Committed to Helping Finn Move
Care Manager Ginger Record is helping Finn, age 11, who has Duchenne muscular dystrophy with his mobility.
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Exceptional Care Management Service Award 2023
Tekeysha Hendricks Recognized for Exceptional Care Management As the Exceptional Care Management Service Award recipient, Tekeysha Hendricks (above right with one of her Members) doesn’t know what a challenge Care Management can be. She is a professional who dives headfirst…
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When the bus no longer comes
Making the transition from school to what’s next Danielle is helping Danté with Core Competencies: Comprehensive Transitional Care, Person and Family Support, and Person and Family Support. Danté is at a crossroads. He attends high school but is at the…
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College success using Self Direction
Transition from School to College Care Manager Noel Weaver is working with Zachary on Core Competencies: Comprehensive Care Management, Person and Family Support, and Comprehensive Transitional Care. Transitioning from high school to college is a challenging time for anyone. There…
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Member goes for the gold
Stacey Weimer, 35, a LIFEPlan member from the Mohawk Valley Region, is among 19 New Yorkers named to Special Olympics USA, the national team.
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Kayla’s purpose
Promoting Change Through Personal Advocacy Care Manager Susan Reichard is helping Kayla with Core Service: Comprehensive Transitional Care. LIFEPlan Member Kayla McKeon is described by her Care Manager, Susan Reichard, as fierce. “There’s nothing Kayla can’t do once she puts…
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Living the self-direction dream
Member shines on radio show Jolie Peters is helping Cheyenne Stanely with LIFEPlan’s Core Services: Referral to Community Supports and Comprehensive Transitional Care. Tune into Froggy 97, a radio station out of Watertown, NY, and you may hear Garth Brooks…
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Silent No More
Brothers with autism learn to communicate for the first time Stacy Mason is a social worker with two sons, Trevor, 24, and Tyler, 22. Both have autism. Also called Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs), autism presents in many ways but is…
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Brett Rotz Supports and Inspires Plattsburgh State Men’s Soccer
Leading the Way College sports teams often have an emotional leader who is looked to for motivation and the cultivation of team morale. Over the past four years, the person the Plattsburgh State Cardinals men’s soccer turned to for smiles,…
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Andy O’Rourke Expands Theatre Opportunities for Peers with IDD
Fostering Growth On Stage and Off Many LIFEPlan members are drawn to the theater and the creative community of support they find there. Some start in the production tech crew like Andy O’Rourke in 2019 when he joined in his…
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