| Community Integration on Parade |
| Neighbors, NYPD, school kids rally around Hamaspik mainstreaming message |
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| Name Change |
| From OMRDD to Oval Office, Push to Purge “Mental Retardation” is Felt Everywhere |
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| Change is coming to NJ |
| Gov. Christie signs abusive care worker registry law |
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| New Shvesterheim Opens |
| Parents, staff converge on Borough Park home to mount sacred scrolls |
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| Like Father, Like Son |
| Meir Shalom Mauda Celebrates Bar Mitzvah with “Brothers” |
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| Bar Mitzvah Party for Special-Needs Child |
| Event furthers agency’s mission of communal inclusion |
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| Support from the Top |
| NYS Governor David Paterson Lauds,
Rallies Hamaspik at Legislative Breakfast Video |
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| Special Guest at Hamaspik |
| Commissioner of Social Services David Jolly Pays First-Ever Visit to Hamaspik
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| New Heights |
| Hamaspik of Orange County Celebrates Grand Opening of New Day Habilitation/Administration Building |
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| Honoring a Special Friend |
| Rockland Grand Opening Honors Team Leader Street |
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| Special Guest in Orange County |
| DDSO Leadership Hosted At New Center in Orange County |
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| Hamaspik Fifth Annual Concert |
| Over 1,000 consumers, family members enjoy medley of live performances at College of Staten Island’s Center for the Arts |
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| A Sweet Good Year |
| Hamaspik Mails Handy New Year Magnets to Consumers, Staff |
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| Yom Tov Joy |
| Hamaspik’s Gala Annual Sukkos Concert Coming Up Chol Hamoed extravaganza expected to break records |
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| New IRA Opens in Rockland County |
| Doors Open at Wannamaker Briderheim IRA for Men; Mezuzahs Affixed by the Satmar Rebbe and Parents |
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| Triple Joy |
| Hamaspik Day Habilitation in Brooklyn Celebrates 3rd Anniversary with New Hires, Exciting Programs |
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| New Hamaspik IRA to Open In Rockland |
| Opening of Wannamaker IRA in Rockland Soon to Be Announced; Service Coordinator Promoted to Manager |
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| Superior Access |
| Hamaspik's Access to Home, Restore Programs Brighten the Lives of Needy Elderly, Disabled |
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| New Leader at Brooklyn DDSO |
| Hamaspik Congratulates Donna Limiti, Promoted to Director of Brooklyn DDSO |
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| Fired Up |
| Hamaspik DayHab Consumers Celebrate Lag B'Omer; Mark Anniversary of Important Events in Jewish History
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| Special Reach Out |
| Hamaspik Consumer Friedrich Petitions Sen. Charles Schumer on Access for Disabled |
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| Arcadian Joy |
| Hamaspik Regales Briderheim Boy with Moving Bar Mitzvah Tribute |
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| Hamaspik Board Member R.I.P. |
| Hamaspik Mourns the Loss of Founding Board Member Yirmia Raab OBM |
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| New Leader at Hudson Valley DDSO |
| New Director Welcomed at OMRDD's Hudson Valley Region |
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| Hamaspik Lights |
| At Hamaspik, Chanukah Time Begets Parties Galore for Parents and Providers of Special Consumers |
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| Hamaspik in Lakewood |
| Boys’ Respite Division Goes on Grand Chol Hamoed Sukkos Excursion
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| Hamaspik Joy |
| Stars and Sparks Light Up "Hamaspik" Consumers at Gala Sukkos Celebration |
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| Hamaspik Yom Tov Joy |
| Hamaspik Consumers' Anticipation Builds for Annual Gala Concert on Chol Hamoed Succos |
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| Hamaspik Never Sleeps |
| On Call 24/7, Hamaspik "Emergency Hotline" Marks 2nd Anniversary of Swift Caring Action |
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| More Access |
| Broader Wheelchair Access Installed at Hamaspik Terrace and the U.S. Congress |
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| A Summer to Memorize: |
