2014 Schenectadyarc Financials

Income by Program Services

Expenses by Category

Schenectady ARC is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and is the Schenectady County Chapter of NYSARC, Inc. We are supported through state and federal funding and by our generous donors. To request a full financial statement please contact us at info@arcschenectady.org

Sum of %

Payroll $ 18,450,482 62.3%

Fringe $ 4,514,698 15.2%

Participant Related $ 1,461,741 4.9%

Depreciation, Amortization & Interest

$ 1,547,636 5.2%

Professional fees & contracted services

$846,468 2.9%

Property, Buildings & Equipment

$ 1,673,434 5.6%

Other Operating $ 1,138,754 3.8%

Total $ 29,633,213

Pine Ridge Vocational Center

Supported Employment

Residential Services

Day Services

Clinic Services

Medicaid Services Coordination

Management, Support & Other Services

4.3%

7.4%

25.2%

50.7%

3.8%

7.2%

1.5%

1.3%

Nick Donaldson At twenty-three years old, Nick is living out a few of his dreams. He is enjoying the new responsibilities and experiences that come with his independent lifestyle. He has acquired an apartment through the Schenectady ARC Community Living Program. Nick has decorated it with all things NASCAR, including some items from his travels to the Dover International Speedway in Dela-ware. He dreams of getting his driver’s license so he can feel the exhilaration of placing his hands on the steering wheel and maybe, one day, racing.

Nick is also employed. With assistance from Sche-nectady ARC’s New Directions Employment Services, Nick was able to secure a paid internship through the NYS Employment Training Program (ETP). Nick has been working as a busboy at Café Nola, a New Orleans-themed restaurant in Schenectady. At Café Nola, Nick is making friends and learning the tricks of the trade from Chef Kevin Brown. Nick is hopeful that he can join the Café Nola team full-time as a Chef ’s assistant.

David Nichols He might seem quiet, reserved and shy, but David Nichols is a cool, confident and capable young man. He is an outgoing individual who excels at his job at Camelot Copy Center. Since 2005 David has worked on the print and copy machines with support from the New Directions Employment Services.

Well-liked and respected at his work location, David’s co-workers recently honored him as Employee of the Year. He also participates in Schenectady ARC’s Life Prep program and enjoys the company of his friends.

David will tell you there is nothing holding him back from achieving his dreams and he is ready for more. He feels that with the right services and supports he will be able to do just about anything. He is currently in the process of applying for Self-Directed Services and would like to eventually move into his own apartment.

Wendy Gresens Service with a smile is what you can expect when you check out of Target in Wendy Gresens’ line. Wendy looks forward to her workday and the daily interactions that she will have with customers who frequent her line. She began her work at Target with New Directions Employment Services in 2011. She is willing to pitch in where needed, helps train new cashiers, and is first to be called when another employee is absent.

Wendy is currently a member of Schenectady ARC’s Self Advocacy Group, SARC Speaks Out. She was honored in 2013 as the Schenectady ARC Self-Advocate of the Year. Advocating for her own needs is something Wendy enjoys. She is now participating in self-directed services.

Wendy has her own apartment and enjoys the indepen-dence. She is constantly looking at ways to improve. Re-cently she chose to maintain a healthy lifestyle, chang-ing her cooking and eating habits. . She showed off her new cooking skills with homemade soup for her parents. In her free time she enjoys going to garage sales, travel-ing to New Hampshire and Maine with family and bird watching at the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge.

Lewis Prater Lewis Prater has enjoyed working over forty years as an employee at Pine Ridge Industries. He recently decided it was time to move on and enjoy some of his other dreams.

Lewis is now taking some time to relax. Don’t let his laid-back attitude fool you. Lewis is still very active. He is going to church, bowling, and taking day trips with friends he has made at Schenectady ARC’s Com-munity Living Program. He is an exceptional volunteer cleaner at the Better Neighborhoods organization, using skills acquired at Pine Ridge.

As Lewis settles in to his retirement, he is looking for-ward to traveling around the country. He enjoys seeing different places in the United States and chronicling his travels with his camera. He plans on traveling to Cape Cod, Pennsylvania, and a place near and dear to his heart, Utah. Lewis is eager to plan a trip back out to Utah to visit his family.

Ryan LoomisChanging direction comes with great challenges, but when you are successful, the rewards are even greater. For Ryan Loomis that is just the case.

