TO:                   News Editors

DATE:             April 3, 2025

CONTACT:     Missy Smith, Director of Marketing and Community Development

                          607.734.6151 x122 or email SmithML@arcofcs.org

 

RE:                   The Arc Chemung-Schuyler Awarded DASNY Funding for Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 

Elmira, NY | Watkins Glen, NY – The Arc Chemung-Schuyler announces that it has been awarded a $291,429 Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program (NICIP) grant, administered by the Dormitory Authority State of New York (DASNY). The Arc Chemung-Schuyler’s capital improvement project will be focused on making improvements to its Neighborhood Center, located at 103 Porter Street in Watkins Glen.

 

"We are thankful to DASNY for these grant funds, knowing that the much needed updates and repairs to our facility will make a real difference in the quality of the space," said Salvatore Garozzo, The Arc Chemung-Schuyler’s Chief Executive Officer. “The Neighborhood Center is our agency’s way of integrating The Arc’s cause into our community, providing an inclusive space for community meetings or events.”

 

The Neighborhood Center is a community-based building which serves a dual purpose. The Arc’s Day Habilitation Program is operated from this building, providing meaningful supports to 60 individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the Watkins Glen community. Additionally, the Neighborhood Center offers opportunities for community integration by supporting community events such as public meetings, business and/or school events, and more. For those interested in this space, visit arcofcs.org/NeighborhoodCenter or call (607)734-6151 ext. 116.

 

 

 

ABOUT THE ARC OF CHEMUNG-SCHUYLER

The Arc Chemung-Schuyler is a family-based organization, providing supports and services to nearly 2,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families, across an 18-county service area. Learn more at www.arcofcs.org.

 

The Arc Chemung-Schuyler is a chapter of the state organization, The Arc New York, the largest provider of supports and services for people intellectual and developmental disabilities in New York state. The 35 local Chapters of The Arc New York collectively support more than 60,000 people with disabilities and their families in every county of the state, and employ more than 30,000 people in the shared mission to provide people with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities the ordinary and extraordinary opportunities of life. Founded by families more than 75 years ago, The Arc New York continues to be an influential advocate for the rights, opportunities, and inclusion of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.