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These programs offer recreation activities and socialization opportunities for people, ages 16 and up.

The program Broader Horizons is a community-based recreational program for adults primarily with autism spectrum disorders. The program offers the opportunity for people to make friends and socialize through group activities. It provides a supportive and supervised environment in which participants can expand their social circles and become active members of the community. Participants will enjoy leisure and recreational activities that will focus on improving and developing self-esteem, maturity, and independence.

This program prepares participants for competitive employment through pre-vocational and day habilitation internships and volunteer opportunities at various sites throughout the community. Job coaches provide participants with on-site support to ensure success.

A recreation program providing community-based leisure activities to encourage and promote independence for people, ages 17 and up.

A socialization/recreation program designed to assist adults in achieving greater independence. Key components for our members include engaging in recreational activities, making friends, learning and practicing practical living skills. Members can participate 1-3 times per week based on need and availability.

Hankering For More's primary goal is to help its adult members spark social connections with peers that allow them to create and maintain their own social network without staff support and outside of formal HFM events.

Leisure Trax offers adults with developmental and learning disabilities vacation and travel opportunities, including weekend trips and extended vacations with domestic and international destinations. Free travel (some trips) offered to eligible people who reside in the Bronx.

The Pre-Vocational Program provides services to people who at some point would like employment. The program focuses on partcipants' employability and socialization skills by introducing them them to various internships and volunteer sites.

Vocational services provide a wide range of supports to assist in finding and maintaining employment. These include: tutoring, vocational and comprehensive assessment, job skills training, resume writing, interview prep, application assistance and vocational benefits advisement, vocational counseling, job development, placement, and job coaching. These supports and services are designed to assist participants with a variety of disabilities in reaching their vocational goals. Vocational services are offered in: Rockland, Westchester, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, and Putnam Counties.

Providing free diagnostic evaluations for Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan residents. Eligibility criteria varies with different boros, but all applicants must not be eligible for Medicaid.

The emphasis of day habilitation is participation in the larger community. Most activities occur outside of the day habilitation walls. By participating as volunteers at various organizations, participants have daily opportunities to develop skills, including safe travel using public transportation and community integration.

The emphasis of day habilitation is participation in the larger community. Most activities occur outside of the day habilitation walls. By participating as volunteers at various organizations, participants have daily opportunities to develop skills, including safe travel using public transportation and community integration.