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Our
Mission:
ACDS
is dedicated to providing lifetime resources of
exceptional quality, innovation and inclusion
for individuals with Down syndrome and other developmental
disabilities and their families!
As
Long Island's leading service provider for children
and adults with Down syndrome and other developmental
disabilities, ACDS provides a continuum of year-round
programs and services that include diagnostic
evaluations and treatment, early intervention,
day care/ nursery, preschool, special education
and clinical services for children, from infancy
to age 5; individualized residential services
(IRA) for adults, age 21 and over; and evening
and weekend recreation and socialization services
for children, age 5 and over. The agency also
provides nursery/day care programs in an integrated
setting, with typically developing children. Enjoy
your visit to our website! |
ACDS
4 Fern Place, Plainview,
New York. 11803
Tel: (516) 933-4700
Fax: (516) 933-9524
Click
here for ACDS Winter 2007 Newsletter PDF FILE
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| ACDS Board of Directors |
Tim Michel
Thomas McHugh
Liz Campbell
Thomas DeMaggio
William Ife
Jim McHale
Tom Ryan
John McCabe
Christopher Valentino
Lori Cary
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Vice President
Secretary
Treasurer
Board Member
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From
the desk of Michael Smith, Executive Director
- Winter 2007
ACDS has begun the 2007-2008 school and fiscal year in a very positive fashion.
- We have been approved by NY State to open two new group homes and our first transitional apartment for adults. The first of these will open in early 2008 and, when all completed, will increase our residential capacity to 49.
- We ran our first summer camp in Garrison, N.Y. for 33 campers and look forward to expanding the program in 2008.
- Medicaid Service Coordination has grown in just two years to serving over 50 young adults.
- We have hired Leslie Granger as our new Director of Development and we look forward to many new initiatives to support our growth and services.
- We have opened the Power Play Sensory Motor Gym with two full-time therapists. It is open six days a week.
- ACDS has begun planning for our own school and headquarters building. Architectural renderings can be viewed by clicking here! You will hear much more about this exciting project in the months to come.
- ACDS has completed its third successive year of profitable operations For FY2008 we project revenues of over $11,000,000 (up from $6.5M in three short years). We currently have 230 employees.
- At the request of Nassau County and local school districts we have begun providing ABA services to children in the autistic spectrum.
- With all these initiatives we have not lost sight of our heritage and mission. Each year children with Down syndrome make up 55-60% of our school population. We are expanding our outreach to new parents, hospitals, pediatricians and obgyns to reach all families who may need to access our services.
- We have begun reorganizing our Board of Directors to help us carry out our mission going forward. Our thanks go out to Craig Lomma who stepped down in October as Board President after many years of dedicated service. Congratulations to Tim Michel our new Board President who recently chaired our very successful 40th Anniversary Dinner Dance.
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All
of this and a myriad of other initiatives
take energy, commitment and support –
and, now I am asking for your support. You
can return your fully-tax-deductible contribution
by check or credit card in the enclosed envelope.
Please send as much as you can afford, today!
It is clear, that when you read this newsletter you obviously care about and have
been touched by the work of ACDS.
Your support
is crucial to our continued growth and thank
you in advance for your generosity! |
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