Disability Advocate Latavia Sturdivant Wins Ms. Wheelchair NY
Everyone is familiar with the Miss America pageant, but did you know that there is a national pageant for women who use wheelchairs? The Ms. Wheelchair organization aims for their contestants to educate and advocate for those living with disabilities. The competition highly values advocacy—which is Latavia Sturdivant’s forte. Latavia, who was featured in ADAPT’s […]
Volunteering Couple Donates Wedding Gifts to ADAPT
A wedding is a time of joy for a happy couple and their loved ones. Since their beautiful Central Park proposal last August, Marissa Hausman and Dan Beckwith have been making arrangements for their June wedding. As they were putting together their wedding registry, they had an idea—to add the option to donate to ADAPT to the list. […]
Linda B. Laul to lead ADAPT Community Network as Chief Executive Officer
(New York, New York, March 27, 2025) – Linda B. Laul, Chief Operating Officer of ADAPT Community Network, will lead the non‐profit organization as its new Chief Executive Officer. She assumes the role following the recent passing of ADAPT CEO Edward R. Matthews, who led the organization for 35 years. Laul was unanimously elected to […]
The 24th Annual ADAPT Community Network Golf Tournament to be Hosted by FOX 5 News Anchor Steve Lacy Honoring Valentino Galella On Monday, May 12th in New York
(New York, New York – March 10th, 2025) – Linda B. Laul, CEO of ADAPT Community Network, announced today that the 24th Annual ADAPT Community Network Golf Tournament will be held at Brae Burn Country Club in Purchase, New York, on Monday, May 12th, 2025. The annual tournament supports ADAPT Community Network, with all proceeds […]
Meet the Families Behind ADAPT’s Impact
Ever since its inception, ADAPT Community Network has been a family. In 1932, Jack and Ethel Hausman founded ADAPT, formerly United Cerebral Palsy of New York City. Since then, four generations of the Hausman family have contributed to the nearly century-long history of ADAPT. Thanks to its employee referral program, ADAPT employees often end up […]