Ryan has been at Schenectady ARC for eight years. He is working on making his dreams come true and recently took on the responsibility of self-directing his services. He will now have more control over services to reach his own goals. Ryan is also studying for his learner’s permit, work-ing on obtaining his GED, searching for full-time employ-ment, and making plans to move into his own apartment. Ryan is hoping to find a career where he can use the skills he acquired through New Directions Employment Services to meet his occupational goals and secure himself finan-cially.

An avid New York Mets fan, Ryan enjoys rooting for his team and playing sports. A fun-loving guy, he is always ready with a smile and a good joke. Ryan is a member of the Schenectady ARC Safety Committee and he enjoys spending time with his advocate Chrissy. During the sum-mer Ryan enjoys traveling to Florida to see his family.

Revenue %

Pine Ridge Vocational Center

$2,164,848 7.2%

Supported Employment $ 1,145,306 3.8%

Residential Services $ 15,208,978 50.7%

Day Services $ 7,566,268 25.2%

Clinic Services $ 2,222,544 7.4%

Medicaid Service Coordination

$1,296,676 4.3%

Management, Support & Other Services

$ 394,003 1.3%

Total $ 29,998,623 100%*

*Agrees to audited Financial Statement

Depreciation, Amortization & Interest

Other Operating

Payroll

Fringe

Property, Buildings & Equip.

Participant Related

Professional Fees & Contracted Services

4.9%

5.6%

15.2%

62.3%

3.8%

5.2%

1.5%

2.9%

TORr NiLSeN There is always something buzzing in Torr Nilson’s life: library trips, visits to historic sites, tending to farm animals, and keeping his bees happy and healthy. That’s right, Torr is an amateur beekeeper. As a hobby, Torr helps his father on their family farm to extract honey from honeycombs and keep the bee colonies healthy. Torr could pretty much tell you everything that you need to know about beekeeping.

When he is not buzzing around the farm, Torr is out and about with Schenectady ARC’s Citi Club 3 or attending Community Pre-Voc through Pine Ridge Industries. Torr came to Schenectady ARC only two years ago and is already moving quickly to new services and supports. He is currently in the process of completing his ACCES-VR application as a first step in getting supports from New Directions Employment Services so he can start looking for a job that will keep him buzzing.

If you can catch up with Torr, you will most certainly enjoy your conversation with this polite and considerate young man. It’s best to hurry; Torr has plans to visit the Smithsonian Museum.

OFFICERSAngelo DeFelippo, IIIPresident

Barbara Kania1st Vice President

Richard Bonaker2nd Vice President

Thomas Rice 1st Treasurer

Bella Stuart2nd Treasurer

Adrienne Westfall Recording Secretary

John BresonisFinancial Secretary

Patricia G. RossCorresponding Secretary

DIRECTORS Karen Britt Holly GrayKarl HorstmannTammy KrisherMary OtterJohn WhiteNoreen Zido

About Schenectady ARCSchenectady ARC is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization. We are a chapter of NYSARC, Inc., and a Member of The Arc of the United States, Schenectady ARC is committed to helping people in the Capital Region enjoy healthy, rewarding lives as members of their community. Schenectady ARC brings staff, families, and community together to encour-age dreams and respond to each person’s life choices by offering high quality services, resources, and support.

Our MissionSchenectady ARC is committed to helping people in the Capital Region enjoy healthy, rewarding lives as members of their community. Schenectady ARC brings staff, families, and the community together to encourage dreams and respond to each person’s life choices by offering high quality services, resources, and supports.

Our VisionPartnerships create the power for people with developmental disabilities to live, learn, work, and play as fulfilled members of society.

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Our Services• Aging Services • Autism Services • Clinic Services • Community Habilitation • Community Employment • Day Habilitation Services • Employment Services • Medicaid Service Coordination • Prevocational Services • Recreation Opportunities • Residential Supports and Services • Respite Services • Transitional Services • Transportation Services • Vocational Services

Upcoming Events at Schenectady ARC

Angelo DeFelippoPresident of the Board of Directors

Kirk Lewis Executive Director

To register for any of our upcoming events visit the Schenectady ARC website:

www.arcschenectady.org/events.htmlor call the Public Relations Office at 518.372.1160.

Member SupportAs a friend of Schenectady ARC, you assist with ensuring our organization provides vital services in helping people with disabilities learn essential life skills, fulfill their personal goals, and reach their maximum potential.

