At the Center for Family Support, we want to ensure everyone we support has the tools they need to be strong self-advocates. Self-advocacy essentially means speaking up for yourself and making sure your life is lived how you want.
You can use the links and documents in this Advocacy Center as a starting point in your journey towards self-advocacy. If you have questions or want to learn more, reach out to our Innovative Planning and Advocacy Department at InnovativeTeam@cfsny.org.
Advocacy News and Information
The 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…
Tamiko: A Beacon of Compassion and Creativity at CFS
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…
CFS DSP Alfred Recognized by NY Alliance and RCWT
CFS is proud to announce that Direct Support Professional Alfred Conteh from our Staten Island group homes has won the DSP award with NY Alliance and The Regional Centers for…
CFS Magic of Music Presents “We Are Diverse, We Are Limitless”
“We Are Diverse, We Are Limitless!” These emphatic words resonated loudly and proudly through GRAFFWERKS studio in Brooklyn as CFS’ Magic of Music group poured their hearts and souls into…
CFS residents make a splash at the Joann Young Invitational Swim Meet
Our CFS residents never fail to make a positive splash wherever they go! And that’s exactly what our Cary residents, Kristopher and Jack, did at the JoAnn Young Swim Meet…
Strong Island Voices, Best Buddies, Bikes, and More!
Friendship is just another word for love. And everyone needs more love! One organization that promotes inclusivity and friendship is Best Buddies, a nonprofit dedicated to establishing global volunteer movements…
Celebrating Linda’s 46th Birthday
Birthdays are a joyous occasion. They are, after all, a celebration of life. As importantly, they’re a celebration of an individual and their uniqueness. Recently, we celebrated the birthday of…
CFS’ Crystal Cortes wins Robert Witkowsky Residential Direct Support Staff Recognition Award
A great work ethic, uplifting spirit and kindness never go unnoticed at CFS. Crystal Cortes is one of our many exceptional Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) and a Medical Coordinator at…
CFS’ Nadine Daley joins the Board of Directors at New York Alliance for Inclusion Innovation
The Center for Family Support (CFS) is thrilled to announce that our very own Nadine Daley has joined the Board of Directors at the New York Alliance for Inclusion Innovation….
Book Clubs Presents: March and April Holidays
In an effort to help everyone at the Center for Family Support understand all the holidays happening this spring, the CFS Book Club worked together to create a slide show:…
21 Reasons Why: A Poem to Celebrate World Down Syndrome Day
The CFS Poetry Club met on March 21st to celebrate World Poetry Day as well as honor World Down Syndrome Day. The poets collaborated on an original poem called “21…
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 remains determined to keep on achieving! Nothing feels out…
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…
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…
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…
