The Arc of Palm Beach County

Early intervention programs include The following steps:1. First step to success provides in-home services to families of children between birth to five years of age who demonstrate a mild delay in child development2. Healthy steps provides developmental services in local pediatricians' offices bringing families and health care providers together to improve health, development and emotional wellness of children up to age three.3. Forward leaps provides short-term and in-home developmental services to children, birth to age 5, who have slight developmental delays. Trained specialists provide developmental interventions in The children's home or daycare for 6 months.

Potentials school offers a cutting-edge approach to educating children from pre-k through eighth grade who are unable to walk and talk independently. Through its intensive therapeutic model, potentials equips students with a solid foundation in communication, mobility, sensory needs and academics.

Residential services provides community-based homes for adults with developmental disabilities. These homes are designed to help adults over The age of 21 learn to live on their own by acquiring new skills which enhance their quality of life and help them achieve their highest level of independence. The Arc currently operates The following residences:1. Eleanor trachtenberg residence (including tenzer apartments)2. Poney martin residence3. Sipporta residence4. Bickel residence