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04/24/2026
Our Utica New Discoveries Preschool celebrated Earth Day with a week filled with fun activities including their annual recycling project. Over the past couple of months, families and staff collected plastic caps to create a bottle cap tree. Students also made recycled crayons and ended the week with Earth cookies.
04/24/2026
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County visited our New Discoveries Rome Preschool and engaged the students in a scribble wall activity.
04/22/2026
The children from the Westmoreland New Discoveries Preschool site engaged all the staff and students in a fun game of "Help Us Clean Up The Earth" for Earth Day today! Participants were rewarded with a Hershey kiss! 🌎
04/20/2026
John and Chris had a blast exploring the Museum of Science & Technology - MOST in Syracuse.
04/17/2026
Yesterday we had our official ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the Supportive Crisis Stabilization Center.
The Supportive Crisis Stabilization Center (SCSC) provides 24/7, voluntary, short-term care for people in mental health or substance use crises, acting as an alternative to emergency rooms by providing immediate support, de-escalation, coping skills, peer support, and connections to ongoing treatment in a safe, non-clinical setting. They focus on stabilizing individuals without immediate risk of serious harm, helping with emotional regulation, and creating safety plans, all with a strong emphasis on recovery and peer-led support.
To find out more, visit upstatecp.org/crisiscenter
04/16/2026
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Oneida County visited our New Discoveries Westmoreland Preschool site yesterday to present art and sensory activities to our students. Children had fun engaging in "sticky wall" and "scribble wall" fun after listening to a story that went with each activity.
04/10/2026
Rebecca Myers recently received a certificate and pin from Walgreens in Boonville for her 5 years of service. Rebecca participates in Upstate Caring Partner's vocational programs. Congratulations, Rebecca, on 5 years of service!
04/08/2026
Our Employment Prevocational programs teamed up once again with SUNY Polytechnic Institute Psychology professor, Dr. Joseph, and her students for our annual collaborative project. This year, we joined forces to volunteer with Sleep in Heavenly Peace - NY, Utica, an organization dedicated to making sure every child has a bed to sleep in.
Together, the college students and our program participants worked side‑by‑side, drilling, sanding, hammering, and staining each piece of wood. Every station contributed a part of what would become a complete bed for a child in need. By the end of the day, 20 beds were fully built and ready to be donated to local children.
It was a meaningful, hands‑on experience that everyone truly enjoyed.
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Upstate Cerebral Palsy of today has over 2,000 employees at over 80 locations and is an organization dedicated to “Empowering People Through Exceptional Opportunities."
As direct-care and education centers, these include medical, clinical and therapeutic personnel, teachers, social service staff, maintenance, clerical and general support staff.
Providing care and support to more than 15,000 children and adults in the last year, Upstate Cerebral Palsy also benefits from the services and support of hundreds of community volunteers. As one of the largest employers in the central New York region, Upstate Cerebral Palsy centers also provide educational opportunities for students from area high schools, as well as partners with several colleges and universities in hosting clinical and major-related student internships.
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