Archive of “autism”

At HeartShare, we dared to ask: Why can’t people with disabilities do more? Why can’t they dream like the rest of us?

The New York City Training Collaborative, which includes HeartShare, United Cerebral Palsy of New York and Services for the Underserved, has been recognized with NYSACRA’s 2017 Excellence Award.

HeartShare Human Services receives a nearly $130,000 grant annually from the NYC Council Autism Initiative to fund its programs serving children with autism.

HeartShare has partnered with Robert Motherwell’s Dedalus Foundation to make art education more accessible to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) from HeartShare’s Brooklyn Day Hab can now volunteer and work at Heart’s Home, which is an organization fostering a “culture of compassion” for the world’s neediest people.

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.

Six HeartShare individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities participated in a photo workshop at NYU’s School of Engineering.

HeartShare Human Services of New York launched its 6th Annual ArtShare for HeartShare exhibit season at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering in Downtown Brooklyn.