CFS is thrilled that our 2023 Annual Coat Drive was yet another resounding success! We are proud that this year’s coat drive was the seventh successful drive managed by the amazing advocates and staff in our three Advocacy Chapters (New Jersey, Self Starters, and Strong Island Voices). CFS’ Coat Drive is carried out in partnership
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Sable’s Scented Scentsations: Giving Life and Light to Creative Entrepreneurial Ventures
Sable’s Scented Scentsations is a testament to the saying that necessity is the mother of all innovation! Sable is a CFS participant with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who has embarked on a very inspiring entrepreneurial journey, born of necessity. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, when all in-person activities suddenly came to a
Read moreCFS Announces New Chief Executive Officer: Alicia McGrath
We’re excited to announce that the Center for Family Support will soon have a new Chief Executive Officer, Alicia McGrath. Alicia will begin on December 4th, succeeding Steven Vernikoff who is retiring after 31 years as CEO. “Our search committee spent four months paring down from an original candidate list of almost three hundred applicants
Read moreGlen Rock High School Students Bring Hope to CFS
Months of planning, promotion, and fundraising culminated in a Glen Rock community event that raised nearly $5,000 for the Center for Family Support and those with intellectual and developmental disabilities we support. Four Glen Rock High School students – Chloe Ivers, Shriya Kantharia, Mia Benyamin, and Gianna Prestigiacomo – wanted to spend their summers heading
Read moreThe Underhill Ladies and their Fairy Godmothers
The ladies who live in our Underhill Individual Residential Alternative (IRA) residence and apartments in the Bronx are some of the happiest, most outgoing individuals we support at CFS. That all starts with the amazing support they get from their outstanding staff, who we call their Fairy God Mothers – Annette, Leila, and Maria. These three amazing staff are truly role models who we are proud to have in our CFS. In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month we wanted to recognize their dedication, support, and heritage, so we asked them to share a bit about themselves and what they love about supporting the Underhill Ladies.
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