CALL YOUR LEGISLATORS TO SUPPORT 3 FOR 5! (See information on 3for5 below) As an affiliate of CP of New York State- QCP is working together with all the provider associations in NY State and with the newly formed New York Disability Advocates group (NYDA) on the #3for5 campaign to invest/increase rates by 3% a year for the next five years. We continue to meet with the Governor’s staff, Senate… Read More
Thomas A. Edison CTE High School in Queens has a gem of a program called the Edison Café. At the Café, students with developmental disabilities have the opportunity to learn the how-to’s of hydroponic farming, cooking, food management and hygiene. The Café is part of the school-run “Academics, Career and Essential Skills” program. After their graduation, a number of those students make their way into QCP’s own programs, particularly in the… Read More
Forty second-grade students at the PS200 Magnet School Of Global Studies visited the QCP Apple Pre-School at 82-25 164 Street in Jamaica on January 23 The PS200 students had been “Skyping” with some of the Apple School staff and students since last year. Nancy Glass, Director of Children’s Services said, “I received a call from one of the PS200 teachers, who knew of us, asking for this collaboration.” The children first… Read More
Queens Centers for Progress now has a running team! Individuals from QCP’s Day Services program began their workouts on January 16th, 2020. QCP Staff lead the enthusiastic group in warmups, drills and a run/walk regimen that will ready them for their first competitive 5K- the agency’s community run/walk- the Footsteps for Progress 5K. For the past 4 years, the group participated in fall only workouts with the Women’s Track Team… Read More
Students from John Bowne High School in Flushing received a rousing welcome at Queens Centers for Progress (QCP) when they visited on Friday, January 10, at 12:30PM, at the QCP Adult Center at 81-15 164 Street in Jamaica. The enthusiastic high school students won the “Most Spirited High School” award for their support at the NYC Marathon Team QCP “Cheer Station.” With banners, balloons, and noisemakers, twenty students cheered on the thirteen… Read More
