by centerfor | Jul 13, 2018 | News
On July 12, 2018, Strong Island Voices had an amazing presentation given by Maureen Early from Covanta. The “Where does your garbage go” presentation was so informative and the advocacy group loved it! We were able to learn all about how to reduce, recycle, and reuse...
by centerfor | Jun 26, 2018 | News
On Thursday, May 10th, The Center for Family Support (CFS) Foundation held its first annual fundraising dinner at the Helen Mills Theater on W. 26th St. in New York City. The honoree for the event was Dunn Development Corp. Over $64,000 was raised to support the...
by centerfor | Apr 25, 2018 | News
The 2018 NY Alliance Conference, “Power of the Past, Force for our Future” took place April 11th-13th at The Sagamore Hotel in Bolton Landing, NY. Steven Vernikoff, Executive Director of The Center for Family Support, was one of the presenters for a session entitled...
by centerfor | Apr 24, 2018 | News, Respite care
Caring for someone with disabilities can be overwhelming. Parents and loved ones are committed for the long term, but sometimes the best thing they can do is turn routine care over for a brief period and allow themselves to recharge. Respite care involves allowing...
by centerfor | Apr 10, 2018 | Caregivers, Home care, News
When adults have an intellectual disability, their loved ones often search for someone to help with daily care. Loved ones may prefer to keep intellectually disabled adults at home, so they can be surrounded by family, or seek to provide them with enough assistance...
by centerfor | Mar 1, 2018 | News
CFSNY was very pleased when we received the following in an email from AmazonSmile notifying us of this promotion which they are running for part of March: Dear Charity Administrator, We are excited to tell you about a new AmazonSmile promotion that will launch soon....
