The Innovative Planning Department would like to Thank all our Direct Support Staff for your creativity and advocacy. For being able to balance rights while keeping people safe, for managing several levels of needs and supporting people to have full lives. Respectfully, Nadine Daley Director of Innovative Planning and Advocacy Services
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Recognizing the Work of Our Direct Support Professionals
Each year we pause to recognize the work of Direct Support Professionals. DSPs make a difference in the lives of countless people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We celebrate and thank you for your hard work and commitment. Barbara Greenwald Chief Operating Officer
Read moreCFS at the 5th Annual Disability Pride March on July 14th
Members of The Center For Family Support (CFS) community attended the 5th Annual Disability Pride March held Sunday, July 14th in New York City. The mission of Disability Pride NYC is to promote inclusion, awareness, and visibility of people with disabilities, and redefine public perception of disability. View Some of the Pictures From the Disabilities Pride Parade
Read moreSelf-Advocates Attend SANYS’ NYC-Westchester Regional Conference on June 27th
Our Self-Advocates attended the New York City – Westchester Regional Conference on June 27th 2019 organized by the Self-Advocacy Association of New York State (SANYS). Kasheena Oatman, Franklin Hinton, Alexis Alston, Crystal Vargas, Monique Conyers, Ernest Pierre, and Ernesto Franco attended a series of informational sessions. Kasheena Oatman was re-elected as the SANYSU Bronx Board
Read moreThank You for Supporting Our Self-Advocates!
Not a label. Not a word. Not a derogatory term you heard. I’m a who. Same as you. Do you have a name? …Me too. I’m a mind. A heart. A personality. I’m an equal part of the overall we. I’m a him or a her. A he or a she. Who am I? I’m simply me. A person.
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