PARC is one of 50 chapters of NYSARC, Inc. (formally New York State Association for Retarded Children, Inc.), and is at the forefront in providing advocacy and programming for children and adults with developmental disabilities within the geographic region of Putnam County along with Northern Westchester and Southern Dutchess counties.  It is the largest agency in Putnam County providing services to people with developmental disabilities and their families. Fighting stereotypes and fears, PARC has been at the forefront of the changes that have taken place: the self-advocacy movement; services to children with autism and people with traumatic brain injury; the creation of transitional educational support services to high school students; community-based recreational programs; and the development and expansion of independent service coordination. 

PARC is affiliated with New York State Association for Retarded Children (NYSARC).  We work closely with the Office or Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD), the Taconic Developmental Disabilities Office, the Governor’s Office for Small Cities, VESID, and the Department of Social Services, which all provide funding/reimbursement for services we provide. We also work closely with the Putnam County School Districts, coordinating student care.

Program staff provides the support and the environment which each individual needs to utilize unique talents and achieve his or her goals. Individual pride shines through when people are given the power to demonstrate the ability to make choices and to exercise some control over his or her life, goals and future.