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1840 N. Atherton St
State College, PA 16803
People with disabilities represent the single largest minorit gro!p see"ing emploment in toda#s
mar"et pla$e.
%$tober 18, &013
'ear (r. )oron*
( &6+ear+old $o!sin ,oland has 'own sndrome. - alwas lo.e being gra$ed b his presen$e. /e
$onstantl has a big smile on his 0a$e and o00ers anone aro!nd him a big, warm embra$e. /e is also
blessed with a "een ee 0or detail and a strong int!ition. /e $onstantl brings o!t the best in e.erone.
1n0ort!natel be$a!se o0 ,oland#s disabilit it is di00i$!lt 0or him to get emploed and there0ore 0ind
a00ordable ho!sing where he $an rel on the help 0rom pro0essionals. 2hese di00i$!lties pla$e a lot o0
0inan$ial responsibilit on his parents. /owe.er, ,oland is not a spe$ial $ase. 2he !nemploment rate o0
people with disabilities is ten times greater than the national !nemploment rate.
2he Ar$ o0 Centre Co!nt, Pa., -n$. is a non+pro0it ad.o$a$ ser.i$e pro.ider dedi$ated to impro.ing the
li.es o0 persons with disabilities. -ts mission is to enhan$e the li.es o0 all persons with an intelle$t!al
disabilit and their 0amilies, and to pro.ide the highest 3!alit o0 ser.i$e. 2he Ar$ partners with Nittan
4mploment Ser.i$es 5N4S6 whi$h helps pro.ide .o$ational planning and $o!nseling, pre+emploment
training, 7ob de.elopment and 7ob $oa$hing.
2he Ar$ also has residential ser.i$es whi$h o00er an arra o0 dnami$ ser.i$e options to s!pport persons
with a disabilit. 2hro!gh these partnerships, 2he Ar$ helps h!ndreds o0 Centre Co!nt persons with
disabilities.
(r. )oron, thro!gh a donation o0 8190 or more o! $an help people li"e ,oland get the 7ob training the
need to start li.ing independentl and more happil.
Sin$erel,
Chelsea Amaral
President
P.S. 2he Ar$ is in the pro$ess o0 b!ilding a new $omm!nit li.ing $enter in State College, Pa. 2he
organi:ation#s hope is that it will be $ompleted b 'e$ember 1&, &013. ;ith o!r donation o! $an help
ma"e this residential b!ilding a realit 0or o!r members be0ore the winter holidas.