Arc of San Francisco

Mission

The mission of The Arc of San Francisco is to serve people with developmental and similar disabilities, and their families, by providing access to a full range of services that advance self-determination, dignity and quality of life.

Contents

• The arc of san francisco
• The arc of san francisco and the san francisco giants
• Mission
• History
• Services
• Miscellaneous
• References

History

The Arc of San Francisco is a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1951, The Arc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides support and advocacy to adults with developmental disabilities in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Services

Each person who comes to The Arc receives personally tailored services, based upon his or her own needs. The Arc of San Francisco connects people with disabilities to companies who are looking for employees. The service is at no cost for the hiring companies, and The Arc also supplies job coaches who stay with disabled employees for up to a month and provide them with training. Companies and other organizations that have used this service include Albertsons, Starbucks, and the San Francisco Giants.

The non-profit has 188 employees and 110 volunteers, who help 425 people every day. In November 2008, it had an annual budget of nearly $10 million, which is up from $7.2 million in November 2005.

Miscellaneous

John Altieri, a singer and stage actor, used to volunteer at The Arc of San Francisco as a director and as a coach.