Bristol ARC

ADVOCATING PERSONAL GROWTH AND COMMUNITY INCLUSION FOR ALL WE SERVE.

Description:
The Bristol ARC is a private, non-profit, nationally accredited(CARF), United Way organization which has provided services to men and women with disabilities for over fifty years.
Bristol ARC is committed to helping adults with developmental disabilities achieve maximum independence by providing educational, vocational, residential, social and advocacy services that will foster inclusion into the community. All programs are designed to encourage personal growth while recognizing the unique and special needs of individuals.
Our workers are employed at the Bristol ARC Center and in local businesses throughout the community. Employment choices at the Center include the Yard Service, Dining Room, Growing Center, Candy Kitchen, and Work Activity. A recent product made and sold at the Center is BARC Bites all-natural dog biscuits. In addition, our Day Support Options Programs offer a work component, as well as opportunities for social and leisure activities that broaden community experience.
Bristol ARC's Residential Programs offer community and supported living arrangements, all within the Bristol area.
The organization is governed by an active Board of Directors.
The Bristol ARC remains committed to its mission statement of "Advocating Personal Growth and Community Inclusion for All We Serve."

History:
Bristol Adult Resource Center, Inc. is a private, non-profit, nationally accredited(CARF), United Way organization. It is made up of parents, educators, professionals in the field, and volunteers who are dedicated to providing services to and improving the quality of life for people with disabilities in Bristol and surrounding communities.
With vision and determination of a small group of parents seeking alternatives to institutionalization, the agency was incorporated in 1957. In order to develop programs for people with mental retardation during that period, fund-raising was the group's main goal.
With the same determination of its founders, Bristol ARC continues to grow and develop innovative programs in order to fulfill the needs and dreams of people it serves.

Contact people:

Francine Pangaro, Executive Director, (phone), (email) Ann Beardsley, C.A./Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Marcia Lada, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (860)582-8280

Address:

621 Jerome Avenue Bristol, CT 06010 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.bristolarc.org

Directions:

From Hartford: Take 84W to exit 38, Rte.6. Take Rte 6W to Jerome Ave.(this is past the Bristol Shopping Plaza, and there is a Friendly's on the corner). Take a right onto Jerome Ave. Then you will come to a. . . (more)

Last updated on June 23, 2009