Throughout April, our 164th Street DayHab Program participants worked hard in fundraising for their team for our annual Footsteps for Progress 5K Run/Walk/Roll. Our individuals hosted a flea market and sold wall hangers. While raising funds they worked on daily day skills such as, money management, socialization, team building and many more. What an amazing job by everyone involved!
Thanks to our on-going partnership with the St. John’s University Women’s Track and Field Team, our TeamQCP Program Participants enjoyed a day of FUN and EXERCISE with the team during their 2023 Community Service Week mid-April. Thanks to the SJU Women’s Track and Field Team and coaches, QCP’s individuals continue to benefit from the spirit of SPORTSMANSHIP and CAMARADERIE, while bolstering their self-esteem, and personal achievement.
On March 10,. 2023, the College of Staten Island held a “Save our Services” Rally on the grounds of the Willowbrook Mile. The rally was focused on advocating for increased funding for direct support professionals (DSPs) and the investment in the future of our services for people with intellectual disabilities.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: April 3, 2023 CONTACT: Wendy Phaff-Gennaro wgennaro@queenscp.org QUEENS CENTERS FOR PROGRESS ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS JAMAICA, NEW YORK, April 4, 2023- Queens Centers for Progress (QCP) announces the addition of two members to the Board of Directors of the 73 plus year-old agency that provides vital supports and services to children and adults in Queens who have an intellectual /developmental disability. Board President Margaret MacPherson made… Read More
MEET LIAM … Liam is STRONG. DETERMINED. INSPIRING and a SURVIVOR. At 11 months old, Liam was left with third degree burns over 95 percent of his body after surviving a deadly house fire that claimed the lives of his grandfather, mother, and sister. Liam’s burns were so severe that he was given just a one percent chance of survival by ER doctors. They warned Liam’s family that if he survived he would endure multiple… Read More
