Desert Arc News Today

A pandemic-related funding gap for non-profit Desert Arc has been filled, with an additional $50,000 being given to the organization by the County. San

Spring cleaning is satisfying, but it should also be secure! Shred all those personal papers that can hold important identifying information at Desert

Do you have confidential records that you need securely destroyed? Desert Arc is holding a Shred it and Forget it event tomorrow from 9 to noon in the old

Heres a quick look at whats happening on the philanthropy front.

The nonprofit offers employment services, an adult day center, transportation programs, behavior management, sports and recreation and more.

Live events finally returned to the Coachella Valley in 2021. Here were some of our favorite moments.

Now Hiring: Become a life skills instructor with Desert Arc This weeks Now Hiring employer is looking for some big hearts to help support the local disabled community. Desert Arc is looking to hire several full and part time life skills instructors. The nonprofit has served the Coachella Valley for 61 years, providing skills training for people with developmental and intellectual disabilities. Admin Assistant and Case Manager Nancy Fernandez said that instructors help clients "address things s...

There is a vibrance to the Coachella Valley’s philanthropic spirit that feels contagious. People engaged in the work of enriching the lives of others have a certain glow, and their charisma is magnetic. Brooke Beare, a successful career woman, wife and mother, is one of those people. Over the years, she has given her time and talents to a number of local nonprofits, including one that is particularly special to her, Desert Arc, an organization that serves people with developmental and intel...

By March 16, 2021 Longtime grape grower and co-owner of Anthony Vineyards Robert (Bobby) Bianco died unexpectedly at 78 on March 6 after undergoing a routing medical procedure. Mr. Bianco, along with his brother Dominic (Cookie) Bianco, was long associated with Sun World Inc. and was credited with being the first commercial grower of the red Flame Seedless grape in the mid-1970s. The brothers Bianco vertically integrated in the 1990s when they established Anthony Vineyards as a shipping operati...