Covid-19 emergency fund

#WeAreEssential
How you can help:
  • Donate below or send a check through the mail made out to The Arc of Wayne Foundation at 150 Van Buren St. Newark, NY 14513.
  • Contribute to The Arc Wayne’s #WeAreEssential Facebook fundraiser (or start your own to benefit The Arc of Wayne Foundation).
  • Print and decorate a coloring page (found below) that you can put in your windows and share on social media to spread joy in your community.
  • Paint a rock with an encouraging message that we can place around the landscaping of our group homes.
  • Contact Jessica Blondell to donate in-kind items such as cloth masks, hand sanitizer and store-bought, pre-packaged food items. A complete wish list of in-kind items can be found below.
  • Create a video saying thank you to our direct support professionals, and tag us on social media. Use #WeAreEssential to join Arc chapters across the country.

Donate

Give in-kind materials

Contact Jessica Blondell to set up a contactless drop-off.
  • Non-perishable packaged food
  • Gift cards for local pizza shops and restaurants 
  • Wegmans gift cards to purchase food for kids at day care
  • Cloth and surgical masks
  • Hand sanitizer
  • ​Clorox Wipes
  • Arts and crafts supplies
  • Gardening materials
  • Puzzles

Spread some joy

• Download a coloring page and display it in your window.
• Post a video thanking our direct support professionals and tag us on Facebook or Instagram!

• Paint a rock with something encouraging to be placed outside of our group homes. Contact Jessica Blondell for location options.