Your Vote Counts Voting Rights OPWDD is committed to ensuring that voting rights are upheld for the people we serve and that every person is given the opportunity to register to vote. Every effort should be made to discuss with…
Continue ReadingOffice for People With Developmental Disabilities Collaborates with Stakeholders; Service Providers to Set Key Agency Priorities Plan Aims to Strengthen Workforce, Technology and Collaboration; Improve the Agency Through Innovation; Enhance Person-Centered Supports and Services Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that…
Continue ReadingACA/NY Recognizes Care Managers We are pleased to recognize and celebrate our Care Managers during Case Management Week (October 9 -October 15). As Care Managers, you play a critical role in ensuring each member gets to live their most meaningful…
Continue ReadingCommemorating 35 Years of Willowbrook Closing OPWDD Commissioner Kerri Neifeld commemorates 35th anniversary of the closing of Willowbrook and the opening of the Willowbrook Mile. Dear Friends and Colleagues, Thirty-five years ago, on this day, the Willowbrook State School was…
Continue ReadingSave Money on Monthly Bills Energy Savings Program The Energy Affordability Program is a monthly bill credit towards utilities that is automatic if you receive HEAP. If you need help applying for HEAP reach out to your Care Manager. When…
Continue ReadingResources for Addiction Helping a loved one through an addiction is never an easy thing to do. Families are a huge part of a person’s recovery. It can be even more daunting for a family of a person with a…
Continue ReadingCelebrating LGBTQ Month This month communities celebrate LGBTQ Pride. The LGBT community, also referred to as LGBTQ+, GLBT, or gay, is a loosely defined group of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and other queer individuals united by a common culture and social…
Continue ReadingThe 5.07 Planning Process Section 5.07 of New York State Mental Hygiene Law requires OPWDD to make a five-year plan for providing services. This plan sets goals for improving supports and services. OPWDD’s 5.07 Plan names the following goals- 1.…
Continue ReadingSexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention defines sexual violence as “any sexual act committed against someone without that person’s freely given consent.” New York State…
Continue ReadingStatement from the Statewide CCO Family & Member Advisory Collaborative on the New York State FY 2022-2023 Budget The Statewide CCO Family and Member Advisory Collaborative stated, We thank Governor Hochul, her administration, and the State Legislature for the inclusion of…
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