Assists individuals to fully function as members of our community with-out twenty-four hour staff supervision. A Supported Living Coach provides supports to individuals in one or more of the following areas: scheduling appointments, budgeting, shopping, transportation, etc. Family Living/Life Sharing offers an opportunity for an individual with intellectual and developmental disabilities and a family or individual to share their lives. Family Living/Life Sharing is based on the importance of enduring and permanent relationships as the foundation for learning life skills, developing self-esteem and learning to exist in interdependence with others.

Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) provide in-home and community support to people with intellectual and developmental differences, including enhanced autism services. The frequency, time, and duration of our support are led by participants and their families as authorized by Supports Coordinators. Services are individualized to one’s preferences and needs.

Works with high school students and as vendors with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) to provide development services. Offers job shadowing, on-the job-training, community based work assessments, work based learning experience, and discovery customized employment.

Offers monitoring of waiver services, eligibility determination for intellectual disabilities and autism, and monitoring of provider compliance with state and federal regulations.

Offer a Kindergarten Program that features two classes: one classroom that serves both typically developing children and those with special needs and one classroom dedicated to teaching children with an autism diagnosis.

Companion program service is provided to individuals living in private homes for the limited purpose of providing supervision and assistance directed towards the health and safety of an adult with intellectual disabilities/autism.

Regularly scheduled leisure choices are offered each week throughout the year. Programs are varied and include dinners, dances, swimming, bingo, arts/crafts, special events and much more. Also provides a Fun and Friendship Bowling League, which meets regularly. For children, the Arc offers a five-week summer camp program. In addition "Arc Tracks" presents travel prospects for those who enjoy excursions to destinations such as New York City, Philadelphia, and Lancaster for shows and shopping. We also experience amusement parks, and sporting events.

Provides supports uniquely designed to meet individual desire and need. Both facility based, community integrated and virtual opportunities for personal growth and social interaction are offered. In addition, the Adult Day Service offers support to promote the continued development of communication and job readiness skills.

Connects individuals, families, and caregivers to Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) care through partnerships with community organizations and those they serve. Directs individuals to the proper community hub across the 13 county region. Services at the community hub provides information and referral related to ASD services and parent/caregiver support programs.

Helps children with autism achieve the next level of independence based on their unique needs and strengths.

Offers a day program that teaches daily living skills, self-help skills, and social skills

Provides services and support to learn skills needed to work at the job of choice in the community. Services include job finding, job coaching, supportive employment, community based work assessments, discovery profiles, customized employment, career assessments, and on-the-job training.

Provides services and support to learn skills needed to work at the job of choice in the community. Services include job finding, job coaching, supportive employment, community based work assessments, discovery profiles, customized employment, career assessments, and on-the-job training.

In Home Respite/Family Aide service is provided to supervise and support individuals with intellectual disabilities/autism living in private homes on a short-term basis during times when their primary caretaker is absent or needs relief.

Offers parent peer support, referral, and screening to assist with access to diagnosis for children and adults as well as services in all areas of treatment and daily living. Offers neurodevelopmental/Psychological testing from adults, evaluating for autism, ADHD, and other neurodiversities.

Providing specialized designed space to help an individual with sensory issues learn to regulate their brain’s negative reactions to external stimuli by developing coping skills for these experiences.

Provides services and support to learn skills needed to work at the job of choice in the community. Services include job finding, job coaching, supportive employment, community based work assessments, discovery profiles, customized employment, career assessments, and on-the-job training.

Works with high school students and as vendors with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) to provide development services. Offers job shadowing, on-the job-training, community based work assessments, work based learning experience, and discovery customized employment.

The Center's Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) program is a center-based program for children ages 2 to 6. The program offers full-day state-of-the-art intensive and comprehensive treatment based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis. The staff to child ratio is one-to-one. Children who are candidates for Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention (EIBI) have been diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) including Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Asperger's Disorder, Rhett's Disorder and Childhood Disintegrative Disorder.

Advocacy promotes and protects the civil rights of children and adults with IDD. The Arc's professional advocates provide assistance and information sharing to individuals and families on such matters as available supports, public education, employment and housing. Information is shared with local, state and federal legislators to ensure policies promote the best interest of individuals with IDD.

Helps children with autism achieve the next level of independence based on their unique needs and strengths.

Works with high school students and as vendors with the Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) to provide development services. Offers job shadowing, on-the job-training, community based work assessments, work based learning experience, and discovery customized employment.

Provides caregivers an opportunity to enjoy a night off, or some quiet time to spend with their other children while their child with autism is safely cared for. Respite Care is open to all families affected by autism, regardless of their affiliation with Friendship House.

Provides services that assist individuals in meeting personal needs, performing basic daily activities, and getting out into the community.

The Adult Autism Waiver (AAW) is a 1915(c) Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Medicaid waiver designed to provide long-term services and supports for community living, tailored to the specific needs of adults aged 21 or older with ASD. The program is designed to help adults with autism spectrum disorder participate in their communities in the way they want to, based on their identified needs.