Success Stories

Aug 11, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

Training Time at The Hub

IAHD staff has been renewing their certifications in first aid/CPR training sessions at the DeVito Conference Center and the newly renovated Bainbridge training hub. IAHD purchased new CPR mannequins that are portable and lightweight to use for practice. Since late June, there have been 14 first aid/CPR trainings, with about…

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Aug 3, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

A Delicious Collaboration between IAHD Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow High School

At the beginning of August, IAHD collaborated with students in the Experiential Learning program at Sleepy Hollow High School (SHHS) to create a delicious garden-to-table lunch! A handful of IAHD staff and individuals met up with these students and their advisors at their school. There, they got to know a…

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Jul 31, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

Looking to the Future and Beyond

On July 26, members of the IAHD Champions from Tarrytown and Bainbridge attended the 2024 Self Advocacy Association of New York State (SANYS) NYC-Westchester Regional Conference in Manhattan. This year’s conference theme was ‘Looking to the Future and Beyond’. Our Champions spent their morning and afternoon listening to keynote speakers,…

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Jun 15, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

Feeling Zen at IAHD

As a part of our new programming, IAHD has brought yoga to our Tarrytown location. Thank you to grant funding from ArtsWestchester, Karen and Annette from Inner Being Yoga have come weekly to share yoga and other meditative practices with the people we support and staff. With every week, there…

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May 24, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

Our Voice, Our Vote

🗳 With the upcoming presidential election, voting has been a very important topic on the minds of many that are a part of the IAHD community. This spring, IAHD has made it its mission to help as many people as possible receive information about voting and help them become registered…

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Apr 20, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

A Love of Legos

Matthew, an attendee of IAHD’s Tarrytown day program and a resident of our Yorktown home, spends the majority of his time and money on his favorite hobby: building Legos. Most of what he builds is not from an official Lego set; instead, Matthew collects loose Lego pieces and follows online…

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Mar 31, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

A World of Possibilities

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. As a part of their celebration of this month and this year’s theme, ‘A World of Possibilities’, the New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD) opened itself up for submissions from individuals and organizations around the state for their digital art gallery, featuring…

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Mar 12, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

Cooking Up Fun at IAHD

In early 2024, a culinary program was introduced to the St. Mary’s and Tarrytown day habilitation locations. A few months in, this program has become a favorite among participants! Over the past few months, St. Mary’s and Tarrytown have made things like fish tacos, macaroni salad, lettuce wraps, and cornbread…

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Feb 29, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

Celebrating Black History Month at St. Mary’s

Throughout February, IAHD’s St. Mary’s Day Hab program in the Bronx hosted a variety of events to celebrate Black History Month, including movie screenings and Sip & Paint sessions. Their month of honoring Black history and culture came to a conclusion with their Black History Museum, in which staff transformed…

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Jan 31, 2024 March 20 @ 7:18 am

Yorktown Loves Yu-Gi-Oh!

James (Jimmy) participates in weekly Yu-Gi-Oh! card tournaments at 3rd Universe in Croton-on-Hudson. A staff member from IAHD typically brings Jimmy to his tournaments, but that is where their involvement ends. When Jimmy arrives at 3rd Universe, he gets his game face on and is immediately enveloped into the world…

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