Employment and Life Skills Services for People with Autism, Down Syndrome, Cerebral Palsy, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, & More
The Arc of the East Bay is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization offering life skills education along with job training and job placement services to some 350 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). Conditions such as autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, & fetal alcohol syndrome are developmental disabilities.
Individuals with I/DD from Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Union City, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Union City, and Pleasanton are welcome and can often work with the Regional Center of the East Bay to arrange transportation to The Arc of the East Bay here at 1101 Walpert Street, Hayward.
Our clients live in the East Bay and are clients of The Regional Center of the East Bay. Regional Center caseworkers assist individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and families in determining the necessary services and refers them to various service providers such as The Arc of the East Bay.
The Arc offers you excellent services for all levels of I/DD AND effective advocacy – a two-for-one proposition you find with very few other services organizations. We partner with the 22 other Arc chapters in the state to support The Arc California. The Arc California is your advocacy office in Sacramento established to preserve the Lanterman Act, and react to proposed legislation that impacts the lives of our clients. The Arc California also works to ensure state funding for the programs in which your loved ones participate. The Arc the United States performs a similar function on Capitol Hill in Washington D.C.
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The Arc of the East Bay offers life skills education and employment services tailored to the needs and goals of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our clients set their own annual goals, often with input from their families. Dedicated Arc staffers – called Direct Service Providers – then work tirelessly to help clients achieve those personal goals.
