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Leading the Way: CFS Walking Club Tours with Kevin
In the summer of 2021, more than a year into COVID, everyone in New York was ready to get out of their houses and explore their communities again. It was then that Kevin, who has been receiving support from The Center for Family Support for many years, started walking...

Working With Instead of for Advocates: Debra Powers’ Journey
Debra Powers is an Innovative Planning Specialist in CFS’ Innovation and Advocacy Department. Here is her journey of how her approach to her work changed – in her own words. About working at CFS and Personal Outcome Measures I started working at CFS in 2011 as a...
On World Autism Day, A Shout Out: Keith Myer Takes Charge!
It’s Saturday, 12:30 in the afternoon, and you’re in Chuck E Cheese’s. You’re surrounded by singing robots, a bunch of beeping video games, and more children than you can count. But you feel right at home. You are Keith Myer. Keith Myer is a young man with an...
Covid Won’t Stop Elisanta from Graduating
Elisanta Medina Has Always Aspired to Further Her Education While the last couple of years has closed doors for many, Elisanta Medina, CFS Community Habilitation and ISS Service Recipient, has taken this time to build upon a dream. Prior to the pandemic, Elisanta was...
Emmanuella: From Kicking and Screaming to Acing It!
When Emmanuella first came to CFS, she was a shy nineteen-year old who had been living at Kings County Hospital for almost a year since she didn’t have a home to return to. As our program staff got to know her, they saw that Emmanuella was smart, articulate, and...
Persevering Together
Here's a glimpse into the relationships between the individuals with disabilities that The Center for Family Support serves, and our staff, how they - together - have been persevering and continue to do so.
Rasheem’s Perseverance: No storm stops him!
Remember the storm that hit New York and New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Ida a couple weeks ago? One of the individuals we work with, Rasheem, won’t forget it soon, and neither will we. We are so impressed with his perseverance! Rasheem, entered our SEMP...
Artists At Work
New Jersey’s Artists at Work The folks in Hackensack Day Program have been busy getting creative this summer. From painting bird houses to collages and mixed media, art abounds! The following artists have been attending weekly art therapy sessions as well as coming in...
Louis’ Road to Employment
In January 2020, Louis was offered a job at the store, Marshalls, in New York. He had previously interned at Marshalls and was happy to be in a familiar environment. But within a few weeks, cases of Covid19 were popping up across New York. In March, Louis completed...
Sunset Teams Up to Revamp Garden This Summer
In the summer months as flowers bloom, Sunset wanted to revamp their garden. They picked out the flowers and stones from Home Depot and began planting the garden with staff. Everyone did a marvelous job and made Sunset flourish.