Blog Stories

On June 26, a man at YAI’s Alan Butger residence in Queens got a special visit from some old friends. As a child, Heimowitz spent 8 years in the Boy Scouts. Ever since he left, he has longed to reconnect with the organization that played such an important role in his early life.

Mary Cronin, a woman who attends YAI Brentwood’s Day Habilitation Program, is eager to share her stories. Between her many interests and large network of friends and family, she has no shortage of material.

On June 30, the first wave of 20 campers arrived in the Catskills for their first day of YAI's Mainstreaming at Camp (MAC) program.

On June 27, YAI staff threw a summer-themed party to celebrate people we support who completed this spring’s Life Skills, a class provided by YAI’s Transition to Independence program.

On June 14, The Atlantic released a documentary in which YAI’s Connie Senior drives home the importance of sexual rights for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

While it’s true that change is the one constant in life, that doesn’t make it easy. For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), embracing...

On June 20, YAI Network’s International Academy of Hope (iHOPE) hosted its fifth annual prom. The event, which was open to all iHOPE students over age 12, gave

On June 12, Connie Senior, YAI’s Assistant Coordinator of Sex Education and Clinical Curricula Development, went to the United Nations to...

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 ...