Blog Stories

Inside the recreation room of YAI’s Kew Gardens Multiservice Center, dozens of people gathered under bouquets of pastel balloons, laughing as...

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), a nonprofit dedicated to improving health care quality, has recognized YAI Network’s Premier HealthCare as ...

It’s official: this year’s Central Park Challenge was a resounding success. With over 3,500 attendees and more than $450,000 raised to...

As Emily Heiss approached the U-shaped brick home, her heart raced. It was her first day on the job as a Direct Service Professional (DSP) at YAI’s Old South Path residence

By the start of the 2019-20 school year, YAI’s affiliate schools, Manhattan Star Academy (MSA) and the International Academy of Hope (iHOPE), will have...

Employing visuals outside the classroom can be a transformative tool for the development, independence, and confidence of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

On a late spring day inside a Flatiron low-rise, the entry hall of Seido Dojo hummed as 13 participants from YAI’s Manhattan Recreation program scrambled to find open cubbies for their shoes.

When the latest car or meal delivery service is only an app away, it’s easy to take for granted how much technology streamlines and simplifies our lives.

Every spring, the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) brings together the world’s largest gathering of Occupational Therapy (OT) professionals to showcase the latest practices in the field.

Thanks to quick thinking and seamless coordination among YAI’s Long Island staff, residents at YAI’s Sprucewood location are settling back into their routines after an electrical fire destroyed part of their home on March 25. The bright spring day turned ominous when smoke alarms sounded throughout the rooms at Sprucewood. Although there was no immediate sign of fire, the home’s staff leapt into action to make sure everyone was safely evacuated.