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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LIFEPlan Member Featured on Syracuse News
Smith-Magenis Syndrome Day SMS is a very rare chromosomal disorder that is estimated to occur in one in every 15,000- 25,000 births. LIFEPlan Member Briahna Marshall has SMS. On November 17 in honor of Smith-Magenis Syndrome Awareness Day, The Local…
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John Portis: A Celebration of Life
A Lasting Legacy During the month of October, we have focused on the aging process for many of our members and their families. Staying active and connected to community is so critical, especially when a life ends too soon. In…
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Rick Shares his Life Changing Story
A Survivor of Traumatic Brain Injury LIFEPlan member in the North Country Region Rick Clark likes to tell everyone that he is a traumatic brain injury (TBI) survivor. He has an incredible story of faith, hope, and love. It is also a reminder to…
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Advisory Council Member Adopts Foster Child
Providing Unconditional Love Over the course of the last few years, we have shared the good work and commitment of Mohawk Valley Member and Family Advisory Council member Steve Gonyea. You may recall Spectrum News’s recent story on the Autism Barn Steve built for…
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