by centerfor | Jul 15, 2022 | CFS Success Stories
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...
by centerfor | Jun 20, 2022 | CFS Success Stories
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...
by centerfor | Apr 5, 2022 | CFS Success Stories
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...
by centerfor | Mar 23, 2022 | CFS Success Stories
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...
by centerfor | Dec 16, 2021 | CFS Success Stories
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...
by centerfor | Dec 10, 2021 | CFS Success Stories
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. PLEASE DONATE...
