Advocacy for State-Operated Programs
The Arc New York’s Developmental Center Chapters have a long history of advocacy for New Yorkers with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.
These Chapters were originally established to provide oversight for state-run Developmental Centers and advocacy for the people residing in them. Following the fight for deinstitutionalization and the closure of New York’s Developmental Centers, these Chapters continue to support and advocate for people served in state-operated programs.
The Arc New York Advocacy and Oversight Workgroup and Developmental Center Chapters collaborate to represent the interests of people supported by State-operated programs, and maintain an ongoing liaison partnership with OPWDD.
Developmental Center Chapters
Benevolent Society (Staten Island)
1150 Forest Hill Road, Bldg L
Staten Island, NY 10314
Phone: (718) 983-5204
Bronx Developmental Center
2400 Halsey Street
Bronx, NY 10461
Phone: (718) 427-3263
Community League
1 South Street
Beacon, NY 12508
Phone: (845) 496-4551
Rome Developmental Center
Rome Tri-County c/o Rome DDSO
Walsh Complex
801 Cypress Street
Rome, NY 13440Phone: (315) 853-5479
West Seneca Development Center
1291 McKinley Parkway
Lackawanna, NY 14218
Phone: (716) 823-2493
The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
