Transition Committee Meeting Minutes – 3/9/16
Announcements/Vacancies: Announcements etc March 2016 AHRC, New York City: AHRC has Day hab openings at their Varick St,& 315 Hudson St locations Openings in Supported Employment & the [...]
Workforce Issues, Presented by Marilyn Jaffe-Ruiz
My brother, Joel, was a wonderful person who could be charming, humorous, caring, and kind. At the same time he could not protect himself, use the phone, bathe himself, or […]
Family Support Services Committee Meeting – 2/9/16
Announcements: & Attachments: FSS Attachments feb 9 2016 Yesenia Estrella, Sinergia, announced: Program Vacancies flyer distributed For more information, call 212-643-2840 Andy Lee, Sprout, [...]
Transition Committee Minutes 2/10/16
Announcements/Vacancies: AHRC, New York City: AHRC has Day hab openings at their Varick St,& 315 Hudson St locations Openings in Supported Employment & the Hotel Housekeeping training [...]
Workforce Issues, Presented by Darryl Lewis
When I first met Ramon over 27 years ago, he was walking. But he had a fall and developed a spinal condition. He had an operation, but he never gained […]
Minimum Wage Increase Proposals and Direct Support Professional
We fully support the Governor’s proposal to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour. However, as the State Comptroller’s analysis states: “The Executive Budget provides no additional funding to [...]
Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
Housing: In 2015 there were no new certified residential opportunities in Manhattan, meaning all placements in Manhattan were made to ‘backfill’ placement in existing homes. Such occasions are [...]
Department of Education and Departments of Health
Preschool Special Education Services: Despite rising costs, 4410 non-public preschool special education programs for children with educational disabilities, have received only one tiny tuition [...]