The Arc Mercer News

The Arc Mercer’s Team Atmosphere Committee (TAC) hosted its January 2026 Awards Luncheon on Friday, January 23, recognizing outstanding employees, celebrating personal growth, and honoring years of dedicated service across the agency. The luncheon brought staff together to reflect on the meaningful contributions that strengthen Arc Mercer’s mission and workplace culture. Rising Star of the Month: Kevin Pearce One of our residents, Kevin Pearce, was recognized as the Decembe

The Arc Mercer has begun to work on an innovative initiative that has the potential to redefine what independence can look like in IDD services: a thoughtfully designed pet ownership policy for the consumers the agency supports. Across the field, pet ownership is rarely addressed in a structured, intentional way. The Arc Mercer is taking a different approach, one that recognizes the powerful role animals can play in emotional well-being, motivation, routine-building, and pers

In 2026, The Arc Mercer will be working toward a renewed focus on meaningful goal progression for the people the agency supports. While individualized goals are widely used across IDD services, there is currently no nationally accepted standard that defines what quality goal progression should look like. As a result, goals can vary greatly across providers and systems. At The Arc Mercer, this gap presents an opportunity for thoughtful improvement. Rather than focusing only

This holiday season, the Arc Mercer’s Residential Department once again brought its Good Neighbor Program to through a heartfelt door-to-door holiday outreach led by residential staff and the individuals supported by the agency. Together, staff and consumers stepped into the neighborhoods surrounding Arc Mercer group homes to personally wish neighbors a happy holiday season. With poinsettias in hand, the group went door to door, sharing smiles, warm greetings, and small momen

The Arc Mercer is proud to celebrate another outstanding quarter of excellence across our Day and Residential Programs ! Thanks to the dedication of our staff and the commitment to quality and accountability, both areas achieved Platinum Star Status —the highest level of recognition in the Star Program. Day Program Shines Bright This quarter, the Campus Day Program reached near-perfect performance across several key metrics: Therap Entries: Out of 8,313 possible entries, on

The Arc Mercer’s Residential Team recently hosted one of the agency’s most cherished traditions— our annual Beach Day at Ortley Beach in...