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The Arc of the Piedmont

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Serving Central Virginia since 1954. Vision

A future where all people with developmental disabilities and their families experience their best lives possible

Mission

Build and provide high quality services and supports to advance and enhance inclusion, respect, and appreciation for all people with developmental disabilities and their families.

11/03/2026

We’re so excited to welcome Stephanie Cabacoy to the team! She joins us as our new Director of Development and Community Relations after more than a decade with the American Shakespeare Center in Staunton.

Stephanie loves bringing people together around the causes and organizations that matter to them. Here’s a little more about her!

🤝 She believes in the power of connection and making every interaction with an organization feel meaningful.

🎭 She brought marketing and fundraising together at the American Shakespeare Center through a combined Patron Loyalty team that put patrons at the center of the organization’s engagement efforts.

🎉 She loves creating opportunities for people to get involved through fundraising campaigns, community partnerships, and special events, and looks forward to bringing that experience to Arc of the Piedmont.

🏛️ Fun fact: Stephanie’s connection to the Charlottesville area goes back to her time at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, and she’s excited to reconnect with the community in her new role!

Stephanie looks forward to meeting community members, learning what matters to them, and finding new ways to support The Arc of the Piedmont’s mission together. Interested in connecting with Stephanie or exploring a partnership with The Arc? Her door is always open!
Image Description: Graphic welcoming Stephanie Cabacoy to The Arc of the Piedmont as Director of Development and Community Relations. Stephanie smiles outdoors, wearing a purple jacket, against a background of green foliage. Purple, orange, and yellow shapes frame her portrait beneath the heading “Welcome to Our Team!”

10/22/2026

Some of us bowled. Some of us cheered. All of us had a great time together. 🎳💜
Image Description: A group enjoys an outing at a bowling alley, taking turns bowling, spending time together, and relaxing between games. The photos capture participants along the lanes and gathered in seating areas, smiling, posing for pictures, and cheering each other on. Bright orange, red, and purple lighting fills the space, creating a colorful atmosphere throughout the outing.

10/20/2026

National Disability Employment Awareness Month is celebrated every October. In Charlottesville, it looks like Emi making your morning coffee. ☕🤗

Emi is a barista at Cafe + Play Charlottesville , a nonprofit coffee shop that provides meaningful employment for adults with cognitive disabilities at two Charlottesville locations. Kindness Cafe was built on the belief that everyone has something to contribute and that employment changes lives far beyond the paycheck.

The Arc of the Piedmont is proud to be part of a community where organizations like Kindness Cafe are proving that inclusion is not just possible. It is thriving. 💛💛💛
Image Description: A promotional graphic from The Arc of the Piedmont celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month 2026. The upper portion features a photograph of Emi, smiling behind the counter at Kindness Cafe. She wears glasses, a gray shirt, a black apron with a name tag, and disposable gloves while preparing food beside a blender and other café equipment. The Arc of the Piedmont logo appears in the upper left corner, with an orange label reading “NDEAM 2026” in the upper right. Below the photograph, a bright orange background displays the headline “Hired. Valued. Thriving!” followed by the text “Meet Emi. Barista at Kindness Cafe and a proud member of The Arc of the Piedmont community.” At the bottom, the graphic reads “National Disability Employment Awareness Month.”

10/15/2026

🍿📽️ The Arc of the Piedmont's Arc Studio started a wonderful new partnership with Lighthouse Studio’s Vinegar Hill Theatre . Quarterly, Arc individuals will enjoy a sensory friendly film screening in Vinegar Hills' lovely movie theater.

Last week was our first film screening, it was a classic film experience: popcorn, fizzy drinks, and an entire theatre to ourselves! Vinegar Hill made sure to adapt the screening to our group's sensory needs, so the lights stayed on, the volume was lowered, and everyone could move about the theatre as needed throughout the film.

Watching movies in a theatre is one of life's pleasures, something so many of us enjoy. This new partnership brings to life The Arc's mission to provide a "life like yours" and The Arc Studio's mission to make participation in the arts accessible to everyone. Thank you, Vinegar Hill Theatre for being such wonderful hosts! We can't wait to come back! 🤩
Image and Video Description: A series of photos documents a film screening at Lighthouse Studio’s Vinegar Hill Theatre. The images begin with a group gathering in the theatre lobby, followed by attendees entering the screening room and settling into rows of red upholstered seats. Several people distribute red-and-white striped popcorn bags while others enjoy snacks, drinks, and conversation. Two attendees smile together for a photo, and a close-up shows someone reaching into a bag of popcorn. A wider view captures the audience seated throughout the theatre, enjoying refreshments before the screening. Another image shows an attendee walking past a sign pointing toward the theatre. The series concludes with a woman wearing glasses and a blue shirt standing at the front of the screening room, speaking to the audience.

