Celebrations

Sep 1, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

All Around IAHD: August 2025

⭐️ Jodi, IAHD board member and Self-Advocate, recently had the opportunity to go to Albany for a few days to attend the Cultural and Linguistic Competence Leadership Academy hosted by the Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence. At the end of the course, she and her peers got to…

more
Aug 10, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

Hanging Out in Hawaii

On August 8th, the IAHD Champions hosted their second annual luau at outside the DeVito conference center. The space was transformed into an island-like getaway, with Hawaiian themed decor throughout, including a banner made by the IAHD Champions as seen in the back of this photo. The Champions invited all…

more
Jul 1, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

All Around IAHD: June 2025

🌻On June 26th, our St. Mary’s day program visited the New York Botanical Gardens and their Van Gogh inspired displays. 🎓 A major congratulations to Naquan from our Ward residence on graduating high school! 🎡Individuals from our Ryer residence had a thrilling time visiting Coney Island’s Luna Park! They spent…

more
Jun 30, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

Experiencing the Rhythms of Joy

The month of June ended with an incredible musical showcase put on by individuals at our Bainbridge Day Hab. Entitled “The Rhythms of Joy”, this concert focused on diversity through rhythm and movement with a variety of vocal and instrumental performances; one of these performances was in collaboration with Nia…

more
Jun 24, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

IAHD’s 2025 Annual June Fundraiser

Thank you to all who contributed to IAHD’s Annual Fundraiser held at The Cutting Room on June 11, 2025! Over 175 attendees watched as IAHD brought wellness to life through the evening’s live appeal bidding and this year’s award winners. IAHD Board President, Matt Kiamie was recognized with the IAHD…

more
Jun 1, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

All Around IAHD: May 2025

🎂 May is a festive time at St. Mary’s, as many program participants celebrate their birthday during this month! Towards the end of the month, St. Mary’s held a surprise party for five men and women who were all born within 10 days of each other! We hope the celebration…

more
May 12, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

IAHD Celebrates Nurses’ Week 2025

From May 6th to the May 12th, IAHD joined the nationwide celebration of recognizing the amazing work of our nurses during Nurses’ Week. It is a time for us to acknowledge the many contributions our nurses have made to the IAHD community while never wavering in their compassion, professionalism, and…

more
May 1, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

All Around IAHD: April 2025

🐟 Bethany Arts Center (BAC) held a flag/banner decoration day to honor the upcoming Fish Migration Celebration. Residents of our Union home joined the decoration sessions for at least one, if not both, flag making sessions hosted by BAC artist Greg Corbino. ​​​​‌‍​‍​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌​‍‍‌‍‍‌‌‍​‍​‍​‍​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‍​‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​‍​​​​​‍​‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌​​‍‌‍‌‌‍‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‍‍​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌​​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‍​​‍​​‍‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍​​‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌​​​‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‍‌‍​​‌‌‍‍​‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​​‌​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍‌​‌‍‌‍​‌‍‌‌​​‍‍‌‍‌‌‍​‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍​​‍​​​​​‍​‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍‌‌‍‍​‍‍‌​‍‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍​‍‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌​‍‌‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​‌​‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​​‍​​​​​‍​‍‌​​‌​​‌‍​‌‌‍​‍​‍‌​‌​​​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‍​​‍​​‍‌‌‍‌​​‍‌​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​​​‌‌‍‌​‌‍​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍​‍​‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‍​​‍‌‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌​​‌‍‌‌​‌‌‍‌‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍​‌‌‌​‌‍‍​​‌‌‍​‌‍‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‌​​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‌​​​‌‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌‌‍‌‍​​‌‍​‌​‌‍​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‍​‌‍‍​‌‍‍‌‌‍​‌‍‌​‌​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​​‍‌‌‌‍‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‌​‌​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‌‌‍​‍​​‌​‍‌​​‌​‍‌​​​‌‍​​‍‌‌​​‍​​‍​‍‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‍‍‌‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​​‍‌‍‌​​‌‍‌‌‌​‍‌​‌​​‌‍‌‌‌‍​‌‌​‌‍‍‌‌‌‍‌‍‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‌‍‍‌‌​‌‍‍​‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​​‍​‍‌‌ 🌳 Taking advantage of the beautiful weather,…

more
Apr 18, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

Hoppy Easter from IAHD

Springtime is here, and all of IAHD decided to embrace all the season has to offer with Easter activities. See what went on at some residences and day programs: 🐇 The individuals from our East Tremont residence were gifted Easter baskets with lots of fun goodies! 🥕 The ladies of…

more
Apr 10, 2025 December 9 @ 3:45 pm

It’s Party Time for IAHD Staff!

After taking a few years off, IAHD held an All Staff Party in early April at Maestro’s in the Bronx. Everyone came dressed to the nines and ready to dance the night away! There was a delicious buffet dinner and even a photo booth for anyone to enjoy between songs….

more