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By CHRIS LARABEE

TURNERS FALLS — With the help of a $211,331 grant, The United Arc will invest in technology for its staff to better serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in the region while streamlining their work.The Turners Falls-based...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — Grandparents raising their grandchildren were advised about the importance of understanding the legal system and commended for their dedication during an event held by The United Arc on Thursday.The advocacy organization’s Grandparent...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The nuclear family is defined as a father, a mother and their child or children living in one household.But various circumstances often disrupt that “perfect picture,” and an American family can take on many forms. In fact, information...

By SAM FERLAND

BERNARDSTON — The United Arc will host its inaugural family-friendly 5K fundraiser on Saturday, June 8, where people can also enjoy live music and refreshments and enter to win raffle prizes.“It’s going to help so many people,” The United Arc’s Event...

By CHRIS LARABEE

TURNERS FALLS — While staffing, housing and funding were all discussed at The United Arc’s annual Coffee and Conversation on Friday morning, continued advocacy for these issues was the thread tying them all together.In the first-ever co-hosted Coffee...

By DOMENIC POLI

TURNERS FALLS — The United Arc’s got talent, and the first Arc-a-Palooza concert aims to prove it.Five local musical acts are set to take the stage at the Shea Theater Arts Center for a Feb. 17 fundraising event for the nonprofit that provides...

By CHRIS LARABEE

BERNARDSTON — Proceeds from the Bernardston Kiwanis Club’s final chicken pot pie fundraiser of the year will support The United Arc in remembrance of late Bernardston resident Lillian Deane.Kiwanis Club member Dan Devine said Deane’s husband, Russell,...

By CHRIS LARABEE

TURNERS FALLS — Legislative advocacy for parents with intellectual and developmental disabilities and increased funding for service workers were the focus of The United Arc’s virtual Coffee & Conversation event on Friday.United Arc staff members were...

By CHRIS LARABEE

As human service agencies in the Pioneer Valley and across the state continue to deal with pandemic-induced staffing woes, Gov. Maura Healey’s proposed fiscal year 2024 budget could help ease those challenges, according to local...

By CHRIS LARABEE

TURNERS FALLS — The United Arc and Ja’Duke Center for the Performing Arts are teaming up for a fundraising event aimed at raising money to support the individuals and families The United Arc serves.The organizations are putting on “RemArcable,” a...