Abigail Hawk will Host the Gala. Honorary Gala Co-Chairs are Cara Buono, Steve Gold, Susan Lucci, Deborah Roberts, Rosanna Scotto, Ali Stroker, Mike Woods, Isiah Whitlock Jr., and Cheryl Wills
(New York, New York, December 11th, 2025) – Linda B. Laul, CEO of ADAPT Community Network, announced today that the ADAPT Leadership Awards will take place on Monday, April 20th, 2026, at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. The awards gala will support the important ongoing work of the non-profit organization.
Abigail Hawk, television, film, and stage star of Blue Bloods fame, will return as host of the awards gala. Hawk is a four-time past Honorary Co-Chair and past celebrity presenter of the ADAPT Leadership Awards.
“For the past eight years, I have been a proud Celebrity Ambassador to ADAPT,” says Abigail Hawk. “In that time, I have seen firsthand the important work that ADAPT does helping children, families, and adults with disabilities in wide ranging and comprehensive ways.”
Honorary Gala Co-Chairs are: Cara Buono, star of Stranger Things and Emmy-nominated for Mad Men; Steve Gold, star of the Netflix series “Selling The City,” and one of the country’s top ranked realtors; Susan Lucci, Emmy-winning actress, entrepreneur, and New York Times best-selling author; Deborah Roberts, award-winning ABC News correspondent and co-anchor of ABC News “20/20”; Rosanna Scotto, Emmy-winning host, FOX 5 Good Day New York; Ali Stroker, Tony-winning actress and author; Mike Woods, two time Emmy-winning meteorologist and reporter, FOX 5 Good Day New York; Isiah Whitlock Jr., star of Your Honor, and Da 5 Bloods; and Cheryl Wills, Emmy-winning Spectrum News New York 1 Anchor and Host, best-selling author, speaker, and activist.
ADAPT Leadership Awards Gala Event Chairs are Liz Cohen Hausman and James Hausman.
About ADAPT Community Network
ADAPT Community Network is the leading human service not-for-profit and a pioneer in providing cutting-edge programs and services for people with disabilities. Every day, we build a more inclusive world for thousands of New Yorkers through education, technology, health, residential, and recreational programs in all five boroughs. Our schools and services encompass many people who have challenges beyond cerebral palsy such as autism, Down syndrome, spina bifida, and neuromuscular disorders, among others. We are the largest provider of pre-school education for children with disabilities in
New York. ADAPT’s 100 comprehensive programs serve over 20,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families.
To purchase tickets to the 2026 ADAPT Leadership Awards, go to: https://adaptcommunitynetwork.org/2026-adapt-leadership-awards-gala/
