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✨ Paint, sip, and smiles! ✨88 SWR hosted a fun Paint & Sip with friends from Lee Street IRA, 86 SWR, 90 SWR, and Jericho...
11/20/2025

✨ Paint, sip, and smiles! ✨

88 SWR hosted a fun Paint & Sip with friends from Lee Street IRA, 86 SWR, 90 SWR, and Jericho ICF. Everyone enjoyed creating their own masterpieces while sipping on some delicious sparkling apple cider. 🎨🍎

Such a wonderful afternoon filled with creativity, laughter, and connection! 💛

Happy World Quality Day, which we celebrate to increase awareness of the important contribution that our QA team makes t...
11/17/2025

Happy World Quality Day, which we celebrate to increase awareness of the important contribution that our QA team makes to The Center every day!

Our dedicated Quality Assurance team recognizes the importance of quality management and continuing improvement, and provides a valuable service to our programs/departments.

In addition, The Center’s QA team has been celebrating Compliance Month with educational activities and prizes all November!

🏀 A Slam Dunk Night Out! 🏀Many of our individuals attended the Long Island Nets Season Opener on Friday, November 7—and ...
11/17/2025

🏀 A Slam Dunk Night Out! 🏀

Many of our individuals attended the Long Island Nets Season Opener on Friday, November 7—and the excitement was unforgettable! Some even got the special opportunity to hang out on the court before tipoff. 🙌✨

Everyone had an amazing time cheering, smiling, and enjoying the game together!

🍂 Fall fun at The Center! The Parents Association of the Children’s Day Program hosted a festive Fall Festival filled wi...
11/09/2025

🍂 Fall fun at The Center! The Parents Association of the Children’s Day Program hosted a festive Fall Festival filled with pumpkins, farm animals, a fire truck visit, and plenty of delicious treats. 🎃🐷🚒 Thank you to everyone who helped make this day so special for the children! ❤️

🍂 Join us for The Center’s 4th Annual Fall Fest! 🎉📅 Saturday, November 15th | 🕚 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.📍 Woodbury CampusE...
11/08/2025

🍂 Join us for The Center’s 4th Annual Fall Fest! 🎉

📅 Saturday, November 15th | 🕚 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
📍 Woodbury Campus

Everyone is welcome to enjoy fun fall activities, tasty snacks, and seasonal cheer! 🍁🎃 We’re also collecting non-perishable food items to support our holiday food drive — please consider bringing a donation to help those in need. ❤️

Come celebrate the season with us!

🎃👻 Halloween at The Center was a spooktacular celebration! Students and staff enjoyed trick-or-treating and a fun-filled...
11/07/2025

🎃👻 Halloween at The Center was a spooktacular celebration! Students and staff enjoyed trick-or-treating and a fun-filled party organized by the Paes Lab — complete with dancing to all the best Halloween tunes! 🕺🧡

🎃✨ Halloween magic was in the air at The Center’s Halloween Party at the Royal Palm in Farmingdale! This year’s Harry Po...
11/06/2025

🎃✨ Halloween magic was in the air at The Center’s Halloween Party at the Royal Palm in Farmingdale! This year’s Harry Potter–themed celebration was full of fun, laughter, and spellbinding costumes. 🪄🧙‍♂️ Everyone had such a great time showing off their creative looks and enjoying the spooky spirit together! 👻💛

🎃 Happy Halloween from everyone at The Center! 👻Be safe tonight while trick-or-treating and have so much fun! 🍬 Our Beth...
10/31/2025

🎃 Happy Halloween from everyone at The Center! 👻

Be safe tonight while trick-or-treating and have so much fun! 🍬 Our Bethpage Day Hab staff are spreading smiles, spooky vibes, and creating unforgettable memories. 🧡 We’re so proud to make moments like these possible for the individuals we support every day! 💫

🎉 A Celebration of Renewal, Legacy, and Community at The Center! 🏡✂️Last weekend, The Center hosted a Block Party & Ribb...
10/31/2025

🎉 A Celebration of Renewal, Legacy, and Community at The Center! 🏡✂️

Last weekend, The Center hosted a Block Party & Ribbon Cutting Ceremony to celebrate the 3 newly renovated homes in Woodbury, marking another milestone in our journey toward excellence, inclusion and innovation.

