Champion Candidates commit to raising funds and awareness for Best Buddies throughout their campaign. Champions advocate for the Best Buddies mission and generate countless opportunities for friendships, jobs, and leadership development. At the Best Buddies Champion of the Year celebration, Best Buddies honors the Champions’ collective impact and name the ultimate Champion of the Year!
West Seneca Central Schools will be hosting Educate • Empower • Engage, a resource fair for families of students with disabilities. The fair will take place on מאנטיק, דעצעמבער 4th, 2023 from 5:30pm - 7:30pm at the West Seneca Community Center, 1300 Union Rd West Seneca, NY 14224. The event will be an open house style,
Special education professionals are encouraged to learn about the referral process for securing Care Coordination services. Click here to register! Topics to be discussed: - An Overview of Care Coordination - Schools and Care Coordination - OPWDD eligibility, services and supports - Referral Process - Live Q+A
Professionals who work with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are encouraged to learn about the referral process for securing Care Coordination services. Click here to register! Topics to be discussed: - An Overview of Care Coordination - OPWDD eligibility and services - Referral Process Live Q+As
Person Centered Services will be attending a resource fair for Special Education families at Autumn Lane Elementary in Rochester, NY on דעצעמבער 12 from 6:30PM-7:30PM. This opportunity will provide the chance to meet local businesses that offer programs for students and families with special needs.
The Person Centered Services Engagement Series is a quarterly discussion to share vital information for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This series is geared towards people receiving Care Coordination, family and caregivers, and anyone else who would benefit from the information shared. The latest installment will feature Kelly Weiss, Project Coordinator from the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence. She will cover a critical topic -- how people with disabilities can recognize and prevent domestic and sexual violence.
Person Centered Services will be present at the Monroe 2-Orleans BOCES Transition Program Information Night for students, parents, and staff on דאנערשטאג, יאנואר 18 from 5PM-6:30. If your family has a student exiting high school without a diploma who is recommended by their CSE for a Transition program, Information Night is for YOU! Stop in
Person Centered Services representatives will be on-hand at the LivCo Special Needs Resource Fair for parents and caregivers in Livingston County who have a child with a physical, cognitive, social, emotional, learning, developmental, or behavioral disability. This free event will take place at Avon Middle School (191 Clinton Ave, Avon, NY 14414) on שבת, יאנואר
Meet and interact with local providers who offer services supporting successful transition to adulthood for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities! Our Transition Expo will improve outcomes for students ages 14-21 with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families as they approach adulthood. Through collaboration, education, and networking, we will help individuals and families reach
Meet and interact with local providers who offer services supporting successful transition to adulthood for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities! Our Transition Expo will improve outcomes for students ages 14-21 with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families as they approach adulthood. Through collaboration, education, and networking, we will help individuals and families reach
Person Centered Services is excited to participate in the 3rd Annual Festival of Inclusion hosted by Best Buddies International, Special Olympics New York, and The Golisano Foundation.` The event will be held שבת, פעברואר 24, 2024 at Nazareth College's Golisano Training Center at 4245 East Avenue in Rochester from 11am-2pm. Come join us for an interactive day of fun
This 2024 conference supports those who want to develop and strengthen community partnerships. Participants will hear about best practices and high-impact engagement that they can use in their day to day work. Through discussion and work sessions, attendees will learn and share important information about family and community engagement. This conference offers a unique opportunity
