Arizona Recreation Center for the Handicapped

the mission of arch is to enhance and maintain the quality of life of individuals with special needs in order to promote higher levels of physical well-being, independence, and self-sufficiency. Arch provides therapeutic Recreation services, socialization opportunities, health & wellness programs, and life skills education. Founded in 1975, arch was created by a collaboration of disability community leaders whose goal was to create centralized Recreation for a broad range of developmentally, physical and emotionally disabled children, teens, and adults from the metropolitan phoenix area. Weekly, more than 300 clients from residential neighborhoods, group homes, schools and partner programs participate in a wide range of programs including, but not limited to, day treatment & training, archkids children's services, special olympic training & competition, performing arts, adult drop-in Recreation, and life-skills education. Annually, 5,000 people participate in activities on our campus.