ADAPT Community Network

If you are looking for a fulfilling and impactful career, consider joining ADAPT Community Network! We are constantly hiring for a variety of positions, including direct support professional, registered nurse, teacher’s assistant, and more. Our wide range of programs and services has created a job network that has mobility, diversity, and flexibility. If you want to help kids and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities live full, happy, and healthy lives, please visit our careers page at https://lnkd.in/gS-ejdsg for a list of benefits and open positions. ADAPT Community Network is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, and is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. #dsp #dspjobs #dspcareers #disabilitysupportjobs #specialeducation #registerednurse #teachersassistant #nowhiring #hiring #directsupportprofessional #nonprofit #specialeducation #disabilityservices #nonprofitcareers #nycnonprofit

Registration is open NOW for our 2024 Virtual Family Connect Summit! The summit will take place on Wednesday, October 16th, 2024 from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm and consists of five informational sessions and a Q&A. These sessions will cover a variety of topics relevant to family members and caretakers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Professionals who support individuals with I/DD are also welcome. A few of the topics are supporting individuals in a medical setting, resources for families, navigating the special education system, and more. To register and see more information about the Family Connect Summit, please visit bit.ly/FamilyConnectSummit. ¡La inscripción está abierta AHORA para nuestra Cumbre virtual Family Connect de 2024! La cumbre se llevará a cabo el miércoles 16 de octubre de 2024 de 10:00 a. m. a 3:30 p. m. y consta de cinco sesiones informativas y una sesión de preguntas y respuestas. Estas sesiones cubrirán una variedad de temas relevantes para los familiares y cuidadores de personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo. Los profesionales que apoyan a personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo también son bienvenidos. Algunos de los temas son el apoyo a las personas en un entorno médico, los recursos para las familias, la navegación por el sistema de educación especial y más. Para registrarse y ver más información sobre la Cumbre Family Connect, visite bit.ly/FamilyConnectSummit. 2024 年虚拟家庭连接峰会现已开放报名！ 峰会将于 2024 年 10 月 16 日星期三上午 10:00 至下午 3:30 举行，包括五场信息会议和一场问答。这些会议将涵盖与智力和发育障碍人士的家庭成员和看护者相关的各种主题。支持 I/DD 患者的专业人士也欢迎参加。其中一些主题包括在医疗环境中支持个人、家庭资源、特殊教育系统导航等。 要注册并查看有关家庭连接峰会的更多信息，请访问 https://lnkd.in/gVVrmqnb #specialeducation #specialed #disability #disabilityinclusion #disabilityeducation #IDD #OPWDD #IEP #familysupport #carecoordinator #carecoordination

As it celebrates its second year of operation, ADAPT of the Hudson Valley (ADAPT HV) continues to strengthen its ties with the local community. Recently, ADAPT HV took on a prominent role as a Centerpiece Sponsor at the Women MEAN (Mentoring, Empowering, Authenticity, Networking) Business event, which brought together women from various professional sectors to share their experiences, challenges, and successes in the workplace. Learn more about ADAPT HV’s community involvement at https://bit.ly/AHVevent.

When James and Nancy, two individuals supported by ADAPT, met at Flushing Adult Day Program, they were an inseparable pair. For a long time, both members of the happy couple expressed their wishes to be married. The staff of Vandalia ICF, Ardsley ICF/IRA, and Flushing Adult Day Program decided to team up to bring James and Nancy’s dream to life. Learn how James and Nancy’s wedding ceremony came together at bit.ly/FlushingWedding.

Maurice Bryan has been a longtime lover of fashion and has dreamed about becoming a fashion designer since he was young. Around a month ago, he was able to bring his dreams to life by starting an Etsy shop dedicated to his designs. He called the shop DAFASHIONS—”DA” standing for “Differently Abled.” To read more about Maurice and his fashion line, please visit bit.ly/DAFashions. #adaptiveclothing #adaptivefashion #smallbusiness #entrepeneur #entrepeneurship #Etsy #differentlyabled #DAFashions 

Please join United Cerebral Palsy on September 3-5 for their annual UCP Conference on Latinos with Disabilities! This virtual conference is free to the general public with registration required. The informational event aims to highlight the role, impact, and influence of Latinos in the disability community. Closed caption and Spanish translation will be available. To see the conference agenda and to register, please visit https://ucp.org/2024cld/. Questions? Contact James at [email protected] or 602-460-1374.

Join the cast and crew of Hamlet in September for a Shakespearean performance you will never forget! Actors and actresses from all over ADAPT Community Network’s Adult Day Programs have been hard at work adapting the classic play and practicing their lines. Their version of Hamlet has a slightly modified storyline and takes place in the Bronx. The play will be performed at six shows at 3127 Wilkinson Ave., Bronx, NY 10461. The shows on September 10th, 11th, 17th, and 18th will take place at 12:30 pm and the September 12th and 19th shows will be at 6:00 pm. Please visit https://lnkd.in/eN6sTX2H to RSVP for your show of choice. We can’t wait to see you in the audience!

Aaaaaand Midwood takes the gold! Inspired by the 2024 Paris Olympics, ADAPT Community Network’s Midwood Children’s Program hosted its own Summer Olympics. Students headed to the gym on August 7th, 2024 to play ring toss, shake a parachute, and throw balls into the blowup “Olympic Rings.” Everyone was a winner at the Midwood Summer Olympics, where the theme was “We swim together.” We hope the little athletes had a great day of summer fun!

Happy National Nonprofit Day! As a not-for-profit organization founded in 1946, ADAPT Community Network is proud to have a nearly 80-year legacy of supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). We are so happy to be part of an incredible community of I/DD services nonprofits, including some in New York City and the Hudson Valley that we have integrated into our own organization. We are grateful for our partnerships with ADAPT of the Hudson Valley, Inspire - Orange County Cerebral Palsy Association, Human First, Inc., and every nonprofit organization that helps us reach great heights. Much of the reason ADAPT has been able to maintain our network of education, technology, health, residential, and recreational programs is because of the support of our generous donors and volunteers. If you are interested in making a donation to ADAPT, please visit bit.ly/3lKd9xP. If you would like to volunteer at one of our programs or events, please contact Mark Heffner at [email protected]. Thank you so much for supporting your local nonprofit organization this National Nonprofit Day. Your commitment allows us to pursue our mission of empowering people through innovative solutions, one person at a time.

Looking for a flexible full-time or part-time job? Come to ADAPT Community Network to work for a great cause! ADAPT Community Network’s Community Habilitation (Com Hab) Program helps individuals with developmental disabilities live their most fulfilling, independent lives. As a Com Hab Specialist, you will provide one-on-one support to an individual and help them reach their goals. These goals can be traveling around the city, preparing for a job, improving social skills, and more. We have both weekend and weekday availability for this position in all boroughs. To see more details about this position and application requirements, please visit bit.ly/ComHabSpec. #communityhabilitation #humanservices #disabilityservices #DSP #comhab #comhabspecialist #habspec #habilitationspecialist #IDD