AHRC New York City

AHRC New York City is an organization serving people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in New York City.^[1] The initialism AHRC once stood for Association for the Help of Retarded Children. While the name is no longer used, the organization retained its four letters.^[2]

AHRC New York City

Formation	1949; 76 years ago (1949)
Founders	Ann Greenberg Julie Schwartz Jerry Weingold Nat Feder
Type	501(c)3 nonprofit organization
Legal status	Active
Purpose	To serve people with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Headquarters	83 Maiden Lane New York, NY 10038
Region served	New York City
Chief Executive Officer	Marco R. Damiani
Website	www.ahrcnyc.org
Formerly called	Association for the Help of Retarded Children

History

AHRC New York City was founded in 1949^[3] by Ann Greenberg and other parents of children with intellectual disabilities, who found the services available to their child inadequate.^[4] It was one of four initial chapters of NYSARC when the state organization was restructured in 1958, and the one associated with Greenberg and the other founders.^[5]

In 1954, AHRC New York City established the first sheltered workshop in the United States.^[4] Between 1959 and 1962, the AHRC established an Occupational Day Center (ODC) with a focus on community integration, in donated space formerly used for the Daughters of Israel Jewish orphanage. Out of this center emerged the country's first travel training program, later formalized under the New York City Department of Education.

See also

• NYSARC