Hudson Valley News

Sibling Support Group

1st and 3rd Tuesday
6:00-7:30pm
Sullivan County –Boces main Campus
Rubin Pollack Education Center

Please contact Sherry Eidel at 845-295-4042. This is a free event and is a safe and confidential place to share feelings and experiences.

ASSIST

Ongoing:
Call: Anne Klinger 845-342-2400 xt 253
Mental Health Association
73 County Highway 108 Middletown, NY 10940

A social building program for ages 5-10 years of various disabilities. Please call if there is a fee.

Wings Over Water

Ongoing dates
1511 Route 22 Lakeview Plaza
Brewster, NY 10509 Nyack Head Start
85 Depew Nyack, NY

Please contact 845-279-9525 to find out pricing for therapeutic swimming for children with disabilities.

Family Ties Support Group

2nd Wed of each month
7-9pm
Mental Health Association
73 County Hwy 108, Middletown, NY 10940
845-342-2400
A support group for parents and families with children/adolescents who have emotional, behavioral and developmental disabilities. This is a free event.

Developmental Toddler Group

Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
MHCC/123 P.L.A.Y.
24 Main St. Highland
691-3593

Parent Child Playgroup

Meets Mondays 11:30-12:30 p.m.
MHCC/123 P.L.A.Y.
24 Main St. Highland
691-3593

Social Interaction Play Group for Autistic Children

Forming April 2010
11:30-12:30
Groovin Kids Play Center
2294 Route 208
Montgomery, NY 12549

Play interaction group for autistic or socially challenged children. Research shows the importance of early intervention to initiate social and play development. A relaxing non-judgemental time for parents and children is the goal. Group will be on Mondays for 4 weeks to see the response. Cost is $40 for complete session. We can add more dates if necessary. For more information, contact Holly Neuwirth at 845-778-7529

Advocate – the Hudson Valley Family Support Services Consumer Councils Need You

Parents of children with a developmental disability are needed to participate on the Family Support Consumer Council to develop and monitor family support services for the Hudson Valley and Taconic DDSO regions.
The Family Support Consumer Councils work in partnership with the Developmental Disabilities Services Offices to develop and monitor policies, services and supports to enhance a family's ability to provide in-home care to their family member with a developmental disability. Services range from counseling and training, respite, recreation, to family reimbursement for the purchases of goods and services. For further information about becoming a Council member, contact Donna Dubriel 845-947-6017 (Hudson Valley) or Debbie Kral, 845-473-5050, x 155 (Taconic).

Greystone Programs Project FAME Day Habilitation Program Without Walls

A unique and individualized program is accepting referrals for those individuals with Autism and other development disabilities to participate in the day habilitation program without walls.
Located in Poughkeepsie, positive relationships have been developed with community services and volunteer programs throughout the local community. They look forward to serving more individuals interested in meeting new people, helping senior citizens, donating time to area food pantries and churches and much more. If you are interested in getting out of the four walls that surround you, call Chris Raiche, Project FAME Coordinator at 845-452-5772 ext 123.

 

American Youth Soccer Organization

has a small special needs soccer program which it would like to expand. It meets in Tarrytown every Saturday, weather permitting, at 1 p.m. This program begins in April. For more information, go to http://www.aysotarrytown.com and follow links to the VIP Program or email rc@aysotarrytown.com

Muscular Dystrophy Association Support Group for Parents of Children with Neuromuscular Diseases

Jawonio, Inc.
260 North Little Tor Road
New City, NY
For more information, call the MDA Office at 845-708-0741 or email genglish@mdausa.org.

Parents Sought for Public Policy Fellowship

Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation is seeking parents of persons with mental retardation, intellectual and developmental disabilities for an intensive one-year Public Policy Fellowship in Washington DC. For information: 302-831-2574 or http://www.jpkf.org/FELLOW.HTML#Parent

Social Skills Group Program

Jewish Family Service of Rockland County is introducing a social skills group program for children ages 8-18 previously diagnosed with High Functioning Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, PDD, NOS, Nonverbal Learning Disability or Social Anxiety. The group will meet at Jewish Family Service of Rockland County located at 900 Route 45, Suite 2, New City, New York. Contact Michele Leibowitz @ 845-354-2121 for more informatio.

Baseball Field designed especially for people with disabilities

opened at Ridge Park in Hartsdale, NY. For information, call 914-813-8007

Peer Mentors - Partners for Success Project

If you are a person with a disability and have a work history, call for an exciting opportunity to share your knowledge by partnering with a peer, supporting them as they achieve their goals of vocational job readiness. Mentors will receive a monthly stipend. For more information, call Victor Clark @ Westchester Independent Living Center @ 914-682-3926 x107.

Assistive Technology Loan Program at Westchester Institute for Human Development

For more information, call Kate Franklin @ 914-594-4852.

Westchester Independent Living Center, Inc.

can assist you with understanding Special Education law and services.  http://www.wilc.org/about_wilc/programs/ptip.htm

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