Farm to Table at Helen Kaplan Center
When: March 30, 2020 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Where: Plainview, 115 E Bethpage Rd, Plainview, NY 11803, USA Join us for an Open House on Monday, 3/30 Location:…
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Looking Back on Our Legacy: How Pioneering Parents Transformed Disability Care on Long Island
Citizens Options Unlimited wouldn’t be where it is today without the devotion and support of those that came before us…
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Saturday Respite in Brookville
How can someone be everywhere at once? Chantal Joseph, Respite Supervisor, has worked in developmental disability care for nearly 40…
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Camp Loyaltown Opens June 18!
Camp Loyaltown Summer 2023 is almost here! We expect to have over 400 campers and 150 counselors joining us this…
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Growing Up Together: Childhood Friends “Age Out” from BCCS to Citizens’ New Group Home in Bayshore
In the coming weeks, Citizens Options Unlimited (Citizens) will begin welcoming residents into their brand-new group home in Bayshore. The…
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Employee Spotlight: From DSP to LPN
Laughter and music could be heard from down the hall, as Shaquasha “Quay” Irby, a Medical DSP at the Rainbow…
ReadCitizens Makes Strides Addressing DSP Staffing Crisis
Across New York State, a profound staffing crisis is underway with 1 in 5 DSP positions vacant and retention rates…
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Sibling Spotlight: Sister-Advocate Publishes Memoir
On April 3rd, sister-advocate Ali Carbone published her first memoir titled What Are You Looking At?. Following the Carbone family…
ReadCitizens Re-Designated a Compass Agency by OPWDD
This week, the New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) came down from the state capitol to…
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A Mother’s Love: How One Mother’s Love Transformed Care
A mother’s love is unique. Sometimes, it might look like huge, themed birthday parties or tins of blueberry muffins, while…
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Finding Gloria’s North Star: The Power of Music and Virtual Connections
Respite/Recreation Highlight Smiling wide and clapping her hands, Gloria Snyder eagerly awaited her turn in Virtual Connections. The program starts…
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Bonnie’s Employment Success: How the Seaford Residential Residence Rallied Around Her
Residential Highlight Bonnie Lerhinan knew what she wanted – a job that would bring her joy and a paycheck. This…
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Matt Hofele’s Journey to Albany
Self-Advocates Making a Statement Wearing a grey suit and dark-rimmed glasses, Matt Hofele practiced his speech in a Holiday Inn…
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