Advocacy & Resources for Citizens
with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Our local Arc is first and foremost an advocacy organization. Employees and volunteers represent our constituency at intellectual and developmental service meetings throughout the year. We also advocate 1 on 1 for individuals and their families upon request.
- The Arc offers an evening drop in program called AMPES which meets weekly in Milton, Sunbury, Shamokin, Bloomsburg, Selinsgrove and Berwick.
- We also provide many other social and community activities throughout the year through our Social Recreational Program including bowling, Secret Pal Club and bus trips.
- A volunteer Board of Directors governs The Arc. Funding comes from memberships, government contracts, United Way funds, fund raising events, and gifts from foundations.
The Arc Monthly Newsletters
REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE SERVICE
The Arc, Susquehanna Valley is now offering a Representative Payee Service to individuals that are receiving social security benefits from the SSA and need help managing their financial resources. Dependent on an individuals’ needs, the Arc works with the individual and his or her circle of support to develop an approach agreeable to all of the parties. The focus is to establish a budget to meet the individuals’ monthly needs for food, clothing, and shelter, as well as to look at their hopes, wishes, and desires for future expenditures. To be eligible to receive our Representative Payee services, the individual must be receiving services from Northumberland County BH/IDS or the CMSU and have a regular Supports Coordinator.
Keynotes
2014 Schedule! 
Hoping everyone had a wonderful winter! We just wanted to thank everyone who participated in Keynotes last year, and present the schedule for the upcoming 2014 year.
Keynotes will continue to meet at 6 pm on the 3rd Thursday of each month beginning in March. Keynotes will meet at the Front Street Christian Assembly which is the large building located at 1188 North Front Street in Sunbury. There is plenty of parking directly outside the door and it is also handicap accessible for those in need.
The meeting dates for the 3rd Thursday at 6:00 are as follows:
March 20 August 21
April 17 September 18
May 15 October 16
June 19 November 20
July 17 December 18
The summer concert will be either in July, August, or September depending on the decision made around participant’s summer vacation plans. The winter concert will be held on December 18.
Keynotes looks forward to seeing those who participate each month starting on March 20th at 6:00 PM to select songs and practice singing. If you have any questions, you may call Jan Mull at 570-286-1895 or Barb Miller at 570-556-6543. You may also contact Brenda, the receptionist at 570-286-1757 at Keystone Human Services to check if any dates are cancelled due to weather as we will be keeping her informed of any cancellations.
Thank You!
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