Brockton Area Arc, Inc.

• BAArc operates an Employment Services Program, offering both placement assistance in local businesses and job opportunities.
• BAArc's Community Based Day Supports is a program of supports designed to enable an individual to enrich his or her life and enjoy a full range of community activities by providing opportunities for developing, enhancing, and maintaining competency in personal, social, and community activities.
• BAArc's Family Support Center provides an active information, education, recreation, and referral service. 
• The Recreation Department has a full schedule of aa variety of activities for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.   A community recreation program for adults living with aging parents is also available.

• The Sunday Recreation Program is an inclusive program offering sports, arts and crafts, swimming, indoor and outdoor games, music, and many other activities.  The Sunday Recreation Program also gives parents some much needed respite from their day-to-day care giving responsibilities.  Two, twelve week sessions, are held each year.

• An Arc-ED (Extended Day) Program, for students with I/DD disabilities who attend school in Brockton, in collaboration with the Brockton Public Schools, offers an array of fun, enriching, and socially integrated activities for students with a range of abilities.  

• BAArc's Day Habilitation Program provides therapeutic programming for adults with developmental disabilities.  The day habilitation service model is ideal for tailoring a program specific to each individual program member’s needs. 

The Brockton Area Arc is a non-profit local chapter of The Arc, a national advocacy organization, and The Arc of Massachusetts.  Our mission is to work in partnership with, and for, the community to provide advocacy, information, and direct services for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and their families.   Our services provide choice and empowerment while supporting individuals as they strive to realize their personal goals.   We promote independence, respect, and dignity.  We fulfill this mission by advocating on a local, state and national level for the rights and general welfare of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

The Brockton Area Arc provides services to the City of Brockton and the ten surrounding towns of Abington, Avon, Bridgewater, E. Bridgewater, Easton, Holbrook, Rockland, Stoughton, W. Bridgewater, and Whitman.