A Very Special Place

Empowering people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to lead fuller lives.

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Individuals from our Day Hab programs recently enjoyed participating in a group exercise class!

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Individuals from The Network Program decorated bulletin boards in honor of World Autism Awareness Day today. Don't they look great?
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Congratulations to our Executive Director, Genevieve Benoit and our Deputy Executive Director, Diane Buglioli who were honored last Friday night at the Meals on Wheels of Staten Island, Inc. Carriage Ball. AVSP staff was proud to celebrate with them!

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Individuals from our Milton Avenue Day Habilitation program love to get their nails. They enjoy it so much, that they go once a month to be pampered!

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Thank you to the Staten Island Heart Society for having the Harvest Café at their annual Chef's Extravaganza again this year. It was a great event and the cafe was happy to be there to give out some delicious samples of their food!

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Individuals from our Milton Avenue Day Hab program enjoyed their Jewelry Making Class and learning how to make necklaces. Everyone did a great job!

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Individuals from our Amboy residence recently enjoyed an outing to Dave & Buster's!

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Thank you to everyone who voted for the Harvest Café for "Best Breakfast on Staten Island". The cafe is very proud and honored to have finished as one of the top 3 finalists! And, another very big THANK YOU to all the... https://t.co/9I87MyL5Pn

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Look at these delicious breakfast options from the Harvest Café menu! Don't forget to click on the following link to vote for the cafe for "Best Breakfast on Staten Island!"
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Happy First Day of Spring! Individuals from our Day Hab program had a busy day taking care of their plants and making sure that they had plenty of water. Great job!

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Our ETA Day Habilitation program had a terrifc time at their St. Patrick's Day party. They dressed up, danced, eat and played a variety of games. A fun time was had by all!

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Wishing you a Pot of Good Luck, Good Times and Good Cheer! Happy St. Patrick's Day from The Network program and AVSP!

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Individuals and staff from AVSP were very proud to take part in the Staten Island Developmental Disabilities Council and the College of SI's "Public Conversations for Change" event yesterday. A conversation in which... https://t.co/CPwuTXZBOk

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Our day hab programs enjoyed making pancakes recently for Fat Tuesday. They poured, mixed, cooked and eat their delicious pancakes. Great job!

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The individuals with the MADH program enjoyed playing games at Fun Station USA of Staten Island!

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The Harvest Café is debuting delicious new menu items tomorrow, Monday March 4th. Please stop by and try something new!

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Individuals from one of our Day Hab programs enjoyed making tacos today! Happy Friday everyone!

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Don’t forget, today is Harvest Café’s first-ever Sunday breakfast/brunch! Open from 8am-3pm please stop by and visit.

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Hylan individuals took full advantage of our past snow day when they were stuck inside. They had lots of fun playing bingo and crocheting.

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We are so excited! This Sunday, 2/24 will be Harvest Café's first-ever Sunday breakfast/brunch! They will be open that day from 8am-3pm. Please stop by for some delicious food and to receive a coupon off your next visit.