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This video, presented at HeartShare’s 2015 Spring Gala and Auction, offers a glimpse of how HeartShare expands opportunities and enhances lives for children and adults diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Through their HeartShare experience, which encourages independence, prioritizes community inclusion, as well as celebrates and nurtures human potential, Zarah, Isabella and Nicholas now eagerly…

Elvis Duran, Z100 Radio Host, Elvis Duran and the Morning Show and 2015 HeartShare Honoree & Recipient of The HeartShare Genie Foundation Award Ines Rosales, Traffic Reporter, FOX 5’s Good Day New York and 2015 HeartShare Honoree & Recipient of The Linda Dano Heart Award Danny Aiello, Actor and singer (Do The Right Thing and Moonstruck) John…

Elvis Duran, Z100 Radio Host, Elvis Duran and the Morning Show and 2015 HeartShare Honoree & Recipient of The HeartShare Genie Foundation Award Ines Rosales, Traffic Reporter, FOX 5’s Good Day New York and 2015 HeartShare Honoree & Recipient of The Linda Dano Heart Award Danny Aiello, Actor and singer (Do The Right Thing and Moonstruck) John…

HeartShare staff advocated in Albany calling for $337 million for the education of special needs children, particularly pre-school programs serving children with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The New York City Training Collaborative, which includes HeartShare, United Cerebral Palsy of New York and Services for the Underserved, has been recognized with the 2015 Moving Mountains Award. The University of Minnesota’s Research and Training Center and National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) issue this prestigious award, which recognizes organizations for developing a…

Armando Rosado, who has been working as a HeartShare Direct Support Professional for over five years, developed a strong bond with John, residing at HeartShare’s Clinton Residence. “We always went for a morning walk to buy the newspaper and then watched the football game together. It was our Sunday tradition,” noted Armando. With this trust…

HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services has been awarded a two-year $140,000 grant by the Redlich Horwitz Foundation to implement a Permanency Pact Program for foster care youth. Each HSVS Permanency Pact, which will be formalized by a written agreement, ensures that a young man or woman in HSVS’ care has the support of a trusted, reliable…

John lived with his family for most of his life, but recently his parents passed away. “That’s when I moved in here,” revealed John with tears in his eyes. “This is my home now,” said John again, but with a smile, his eyes moving from the front entrance of the Woodhaven home to Assistant Coordinator…

Nearly 400 guests attended the HeartShare St. Vincent’s Services (HSVS) Annual Dinner on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 at the Brooklyn Marriott, which raised funds for HSVS programs, including the American Dream Program (ADP).

“I’ve seen so much growth in Kevin. He’s so much more open to communicating when we go out into the community,” said HeartShare SPA Respite Manager Donna Collins. HeartShare’s SPA (Serving People with Autism) Overnight Respite Program provides much-needed rest to families caring for relatives with a disability. Kevin has been participating in the program…