HeartShare’s Queens Day Habilitation (QDH) Program celebrated its 20th Anniversary in April 2015. The two-day occasion was held at the program, and featured the Block Out Band and its performance group, the Queens Day Hab Players, with guidance from HeartShare employees Betty Green, Dominick Barone and Josh Tanitsky. The program reached this milestone with the…

“Good job, Tallal,” chimed Speech Therapist Samantha Phillips and Occupational Therapist Kristin Tursky, a source of encouragement to a twelve year old boy diagnosed with autism, who under their watch started to speak for the first time ever at The HeartShare School. When a child is diagnosed as non-verbal, the probability of speaking as the…

HeartShare’s Spring Gala and Auction was an incredible success. We honored Elvis Duran of Z100’s Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, Ines Rosales of FOX 5’s Good Day New York, Finance Executive Joseph Mark Velli and Patrick Clarke of Celtic General Contractors. Those distinguished individuals, like you, are supportive of HeartShare and its mission to…

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…