10/13/2026

This is a story every person who believes in disability rights needs to see. Being Heumann, directed by Academy Award winner Siân Heder, tells the true story of Judy Heumann, the woman often called the mother of the disability rights movement. In 1977, Judy led more than 100 people in a 25-day occupation of a federal building in San Francisco, the longest nonviolent occupation of a federal building in U.S. history, demanding equal rights for people with disabilities.

That protest helped pave the way for the protections people with disabilities rely on today. Including the people The Arc of the Piedmont serves every single day.

Being Heumann opens in select theaters November 6 and streams globally on Apple TV November 13. Put it on your watchlist.
Video Description: A woman in a wheelchair, Ruth Madeley as Judy Heumann, looks at a crosswalk sign change from Don’t Walk to Walk. Title card: Apple Original Films. Judy introduces herself as she calls multiple politicians. Title card: FROM SIÂN HEDER. A politician played by Mark Ruffalo exclaims, “They’re not asking for a place on a bus…” Title card: DIRECTOR OF ACADEMY AWARD WINNING BEST PICTURE CODA. The politician continues, “...they’re asking for a whole new bus!” Judy tells people to move as she and her allies occupy a federal building. Title cards: OPENING NIGHT TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL and BASED ON A TRUE STORY but “story” is crossed out and replaced with “revolution.” Judy tells fellow disabled activists that they are not the problem, the stairs are the problem. Judy flips off a bus that honks at her in the street. Title cards: BEING HEUMANN, SCREENPLAY BY SIÂN HEDER & REBEKAH TAUSSIG, DIRECTED BY SIÂN HEDER, IN SELECT THEATERS NOV 6 STREAMING NOV 13 and the colorful Apple TV logo.

10/01/2026

Great care requires great knowledge. And at The Arc of the Piedmont, that commitment to learning never stops. 💜 Our Direct Support Professionals recently participated in a Dementia Friends Virginia information session, a program developed by the Alzheimer's Society and part of a global movement to increase awareness and understanding of dementia in communities across the world.

For the people we serve, this training is especially important. Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at higher risk for dementia and early cognitive changes. Our DSPs are on the front lines of recognizing those changes and responding with skill, sensitivity, and care.

Thank you Dementia Friends Virginia for helping us be better for the people we serve.
Image Description: The images show a Dementia Friends Virginia training session at The Arc of the Piedmont, beginning with a group photo of participants holding their “I’m a Dementia Friend!” certificates. Throughout the training, participants sit together around tables, review printed materials, take notes, and listen as a facilitator leads the presentation and discussion. The session takes place in a colorful space surrounded by artwork from The Arc Studio.

09/29/2026

More weekends. More art. More ways to connect. 🎨 The Arc Studio is excited to be scaling up our weekend programming through community partnerships like PLAY!+ Saturday Artists’ Studio (SAS), created in partnership with Dot to Dot: Pediatric Speech Language Therapy LLC.

Designed for children with developmental differences and their families, PLAY!+ SAS creates space to make art, play, explore, and connect with other families in a supportive Studio environment. Artists can follow their curiosity through a variety of materials and ways of making, with staff and volunteers there to support them along the way.

PLAY!+ SAS is facilitated by Sheila Chrobak, M.S., CCC-SLP, owner of Dot to Dot, and our own Dr. Amy Keenan-Amago, Founder and Director of The Arc Studio, alongside Studio staff and volunteers. 💛

📅 PLAY!+ SAS takes place on the first Saturday of each month, September through April. DM us to join one Saturday or come back for more!
Image Description: Promotional graphic for PLAY! + SAS Saturday Artists’ Studio at The Arc Studio, a collaboration between The Arc of the Piedmont, Dot to Dot, and The Arc Studio. The graphic reads “Every First Saturday” over a photo of a participant using a dropper to add blue, pink, and purple color to an art project.

09/24/2026

Through the United Way of Greater Charlottesville's Day of Caring, six volunteers from Darden joined us to clear invasive brush, weeds, and vines from our back parking area. Lynn connected us with two experts from Blue Ridge PRISM who guided the work and made sure it was done right.

Day of Caring has mobilized more than 40,000 volunteers across our region since 1992. We are proud to be part of that legacy and deeply thankful for every pair of hands that showed up for us.

Thank you UVA Darden School of Business , Blue Ridge PRISM, Lynn, and United Way of Greater Charlottesville 💜
Image Description: Image 1: Graphic reading “We Hosted Volunteers! 2026 United Way Day of Caring,” above a group photo of volunteers. Image 2: Volunteers gather beside a wooded area before beginning outdoor cleanup work. Image 3: Volunteers clear brush, branches, and overgrowth from the wooded area. Image 4: The cleared edge of the parking lot after the volunteers’ work. Image 5: Volunteers celebrate together beside a large pile of branches and brush they removed.

Address

1149 Rose Hill Drive
Charlottesville, VA
22903

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+14349774002

Website

http://arcpva.org/, https://linktr.ee/arcpiedmont.va

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