Chandler Gilbert Arc (CGArc)

Community living program: this service promotes independence and personal growth through self-determination with an emphasis on individual rights, privacy and self-advocacy. Supports are individually tailored to assist in learning social and adaptive skills related to living in the community. This program provides specific living skills and training to over thirty-five adults in maricopa county and seven adults in yavapai county. Chandler Gilbert Arc's community living program is very proud that 70% of our members have lived in our program for over ten years, 50% have lived in our program for twenty years, 35% have lived in our program for more than twenty five years and 8 members have lived in our program for twenty nine years.

Employment/vocational services program provides training in skill development, job exploration, job training and job placement, this program develops each individual's skills and independence so they may work successfully in the community.chandler Gilbert Arc's employment program continued partnerships with harkins theaters, albertsons, fry's, safeway and mod pizza to provide community employment (esa or ise) to five individuals; group employment program (gse) also continued its lawn and janitorial services. Chandler/gilbert Arc was able to add transdev as a partner for gse services. These partnerships led to community employment for an additional fifteen individuals served in the program.chandler Gilbert Arc employment program (esa - employments service aide or ise - individual supported employment) has approximately 12% of its members working out in the community with support, once a week for an hour from a job coach. The employment program (gse - group supportive employment) has approximately 36% of its members working in the community with job coach support throughout the individuals work shift. The total percentage of individuals engaged in community employment is approximately 48%.

Day treatment and training program provides varied actvities enhanced by practical learning oppertunities including individual training in academic, personal, social community living and recreational skills. This program served fifty to sixty adults, five days a week.