HeartShare Human Services of New York

Residential Services: Heartshare provided residential Services to over 400 children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (i/dd) through over fifty (50) 24-hour residences and over forty-five (45) supportive and iss apartments. These homes and apartments can be found across brooklyn, queens, and staten island. Heartshare provides loving care, assistance, support and guidance as needed so that individuals can live meaningful, independent lives. Residents are provided support in the areas of activities of daily living as appropriate to each person, including self-care, cooking, cleaning, budgeting, etc. They attend school (children) or adult day and employment programs (adults) or are competitively employed. Residents participate in recreational and cultural activities and enjoy being part of their communities.

Early childhood Services: Heartshare's early childhood Services help children with autism and other developmental disabilities build a strong foundation for their futures. This happens through (1) evaluation Services and (2) pre-school programs. Specific Services include special education Services in a classroom setting, physical and occupational therapy, speech and language therapy, music and art therapy, recreational activities, computers in the classrooms, and parent education and support. More than 600 children benefitted from these Services offered at either the evaluation center, or at one of the four preschools (located in brooklyn and queens).

ADULT DAY AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS: HEARTSHARE'S DAY AND EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS FOR ADULTS WITH I/DD ARE TAILORED TO MEET THE NEEDS, GOALS AND DESIRES OF INDIVIDUAL PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS. MORE THAN 500 ADULTS RECEIVED DAY PROGRAM SERVICES AND 30 RECEIVED PREVOCATIONAL AND SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SERVICES VIA 17 SEPARATE PROGRAMS ACROSS BROOKLYN, QUEENS AND STATEN ISLAND. DAY PROGRAMS FOCUS ON OFFERING COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCES, RECREATIONAL AND CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, ALONG WITH SITE-BASED TRAINING AND SUPPORTS. prevocational and SEMP programs prepare PEOPLE FOR THE WORLD OF WORK AND ASSIST THEM IN OBTAINING AND MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT.

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