Private donations are vital and allow us to fulfill our mission and ensure our ability to deliver quality services. Every donation counts. Visit arcschenectady.org for more information on donating to Schenectady ARC.

The profiles in this year’s report highlight some of the many ways that Schenectady ARC assists people to live the lives they want. The theme for this year’s Annual Report, “Myself, My World, My Dreams” comes from the Council on Quality and Leadership (CQL) and their unique method of measuring quality and helping agencies like Schenectady ARC stay focused on their mission. This past year was a remarkable year for Schenectady ARC, a year with accomplishments that will provide the foundation for many more remarkable years in the future.

One of our most significant accomplishments was being accredited by CQL. Many families, self-advocates and community partners were involved in the week-long accreditation visit, which culminated in the development of a Plan for Person Centered Excellence and the announcement of our accreditation. This capped almost two years of training staff, educating our Board and our families, interviewing the people we support, and reviewing our policies to make sure that our operations and our programs are in line with our mission to help people achieve their dreams and aspirations.

Another notable accomplishment was the opening of Prater House, our twenty-second home. Opening Prater House allowed us to offer residential opportunities for six individuals who had previously lived at O.D. Heck Developmental Center. In an era of limited residential development, this was a tremendous achievement.

At the end of 2014, the agency applied for two Balancing Incentive Program (BIP) grants: one was a collaboration with five other local ARC’s, while the other was focused just on Schenectady. We were awarded both grants, a total of more than $1.1 million. The collaborative grant will help us develop and implement a framework for planning, a true person-centered approach to helping individuals identify their goals and develop plans for achieving them. The second grant will help us implement an “agency management platform”, an electronic, cloud based record system that will allow us to convert virtually all of our documents to an electronic format.

Both of these grants are important to prepare us for the future. But, while we celebrate these achievements, we also celebrate the everyday accomplishments that highlight our agency and the people we support—the person who moves into a new apartment or gets a new job. The recreation program that brings together friends every week. The self-advocates’ trip to Albany to speak to legislators. The award-winning arrangement from our horticulture program. The volunteers at the City Mission. The list is long!

All of our accomplishments are possible because of the tremendous people who make up Schenectady ARC. Our Board members, employees, families, and volunteers work together every day to help us achieve our mission. Please join us in celebrating these events, and think about joining us, as a volunteer, a staff person, or a donor, and becoming part of our story for the coming years. Thank you!

2014 Board of Directors

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Schenectady ARC Luau in the ParkJune 19, 2015 | Central Park, SchenectadyA spectacular South Pacific evening of music, food and Ohana (Family) in a unique Hawaiian setting! Don’t miss this opportunity to partner with your friends at Schenectady ARC in an exotic destination decorated with faux palms, tikis, and surfboards. Our evening event brings guests a traditional Luau with authentic Hawaiian-style food. While guests eat, traditional hula and fire dancers entertain and delight the audience with the sounds of the Hawaiian Islands.

Schenectady ARC 5k ChallengeAugust 7, 2015 | Central Park, Schenectady Whether a first step on a new running journey, an all-out challenge on a personal record, a comfortable 3.1 mile run or a Friday evening activity, the ARC 5K Challenge offers motivated runners the chance to experience race day excitement and the thrill of crossing a big time finish line. With a name that not only challenges you to support the ARC, but also drives you to challenge yourself. The 3.1 mile run is full of family fun and excitement. Visit the ARC5K Challenge Online www.arc5kchallenge.com

Schenectady ARC Fall CelebrationNovember 12, 2015 | Schenectady, NY Schenectady ARC invites you to celebrate individuals with great abilities at our 2015 gala. Enjoy an evening of networking and help raise funds for your favorite organization, Schenectady ARC.

On the coverMeet Grace Ackner. Grace is our covergirl for the 2014 Annual Report. Grace attends the Schenectady ARC After School program at Scotia-Glenville Schools. As part of the My Self, My World, My Dreams campaign we asked Grace what her dreams were. She replied that she would like to be a princess for a day and travel to Disney to stay in a castle. We hope all of her dreams come true.

Accredited by Schenectady ARC has earned the coveted four year Person-Centered Excellence Accreditation from CQL, the Council on Quality and Leadership. This accreditation confirms that Schenectady ARC shares CQL’s vision of person-centered solutions to improve the quality of life for people receiving supports and services.