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The Healing Magic of Music
Who doesn’t love music? But what about the power of making music…together? CFS’ The Magic of Music program is convening in person for six special weeks to jam together and come up with a CFS theme song! Since the pandemic began, CFS has been hosting a Magic of Music...
Jack Turns 40! The Best Birthday… Yet!
Jack recently turned 40 – a big event for all of us. He’s one of our advocates living at Cary Avenue, one of CFS’ Residences in Staten Island. Tamara is the CFS Residence Manager where Jack lives and has been working with Jack since 2017. When Tamara realized Jack’s...
Congratulations to Filmmaker Oscar Segal!
Throughout the year, Oscar was able to apply to many film festivals with his short film, The Oscar Show. The Oscar Show is based on a YouTube show that Oscar began during the height of the pandemic and has continued with Oscar interviewing people who are important to...
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...