Membership

Membership plays an important role for Arc and people with developmental disabilities. With your membership, you can help strengthen Arc’s voice when it comes to lobbying the government on behalf of people with developmental disabilities.

Benefits of membership include a free subscription to Patterns magazine, reciprocal memberships in both NYSARC and The Arc of the United States, voting rights at the annual meeting, and more. Arc is a family organization and a membership organization; membership is about caring, information sharing, and advocacy.

Starting or renewing your membership is easy.  Simply make a contribution of any amount to the Arc Foundation.  Your membership will automatically activate, and you will receive confirmation by mail.   People who have previously received Lifetime and 10-year membership will still enjoy the benefits of their membership without needing to renew for that period.

Giving the Gift of Membership to family and friends is even more important to expanding awareness and building support for people with developmental disabilities. This year, we’re embarking on a Me+3 campaign. When you register for your membership, don’t forget your spouse, children over 18, family members, neighbors, and friends. If each of you brought in three new members to the Arc family, our influence and voice would grow exponentially!   Simply make an additional contribution in an amount of your choosing and make a note with your contribution to whom you'd like the membership gifted.

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