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CFS Stories

See what’s going on at CFS and get inspiration from our community.

Meet Elisanta

Meet Elisanta: CFS Advocate of the Year

Elisanta is a fiercely independent individual with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) who has accomplished so much in her life, and who is determined to keep on achieving! Nothing feels…

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CFS Lobby Day

CFS Advocates Lobby in Albany

Advocacy as a practice has evolved and moved beyond virtuous acts of kindness to become a structured effort to provide a voice and support to those in need. While organizations…

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CFS Participants Dance at Keoni Movement Arts

Individuals participating in CFS programs recently had the opportunity to work with the Keoni Movement Arts’ Creative Learning Grant to learn new ways to express themselves artistically through dance over…

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Upcoming Advocacy Events and Rallies

Upcoming Advocacy Opportunities

With both the New York and New Jersey budgets to be finalized in the coming weeks, we’re counting on our CFS community to step up and show their support for…

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CFS Celebrates Black History Month

CFS Celebrates Black History Month in 2023

The Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” Black History Month provides a unique opportunity for all of us…

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Oscar Segal's Advocacy for Supported Decision Making

Oscar Advocates For Supported Decision Making

Sometimes, all it takes is a single individual to inspire an entire community. This is the kind of person that brings people together to achieve a positive, enduring outcome. In…

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Benjy

Benjy’s Curious Mind on Film

The Center for Family Support has been working with Benjamin and his family in our Self-Directed Services program since 2014. “The skills and compassion of the CFS staff are unparalleled,”…

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the magic of music

The Healing Magic of Music

Who doesn’t love music? But what about the power of making music…together? CFS’ The Magic of Music program is convening in person for six special weeks to jam together and…

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cfs group outting

The Center for Family Support Obtains CQL Accreditation!

For the third time, the Center for Family Support has been accredited as an organization with Person-Centered Excellence by the Council on Quality and Leadership, a leader in working with…

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Jack Turns 40! The Best Birthday… Yet!

Jack recently turned 40 – a big event for all of us. He’s one of our advocates living at Cary Avenue, one of CFS’ Residences in Staten Island. Tamara is…

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Congratulations to Filmmaker Oscar Segal!

Throughout the year, Oscar was able to apply to many film festivals with his short film, The Oscar Show. The Oscar Show is based on a YouTube show that Oscar…

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cfs national hispanic heritage month

CFS Celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month

At the Center for Family Support, we’re honored to celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with our staff and participants! We are lucky to have so many cultures represented at CFS….

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kevin's walking club

Leading the Way: CFS Walking Club Tours with Kevin

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…

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Working With Instead of for Advocates: Debra Powers’ Journey

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….

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mother and daughter

Celebrating Mothers

A few years ago, Veronica and her 21-year-old daughter, Jackie, were living in a small, crowded apartment in a neighborhood in the Bronx. That’s when the Center for Family Support…

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