| Group Homes Treat Consumers to Summer Getaways: “I Want to Go Again!” |
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| Hamaspik Pros: |
| Camp Neshoma’s Campers Get a “Taste” of Many Professions: Baker, Policeman, Shoemaker, Farmer |
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| Concord Chicken: |
| A Petting Zoo of Chicks, Goats, and Sheep: “Every Single Kid Warms up to Them” |
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| A Special Guest |
| Dr. Ira Oustatcher, New Superintendent at East Ramapo School District, Tours Growing Array of Hamaspik Programs
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| Service Update |
| Hamaspik’s TBI Program Offers Wide Range of Services for People with Traumatic Brain Injury |
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| More Reach Out for Hamaspik Consumer |
| Borough President of Manhattan, Scott Stringer, Meets with Hamaspik Consumer
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| Home Sweet Home |
| Hamaspik, In Major Broadening of Services, Wins $1.475 Million in State Housing Grants |
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| Day Hab Day-light |
| Survey Finds Hamaspik Day-Hab in Orange County an Example of Care
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| Special Reach Out: |
| Jeb Bush, President's Brother and Former Fl. Governor, Confers with Hamaspik Consumer on Disability Issues |
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| Special Guest at Hamaspik |
| Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef, Visiting Hamaspik Offices, Honors Special Consumer |
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| A Step Forward |
| Hamaspik Group-Home Project in Borough Park Wins "Community Board 12" Approval |
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| Home Sweet Home: |
| The horizons of people with vulnerable health conditions living in the Hudson Valley and surrounding regions turned stunningly brighter in recent weeks, as Hamaspik won easy approval from state regulators to..... |
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| Respite News |
| Hamaspik "Respite" Program, Fun & Learning Join Together! |
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| Welcome Again |
| With Hamaspik Purchase in Borough Park, 2 New Residences for Girls Getting Closer |
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| Special Renwal |
| Sunday, January the 20th, featured quite a chilly afternoon if you happened to be standing outside in Kiryas Joel, in upstate Orange County, but quite warm if you were lucky... |
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| Our Vision for Tomorrow |
| Hamaspik recently changed the network's official by-line and stationery, from "Service for the Developmentally Disabled" to "Center for Human Services." |
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| Just One Special Shabbos |
| Parents of Special Children in High Spirits
After Hamaspik's Annual "Weekend Retreat"
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| Camping With Neshomah... |
| Hamaspik summer Camp Gives Campers Their Best Summer Ever |
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| Opening of New in Office Borough Park |
| New Hamaspik Office in Heart of Borough
Park to be Opened Monday After Succos
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| Borough Park to Hamaspik, Welcome Again |
| Hamaspik Gives Brooklyn Reason to Cheer With
Opening of New Agency Office in Borough Park
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| The New Center for Human Services |
| Hamaspik, Expanding Helping Hands
Beyond 'Special Needs' Niche, Is
Dubbed "Center for Human Services"
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| Hamaspik Respite in summer Bloom |
| Hamaspik “After School Respite”
More Then Just A Break for
Parents of Special Needs
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| Mazel Tov to Project VOTE Coordinator |
| Hamaspik Day Hab of Rockland VOTES
A Big Mazel Tov to Project VOTE Coordinator
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| Grand Opening of 61st Street Briderheim |
| Parents and Special Guests “Cut the Ribbon” at New Hamaspik Briderheim in Borough park... |
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| 8,000 Tokens Later |
| Hamaspik Consumers Still in
High Spirits from Chol Hamoed at the "Funplex"
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| Spitzers Health Coordination Plan |
| OMRDD, DOH, Among
State Agencies in Major
"Health Coordination"
Plan by Gov. Spitzer
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| Kings Day Hab, 6 Months Later |
| At Hamaspik Day-Hab Center in Brooklyn,
After First Six Months, the Grades Are In
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| Pesach Freedom at Hamaspik |
