Community & Family Services offers programs for children and adults, ranging from Early Intervention services to Recreation and site-based Respite, Summer Day Camp, Day Habilitation services, and more.
Programs for Children:
Siblings of children with disabilities are often eligible for these programs too. Offerings include one-on-one tutoring in reading and math, as well as age-specific social programs—Saturday Friends (ages 5–10), Saturday Friends in the Afternoon (ages 11–14), and Teen Time (ages 15–18)—which promote friendship building and provide caregivers with respite. These programs are supervised by trained staff and held regularly at the Riverside Day Habilitation building in Marcy.
For more information, download our Programs for Children flyer and calendars.
Programs for Children Provided:
- Reading, Math and After-School Learning
- Saturday Friends
- Saturday Friends in the Afternoon
- Teen Time
Programs for Adults:
These programs are designed to support adults in achieving their personal goals while providing necessary assistance and opportunities for social engagement. Services include the Respite Care Home for short-term stays, Adult Hourly Respite for recreational outings, housing subsidies to support independent living, and day habilitation programs like Stowe Group Day Hab and Day Hab Without Walls, which focus on skill development and community involvement.
For more information, download our Programs for Adults flyer and Leisure Center calendar.
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Programs for Adults Provided:
- Adult Hourly Respite (Oneida & Lewis Counties)
- Day Hab without Walls
- Housing Subsidy
- Repite Care Home
- Senior Day Hab without Walls
- Stowe Street Group Day Habilitation
Programs for Children & Adults:
Programs include Community Habilitation, which helps individuals living with family or independently to build daily living skills and foster meaningful relationships; In-Home Respite, providing trained staff to give caregivers a break; and Respite Reimbursement, allowing families to hire their own respite workers and receive reimbursement through Office For People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) funds.
For more information, download our Programs for Children & Adults flyer.
Programs for Children & Adults Provided:
- Community Habilitation (Oneida & Lewis Counties)
- In-Home Respite
- Respite Reimbursement
Did You Know?
Community & Family Services also assists families with financial programs helping children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As a result, caregivers can be supported, and individuals living in the community have support to maintain their independence.
We're ready, willing, and able!
For more information please download our flyers above or contact us!
For more information, please contact:
Kara Bennett, Director of Community & Family Services
The Arc, Oneida-Lewis Chapter
Kara.Bennett@thearcolc.org
(315) 927-0219