LIFEPlan Members Attend the 2022 USA Games LIFEPlan members Gina Klepadlo, Paul Amoroso, and Sean Goldrick are gold medal winners! These local Olympians returned home from the 2022 Special Olympics in Orlando, FL as Bocce Ball champions. Alexei Studenka was…
Continue ReadingCelebrating LGBTQ Month This month communities celebrate LGBTQ Pride. The LGBT community, also referred to as LGBTQ+, GLBT, or gay, is a loosely defined group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a common culture and social…
Continue ReadingAn Optimistic View of the Future Returning to Normalcy and Positive Change Spring has come and summer is before us. We are all anxiously awaiting the arrival of warm days and the opportunity to move on from the past…
Continue ReadingThe 5.07 Planning Process Section 5.07 of New York State Mental Hygiene Law requires OPWDD to make a five-year plan for providing services. This plan sets goals for improving supports and services. OPWDD’s 5.07 Plan names the following goals- 1.…
Continue ReadingLeading 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,…
Continue ReadingFostering 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…
Continue ReadingSexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines sexual violence as “any sexual act committed against someone without that person’s freely given consent.” New York State…
Continue ReadingStatement from the Statewide CCO Family & Member Advisory Collaborative on the New York State FY 2022-2023 Budget The Statewide CCO Family and Member Advisory Collaborative stated, We thank Governor Hochul, her administration, and the State Legislature for the inclusion of…
Continue ReadingApril CEO Webinar Monday, April 25, 2022 | 4:30-5:30pm Join LIFEPlan CEO Nick Cappoletti as he provides updates on the latest at LIFEPlan and care management news. You will learn about the DSP Workforce campaign and state budget decisions, progress…
Continue ReadingSupport this Bill! Did you know there is a scarcity of housing options in New York State for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities? This fact has parents and family members of adults with I/DD worried about the future – asking,…
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