In his remarks, Executive Director Jay Silverstein, Ph.D. reflected on our rich history — from our beginnings in 1958 as The Nassau Center, to a farmhouse in Levittown and finally to our Woodbury Campus in 1962. These three houses, established in the 1980s as our first community residences, tell the story of The Center’s growth and enduring mission.

✨ Home 86 – dedicated to Betty & Dr. Irving Rockoff, whose son Ezra still calls this house home. Gratitude to the Cerrone family for their continued generosity.
✨ Home 88 – dedicated to Jack & Leona Brover, one of our founding families. We were honored to welcome their children Barry and Joan.
✨ Home 90 – dedicated to Jerry Gordon, whose mother Hannah was a devoted benefactor and sister Eleanor a valued board member.

Jay thanked Walter Stockton, President & CEO of Kinexion, and our Kinexion Board Members for their leadership and partnership that made these renovations possible.

Special thanks to contractors SGLI and All Boro for their excellence (and for bringing delicious food and live music!) and to our Development Team, Rick, Brendan, Frank, Fran and James, for ensuring every detail reflected The Center’s high standards.

We also extend appreciation to Jennifer Gallub-Pravato, representing Joseph Saladino, Supervisor of the Town of Oyster Bay, and Cindy Rogers, representing Congressman Tom Suozzi, for joining in celebration.

Guests enjoyed the unveiling of our beautiful Serenity Trail and the addition of a train generously donated by the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 14-14B — a true highlight of the day! 🚂

To close the celebration, Terrence (38 years with The Center) and Howard (23 years) helped cut the ribbon, marking not just the opening of newly renovated homes, but the continuation of a legacy built on compassion, community and care. ❤️

🌟 Congratulations to Diana Scotto-Serafin, Assistant Director of Adult Day Services, on being named The Center’s October...
10/30/2025

🌟 Congratulations to Diana Scotto-Serafin, Assistant Director of Adult Day Services, on being named The Center’s October Employee of the Month! 👏

For the past 19 years, Diana has poured her heart and soul into The Center — leading with compassion, positivity, and integrity. Her dedication and commitment have truly shaped our community in lasting ways. 💙

Thank you, Diana, for all that you do! 💐

10/28/2025

🎥 A special moment captured! Watch our 86 home residents return to their beautifuly renovated forever home, pure joy all around! 🏡💛

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The Center for Developmental Disabilites

The Center boasts a rich tradition of over 60 years supporting developmentally disabled children, adults, their families and the community. Government and societal changes present numerous challenges to organizations like ours and compel us to rethink historical models of operation. The Center ushers in an exciting new era focused upon meeting these challenges through excellence, innovation and a renewed dedication to our core mission. Our success integrating historical wisdom and seasoned staff with an infusion of new ideas and personnel uniquely positions the Center to lead the industry through an evolving landscape.

Fiscal stability has enabled the Center to develop three state of the art day programs and commence major upgrades to our residential and school facilities. We are planning two new group homes for students aging out of our children’s residence and an expansion of our vocational and pre-vocational opportunities for children and adults. Strategic program development paired with efficient utilization of resources has resulted in enhanced services to individuals and improved employee compensation packages.

We recently launched our Support with Dignity initiative to enhance opportunities for individuals to live with greater independence within their communities. This initiative embraces three pillars: Respectful Interactions; Promoting Independence; and, fostering Purposeful, Person-Centered Activities. Through a collective commitment to best practices in the field, the Center will advance the hopes and dreams of the individuals we serve.

I welcome you on this journey with us, so please consider becoming a part of the Center’s future.