cleaning skills. The aim is to began preparing individuals for future residential life away from family.
LEISURE
Reunion Club
This program provides short breaks for families caring at home for a person with developmental disabilities. The Reunion Club meets three times a month, for approximately five hours at a time. The participants enjoy getting together with friends, while increasing their life skills. Favorite activities have included dinner and dancing, bowling, movies and trips to New York City. Individuals pay a fee of $5 (certain trips may be slightly higher.)
TRAVEL
Club Echo offers vacation trips, ranging from one to eight days,
to individuals who are at least 18 years of age. Day trips are taken to
sporting events, theaters and other local attractions. Longer trips have
destinations ranging from New England and the mid-Atlantic states to Florida,
the Bahamas and beyond. There are also opportunities for individuals to
help plan their own vacations.
For further information about any of our recreational services, please contact Dave Gasparri, Director of Recreational Services, at (914) 428-8330, ext. 3218, or send e-mail to dgasparri@westchesterarc.org.
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Success story
Westchester Arc Tours Universal Studios
Westchester Arc’s Club Echo, a recreation and travel program for adults with developmental disabilities, recently visited Universal Resorts in Orlando... » more
Westchester Arc’s Club Echo recently traveled to Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where vacationers toured lighthouses, ... more »
Club Echo Scores
Home Run
Westchester Arc’s Club Echo recently traveled to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, where six men with developmental disabilities watched the New York Yankees ... more »
Recreation Programs Offer Breath of Fresh Air
Nature enthusiasts enjoyed the wilderness at Westchester Arc’s Camp Echo and Echo Outdoors,
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Echo Onstage Extends
Its Curtain Call
Fifteen young adults with developmental disabilities garnered a standing ovation during the grand finale
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Crossing Borders:
Club Echo Hits Montreal
Westchester Arc’s Club Echo recently traveled to Montreal, Quebec, where vacationers strolled along cobblestone streets ... more »
Westchester Arc’s recreational services recently sponsored a trip to the Bronx Zoo ... more »
