The Arc Of Pennsylvania

Programs: Include me from the start - school age (including weinberg grant) - this grant is used to provide training and on-site technical assistance to student focused teams from identified pennsylvania school districts to increase their capacity to educate kindergarten through twelfth grade students with significant disabilities in general education classrooms with supplementary aid services for 80% or more of the school day.

the arc of pennsylvania focuses on systems advocacy and governmental affairs, demonstrating leadership and guidance among disability organizations in pennsylvania. Our state office supports our chapters and the general public by coordinating strategic, grassroots advocacy efforts; providing policy analysis/trainings and overall support to our local chapter's executive directors.

discovery grant - this grant is to implement the inclusive practices for young adult employment pilot program to transition-age students in pennsylvania. This program will hire and train local consultants to offer the discovery customized employment process at high schools for students with complex needs.

include me from the start - preschool - this grant is used to provide training and on-site technical assistance to early intervention teams to increase their capacity to educate and support children with significant disabilities in typical early childhood settings with supplementary aids and services. Expenses: 100,000 revenues: 100,000 early childhood education community innovation zone grant - program to recognize, celebrate, support, learn from and enhance innovative programs, activities, and strategies involving community-based efforts to enhance the learning outcomes of young children and reduce the student achievement gap by grade three. Expenses: 85,000 revenues: 85,000 policy and information exchange grant - this grant is used to educate council, the general public and pennsylvanians with disabilities and their families about policy issues and to increase the exchange of information between the council and federal, state and local officers. Expenses: 78,212 revenues: 65,975 edith l. Trees grant - this grant is used to support early childhood and education systems advocacy and government affairs functions. Expenses: 37,955 revenues: 37,955 project max grant - program to provide training, certification and educate parent leaders about the use of discovery, customized employment job development and systematic instruction as vocational tools for youth with significant impact of disability who are interested in working, and securing and maintaining community integrated employment. Expenses: 29,475 revenues: 29,475