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“If you feel like you need to fight for something, absolutely fight for it. You don’t have to back down.” That’s the message 22-year-old Abby Censabella has for those still working to find out who they really are and where they truly belong. Abby was diagnosed with Autism just a few years ago, and she had to move from Rhode Island to New York in order to get her diagnosis fully recognized. She found community, direction, and purpose as a student in The College Experience, entering the program in 2020 and graduating two years later. “It’s hard to get diagnosed,” Abby [...]

Our Day Community Opportunities Program (DCOP) recently ventured out to Indian Ladder Farms in Altamont to explore everything agricultural! The farm is currently hosting its highly-anticipated Baby Animal Days, where young goats, rabbits, chicks and other barnyard animals are proudly showed off to adoring crowds. Program participants from Saratoga County made their way through the many exhibits, petting the animals’ soft fur and feathers as they learned all about them from Indian Ladder staff members. These pictures show just how much fun everyone had! After all of the exhibits were fully enjoyed, participants stepped into Indian Ladder’s country store, where they [...]

“Invest in who? Invest in ME!” The well of the Legislative Office Building in Albany was jam-packed with hundreds of cheering, clapping, and yelling people, all united in the call for adequate investment in the intellectual and developmental disability (I/DD) community as budget negotiations reach their final, most pivotal moments. Our fight is not over yet! At the rally organized by New York Disability Advocates, lawmakers, a direct support professional, and the father of an individual with a disability each approached the podium to share personal stories and energize the crowd. Senator John Mannion and Assemblymember Rebecca Seawright, chairs of [...]

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Individuals from across New York State who survived a traumatic brain injury gathered with their families, caregivers, and other advocates inside the Legislative Office Building in Albany for a day of visibility and action. March is Brain Injury Awareness Month and those at the rally organized by The Brain Injury Association of New York State, showed up and spoke out! Living Resources was well-represented, with more than 20 members seated in the front three rows. After several lawmakers came to the podium, affirming their commitment to the Brain Injury community, participants in our Structured Day Program got up in front of [...]

Even though only a short time has passed since our Day Community Opportunities Program (DCOP) began supporting individuals in Westchester and Rockland Counties, community connections made are already paying off with fun experiences and the chance to give back to those in need. The kitchen at the Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley (RMHGHV) in Valhalla is open to program participants from noon to 2 p.m. on Mondays and Fridays. All of the cookies, lemon bars, mini cheesecakes, brownies and other desserts that they whip up stay at the charity, to be enjoyed by the families staying there, [...]

With a spring in their step and chocolate coins wrapped in gold foil in hand, groups from our Day Community Opportunities Program (DCOP) traveled around the New York State Capitol and Legislative Office Building on March 12, 2024. They had an important St. Patrick’s Day-themed message to send to our lawmakers: “We need more than luck… we need your support!” The FY 2025 State Budget is due in just a matter of weeks and we are calling for Governor Kathy Hochul and our representatives in the Senate and Assembly to prioritize an unrestricted 3.2% Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA) and the Direct Support Wage [...]

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The Lenten season of prayer, fasting, and charity is upon Christians and the Delmar Reformed Church community has chosen to honor this holy time of year by “feeding the fish” and supporting Living Resources. Each year, the church chooses a local non-profit organization as the beneficiary of its Lenten Fish Bank Fundraiser. Orange banks, shaped like fish, are offered to members of their congregation. Those interested in donating or collecting contributions take a bank at the beginning of Lent and return it shortly after Easter, with change, cash, or checks inside. For years now, individuals supported through our Albany County-based [...]

When you’re part of an agency that has a heart in its logo, it’s only fitting that you go all-out for the day celebrating love! Many Living Resources groups and programs planned parties to celebrate Valentine’s Day, including those in the Brain Injury Program. They planned a bake sale, with prices ranging from 25 cents to a dollar for chocolate-covered strawberries, cupcakes, brownies, candy, and other sweet, homemade treats. These desserts were devoured on Valentine’s Day and they served as an appetizer-of-sorts for what was to come. Following the holiday, the main Living Resources office building on Washington Avenue Extension welcomed [...]