| Agency Group-Homes Enjoy Royal
Treatment on 8-Day Festival of Pesach
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| A special Guest |
| Deputy Director of Brooklyn DDSO Enjoys
Day at Local Hamaspik IRA and Day-Hab
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| Legislator Fried At Hamaspik |
| Deputy Majority Leader of Rockland Legislature,
Leads Special Session at Hamaspik Headquarters
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| The Door Is Already Open… |
| “61st Street Briderheim” in Borough Park
Inaugurated for Group of Special Boys
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| FUNPLAX, Ready For Hamaspik |
| Hamaspik, on Chol HaMoed, Will Take Hundreds
of Consumers and Families to "Funplex" for
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| Ritter, A Brilliant Choice For OMRDD |
| Ritter is Confirmed by NY State Senate,
Sworn In as New OMRDD Commissioner
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| Access To Home, To Stay Home |
| As "Access to Home" Puts Families on Solid Footing,
Hamaspik Takes Another Step in the Right Direction
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| From Strength to Strength |
| And Another One: Hamaspik
Approved for Second Girls IRA
through OPTS in Brooklyn
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| Happy Purim Hamaspik… |
| Purim, the Season of Happiness, Celebrated
Throughout Hamaspik with Major Festivities
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| New IRA Opens Soon In Rockland County |
| Arcadian Briderheim, Newest
Hamaspik IRA in Rockland,
Scheduled to Open Early May
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| Hamaspik Rocks the VOTE |
| Project VOTE, A Strong Voice for Equality,
Launched by Hamaspik's Own Self-Advocate |
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| Changing of the Guards |
| Nomination of Ritter to Take Reins at OMRDD
Widely Applauded by Special Needs Community
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| New Hamaspik Fingerprinting Station Ready to Go |
| New Station Will be used for Hamaspik, for required Criminal Background Check |
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| New Brooklyn IRA, as OPTS |
| Major O.P.T.S. Project, at Hamaspik of Kings County, IRA in Brooklyn, Finally Wins Approval |
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| 61st Street Briderheim coming soon in Brooklyn |
| Hamaspik of Kings County, New Boys Group-Home Dubbed "61st StreetBriderheim" Set to Open in Borough Park
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| More Training for growing staff |
| Comprehensive Training Sessions for Growing Staff |
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| A special Trip to Orlando |
| Briederheim Bunch Enjoy Home Away From Home in Orlando Florida |
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| More Staff Benefits |
| Hamaspik Staff Appreciate
FSA Benefit, Made Possible by
OMRDD Health Care Initiative |
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| Arcadian Briderheim opens in Rockland County |
| Newest Hamaspik IRA for Special Boys Getting Ready in Wesley Hills |
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| “Hamaspik Terrace” Opens in Rockland County |
| Opening of “Hamaspik Terrace” in Rockland Signals Higher Demand for Special Needs Services in Region |
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| Home Sweet Home... |
| Hamaspik Provides "Access to Home" Program to
Reduce Institutional Care in Hudson Valley Region |
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| Camp Neshoma |
After having a wonderful week packed with fun and activities at Camp Neshomah during school break, we are now once again anticipating another two weeks at camp. Camp Neshomah is opening its doors once again to all children for the two weeks of school break. |
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| OPTS breaks through |
| BH who lives in one of our IRA group homes for many years now, was granted her wish of a lifetime. Since the new OPTS program (Options for People Through Services) which started in 2005, OMRDD has given consumers a new opportunity to make their life more person centered... |
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| New Horizons in Brooklyn. |
| For Borough Park Community, the Hope of
Hamaspik is Now Just Around the Corner |
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| Chol Hamoed Festival on Pesach |
| More than 800 people, families of consumers who are receiving services through hamaspik, attended a grand celebration on Passover which took place at the Atrium Plaza on Monday, April 17, 2006. Children of all ages packed the halls of the Atrium to enjoy the amazing set up of rides, |
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