Date Founded

1958

President and CEO

Walter W. Stockton

Executive Director

Jay Silverstein, Ph.D.

Associate Executive Director

Amy Barker

Adult Residential Program

We provide residential services for adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Each of our residential homes helps support our individuals to live more independently and enjoy a fulfilling life at home and in the community.

Total # of Adults Supported in Residential Programs: 141 People

Adult Day Habilitation Program

Day Habilitation is a Medicaid Waiver day service for adults 21+ with ID/DD. Our programs provide people with an opportunity to connect with each other, build on life skills, experience new things, and engage in a wide variety of community activities based on likes and skills. Our WOW program is community based, centering on experiences and activities in the community, while our site-based programs provide a combination of on-location activities, socialization and skills training in conjunction with community-based activities which provide hands on real-life experiences.

Total # of Adults Supported in Day Habilitation Programs: 174 People

Children's Day Program

The Children's Day Program is a school program that services students 5 - 22 years of age. Students are placed through their school district.

Total # of Children Supported in Day Programs: 111 Children

Children's Residential Program

The Children's Residential Program services students 5 - 22 years of age. Students are placed through their school districts, live in our residences and attend our Children's Day Programs.

Total # of Children Supported in Residential Programs: 33 Children

OPWDD Housing Subsidy

The OPWDD housing subsidy is a government funded program designed to support income-eligible individuals living with I/DD who choose and demonstrate the ability to live independently in the community.  Individuals must be financially and legally responsible for their housing unit as a responsible tenant and are expected to contribute 30% of their countable income toward housing costs. The Center provides traditional OPWDD housing subsidies to seven individuals residing in their own apartments in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Total # of People Supported in OPWDD Housing Subsidy: 7 People

Vocational Support Services (VSS)

Designed for young adults and adults ready to work at an integrated job within their community. VSS offers employment supports through ACCES-VR Job Placement and Supported Employment Services, as well as, through OPWDD Waiver funded Extended Supported Employment Services and the Intensive Employment Training Program. We excel at finding individual job placements in positions and businesses that fit each person’s personal needs and employment goals. As a result, the average length of employment for the people we support is 11 years, with 8 employees who have been working at their current jobs for 20+ years.

Total # of Participants Employed: 33 People

87 Bethpage Road, Hicksville, NY 11801

(516) 390 - 6000

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Jane Reich, Director of Day and Employment Services

(516) 390 - 6010 | JReich@centerfordd.org

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Employment Assessment and Training Services

Through an array of employment goal driven services, we provide students, young adults and adults living with significant learning disabilities, Autism and other intellectual and developmental disabilities with an opportunity to gain valuable work-based skills and knowledge. These services are funded through an ACCES-VR Core Rehabilitation Services grant and/or OPWDD Waiver funding. Each person is enrolled based on their unique support needs, personal goals and eligibility.

To learn more about each program, click each program below:

• Pre-Employment Training Services (Pre-ETS)
• Pathway to Employment Program (PTE)
• Community-Based Pre-Vocational Program
• Supported Employment (SEMP)
• Job Placement Programs

Total # of Participants Supported: 41 People

People Supported at The Center

Total # of Participants Supported in Day Programs: 285 People

Total # of Participants Supported in Residential Programs: 174 People

Total # of Participants Supported in Employment Programs: 74 People

Total # of Services Provided by The Center: 533

Total # of People Supported by The Center: 363 People

Employees at The Center

Total # of Traditional Full-Time Employees: 408 Employees

Total # of Part-Time, Per Diem and Seasonal Employees: 115 Employees

Total # of Employees at The Center: 523 Employees

Annual Operating Budget

The Center's Annual Operating Budget for 2025: Coming soon

Oversight & Funding Agencies

Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD); New York State Education Department (NYSED); New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)