Staff Appreciation Brunch
May 18, 2013In a simple but elegant ceremony held in the Ida Rappaport Training Room on Friday, May 17, the President/CEO Mark van Voorst gave away awards to eight exceptional individuals chosen from a group of individuals nominated as the honorees for he quarterly staff appreciation brunch. Congratulations.
When DAY became their HOME for one day..
April 26, 2013The event was unique and unprecedented. Day Services and Residential joined in a collaborative effort to bring the management staff of both departments together for a time of fellowship and dinner. This gave the opportunity for many to put a face to names they saw only on e-mails and memos. Innovative programs such as these will help develop and foster …
Congressman Rangel at Manhattan North
March 28, 2013Congressman Charles Rangel and Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez visited the Manhattan North Comprehensive Services Center on Tuesday March 26, 2013. They pledged their support to the mission of Lifespire and also to the fight to restore the proposed budget cuts which would result in major curtailment of services to the developmentally disabled. Both Rangel and Rodriguez also presented awards to Lifespire …
Phoebe Cates to be the guest of honor at the 13th Golf Classic
March 05, 2013The 13th Annual golf classic will be held on June 6, 2013 at the prestigious Cold Spring Country Club at East Gate Drive, Huntington, NY 11743. The scheduled shotgun start time is 12:30 pm. Visit www.lifespiregolf.com or contact Elia Cintron at 212-741-0100 extension 4527 or at ecintron@lifespire.org to learn more about joining us for this fundraising event. Registration is now …
Lifespire is committed to the principle that all individuals with a developmental disability are able to become contributing members to their family and community. It is our aim to provide these individuals with the assistance and support necessary so that they can attain the skills needed to maintain themselves in their community in the most integrated and independent manner possible.
Congressman Charles Rangel and Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez visited the Manhattan North Comprehensive Services Center on Tuesday March 26, 2013. They pledged their support to the mission of Lifespire and also to the fight to restore the proposed budget cuts which would result in major curtailment of services to the developmentally disabled. Both Rangel and Rodriguez also presented awards to Lifespire …
“Thank you for the opportunity to work with you and your organization in our recent Community CPR Training class. Through groups such as yours, we continue to reach thousands of New Yorkers every year, preparing them to make that critical difference when cardiac arrest occurs. They are now better prepared to make that critical difference between life and death for their families, friends and communities.
The 13th Annual golf classic will be held on June 6, 2013 at the prestigious Cold Spring Country Club at East Gate Drive, Huntington, NY 11743. The scheduled shotgun start time is 12:30 pm. Visit www.lifespiregolf.com or contact Elia Cintron at 212-741-0100 extension 4527 or at ecintron@lifespire.org to learn more about joining us for this fundraising event. Registration is now …
The main event for January 2013 at Manhattan South CSC was the first edition of the episode ‘Chopped‘. There were three contestants that participated with their counselors participating as sous chefs. The panel of judges based the choice of winner on skill, speed and ingenuity with a live audience of program participants. This was a very awesome event …











