LIBERTY ARC UNIFICATION OFFICIAL, BRINGING TOGETHER SERVICES IN SCHENECTADY & MONTGOMERY COUNTIES
“We’re leveraging the experience and expertise of our staff members to provide the very best for the people in our programs today and in the decades ahead,” Saunders said. “We know that the heart of this unification is a mutual respect for people with disabilities and a desire to support each person’s hopes, dreams, and ambitions so that everyone can live a quality of life that each person values.”
The Montgomery and Schenectady Chapters of The Arc New York have officially unified under the name Liberty ARC. “We are so pleased to announce that Liberty ARC is now a unified agency, covering both Montgomery and Schenectady Counties, and providing excellent person-centered services to people with disabilities in our communities,” said Jennifer Saunders, CEO of Liberty ARC. The agency now provides services to over 720 people with disabilities and employs over 1,100 full and part-time staff members. For the past nine months, the agencies in both counties have been working hard on the unification, making sure that all of the details are covered. As sister chapters of the Arc New York, the unification helps strengthen programs and services by working together to benefit the people we support. Chapters of The Arc New York have been pursuing opportunities to unify in recent years, and the time was right for Montgomery and Schenectady to look at the benefits of working as one agency.
Plans for unification were first announced last summer, and the agency worked with families and people supported to answer questions and ensure a seamless transition. Services to the people the agency supports transitioned smoothly through the unification, which became effective May 1. The agency will continue to maintain a footprint in both counties.
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