2025 CFS Foundation Awards Celebration

Thursday, October 23, 2025 | 6:00 PM
Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, New York City

It’s that time of the year to join us, our supporters, partners, staff, participants, and their families for the 2025 CFS Awards Dinner Celebration: Inspiring Lives Through Interconnection!

Each year, the Center for Family Support (CFS) comes together with our participants, families, staff, partners, and supporters to celebrate the extraordinary people who make our mission possible. On October 23, 2025, we invite you to join us for an unforgettable evening honoring those who inspire, advocate, and lead with compassion and courage.

Our Annual Awards Dinner is more than a celebration—it’s a tribute to the community we are building together.

Inspiring Lives through Interconnection

This year’s theme, Inspiring Lives Through Interconnection, reflects the heart of our work.

Every individual we support, every staff member, every family, every partner and supporter plays a vital role in inspiring the lives of our participants at CFS. With the interconnections we make, we work together to empower the 1000+ participants CFS supports in their journey towards empowerment, self-advocacy, and achieving their dream of living more inclusively in their communities and more independently in their lives.

Our strength is in how we interconnect, innovate, and collaborate—across services, across programs, across communities, and across generations.

Whether it’s helping someone live more independently, find meaningful employment, or speak up for their rights, we do it together.

This evening honors those connections and the remarkable lives they help shape.

Awards Dinner Celebration: Location and Program

We are thrilled to host this year’s celebration at the stunning Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, located in the historic Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House at Bowling Green.

Guests will enjoy food, drinks, music, and powerful stories from CFS self-advocates and honorees in a setting that speaks to heritage, dignity, and resilience.

Come dressed to celebrate—and to be inspired.

Your Support Matters Now More Than Ever

As federal and state funding for critical services faces continued cuts, the programs that CFS participants and families rely on—residential support, community programs, advocacy, innovation, and individualized supports—are all at risk. Your attendance, sponsorship, and donations help us bridge the gap, ensuring that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities continue to have access to the supports they need to thrive…. and inspire!

Together, we can protect and expand programs that promote dignity, choice, and opportunity.

Reserve Your Seat. Support Our Mission. Celebrate Our People. Inspire Lives.

Thank you to the CFS Awards Celebration Committee