Our Mission -to advocate, educate and provide services to empower individuals with disabilities and their families to enhance the quality of their lives.

Our Vision - a community that embraces and values people with disabilities.
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  • People Helped

    5,275

  • Volunteer Hours

    75,832

  • Dollars Raised

    $1,101,090

  • Program Participants

    1,494

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities and the power of inclusive workplaces.

To mark the occasion, The Arc of Chester County is proud to recognize Giant Market, Store #6291 in East Bradford as its 2025 Employer of the Year.

Read about important news and upcoming events.

Fall 2025 Chat N Chew Trainings!

Hear the impact firsthand from a parent.

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  • No student with an IEP should struggle!

    "Knowing there are people willing to help me advocate for my child as if she were their own, brings me peace and I am forever grateful for The Arc!"

Closing the Funding Gap: CELSP Certified Nurse

The Arc of Chester County is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that relies on the generosity of others to close the funding gap between what individuals with disabilities need and what public sources will fund.One of several unfunded critical needs in an on-site certified nurse to help medically fragile children with medications, feeding tubes, seizure disorders and a list of several other conditions that require experienced and quality medical oversight while attending our specialized and individualized inclusive preschool program.

Click the video to learn more about this funding need.