For Staff

Since its establishment in 1954, the Center for Family Support has remained at the forefront of pioneering individualized programming and innovations in the support of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).  At the heart of this progressive movement in IDD support was the visionary leadership of Irene Lowy Arnold, who died in 1996 at

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

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.

Meet Tamiko – an invaluable member of our CFS family who has dedicated over three decades of her life to supporting people.  Born and brought up in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Tamiko went to Kean College then began her career in 1994 at the Marlboro Psychiatric Hospital, where she worked for four years. She went