Individuals Volunteer at Local Bronx Food Pantry
Last fall, individuals at the Bronx Day Program began giving back to their local community by volunteering at a nearby food pantry. In the fall of 2016, individuals at 137th Street Bronx Day Program started volunteering at a nearby food pantry called NY Common Pantry. The program provides food for senior citizens in the area. […]
Uriah Higgins and Yesenia Thompson Tie the Knot at the Belsky House
On a beautiful summer evening in late July, Uriah Higgins and Yesenia Thompson held their wedding ceremony at ADAPT Community Network’s Belsky House residence in Brooklyn. The ceremony was attended by close to 100 family members, individuals, and staff. The bride and groom, Uriah and Yesenia, have known each other close to 20 years. Uriah […]
Taking the Initiative to Help Those with Autism and Others Meet their Goals
Thanks to funding from the NYC Council’s Autism Awareness Initiative, ADAPT Community Network (ADAPT) offers an autism workshop series to parents, family members, caregivers and professionals. With the help of this grant, ADAPT recently conducted a six-month, 10-session autism series, featuring multiple topics on autism. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates, […]
ADAPT Celebrates Pre-School Graduates
Each June, we gather to celebrate the accomplishments of our pre-school and school age graduates. Hundreds of families, teachers and staff gathered to witness our stellar pre-school students graduate over the past few weeks at ADAPT’s program sites spanning across the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island. At each ceremony, families come together with teachers […]
NYS Senator Martin Golden Recognized by ADAPT for Work in Achieving Pay Increase for DSPs
On June 1st, New York State Senator Martin Golden, a long-time friend and supporter of ADAPT and the disabilities movement, visited a program location in Brooklyn for a ceremony where he was recognized for his leadership role by both ADAPT and the Brooklyn Developmental Disabilities Council in obtaining the $45 million increase in pay for […]