Project Background
Approximately 10 years ago, ARCH developed a STEPS to Health & Well Program to promote healthy lifestyles, nutrition, fitness & exercise and preventive screenings for our children and adults with special needs. In conjunction with this program, ARCH developed working relationships with various Arizona universities to complement their nursing school’s need to do rotations and/or internships with diverse populations. This enabled us to provide health education, health assessments, therapeutic services and specific health related programs, including health fairs for our clientele. Currently, ARCH partners with nursing/dental students from 8 universities, year-round. Due to the expansion of these programs and the increase in the number of kids and adults we currently serve, the board and administration also determined the need for designated spaces for other types of therapeutic activities along with classroom space for educational programs.
Our schedule shows the plethora of enrichment activities we provide. What it doesn’t show is the amount of ‘shuffling’ we do between rooms and spaces, as well as the numerous times we have to move tables and chairs to set up for the next activity. Our staff work hard to manage and juggle all of these logistics. When planning every activity, we have to contemplate the appropriateness of the space, the capacity, the noise levels, and which program needs it when. The time has come to build a new additional building that can provide more designated spaces to fit the types of activities we run, with furniture that can stay in one place!
Watch our Campaign Video below featuring our ARCH participants!
We are excited to create these new modern rooms for our present and future participants, but we need your help!
If you want to donate to our general construction fund you can donate using the button below (please write Building Fund in the memo).
If you want to sponsor all of the items in one room, please browse the pdf below and get in touch with us to discuss our available packages.
If you want to donate to our general construction fund you can donate using the button below (please write Building Fund in the memo).
If you want to sponsor all of the items in one room, please browse the pdf below and get in touch with us to discuss our available packages.
Scroll through our 53-page pdf below to see all of the proposed rooms (go to bottom to scroll). Or download by clicking on this link.
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