Arc moves into downtown Canonsburg
The Arc Building in downtown Canonsburg sits beside Frank Sarris Public Library and is home to Chicco Baccello and Arc Human Services. Both businesses are disability-accessible from the public parking lot, or through a main entrance along West Pike Street.
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Katherine Mansfield/Observer-Reporter
The top floor of the Arc Building houses Arc Human Services’ administrative offices, board room and classroom. The floor’s entryway was decorated by administrative assistant Kim Durbin with photos that hold meaning to the local nonprofit.
The apartment, located on the top floor of the Arc Building, offers Arc Human Service clients the opportunity to develop essential life skills, including meal preparation, dishwashing and socialization in the mock living space.
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Amanda McCloskey, Student Program Transitional Supervisor, leads AHS clients ages 16 to 21 in social, vocational and volunteer learning from her new classroom along West Pike Street in Canonsburg. McCloskey also oversees the annual six-week Camp Laugh-A-Lot program.
The community conference room in the Arc Human Services building is conveniently located next door to Chicco Baccello, which offers catering to those renting the space.
Works by local artists decorate the second floor of the Arc Building in downtown Canonsburg. All pieces are for sale, and a portion of proceeds is donated to Arc Human Services.
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Katherine Mansfield/Observer-Reporter
An art gallery on the second floor of the Arc building in downtown Canonsburg is home to works by local artists, all of which are for sale. Arc Human Services’s CEO Ed Picchiarini said art classes led by these local artists will be held in the airy space.
A building in downtown Canonsburg that was once home to a furniture store now houses Arc Human Services and Chicco Baccello’s second location. AHS hosted an open house Friday to introduce the community to its services, which assists those with intellectual disabilities live independently and actively participate in society. The nonprofit moved from Washington earlier this year to Canonsburg and now occupies the middle and top floors of the Arc building, formerly Brody’s Furniture. Along with an art gallery and community conference room, the space boasts a transitional learning classroom and a kitchen where clients learn vocational, social and volunteer skills.