DDI's 2018 Employee Holiday Party On Friday, December 21st, DDI employees gathered together at the Stonebridge Country Club to celebrate the holiday season.
Passion and Purpose Inspires DDI Employee to Remain at Nonprofit In March of 2006, while working in retail, Jennifer Torchetti peeked at the Newsday classifieds looking for an opportunity to apply her degree in clinical psychology. She took a chance and scheduled an interview at Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) for a teaching assistant position working with young children with autism.
#bFair2DirectCare Coalition says Staffing Crisis Continues Coalition Urges Governor and Legislature to “Finish the Job” and Fund a Living Wage for Direct Support Professionals
#bFair2DirectCare Living Wage Campaign - Long Island Kickoff The 2019 Legislative Session in Albany is drawing near. Please join us to cheer on our DSP’s and let our Senators and Assembly members know that they deserve a living wage!
OPWDD Head Departing Cuomo Administration ALBANY - The head of the state's Office for People with Developmental Disabilities is leaving to run a health care provider that the agency oversaw, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Main Street Masterpieces Unveils Art Exhibit Promoting Artistic Equality Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) has joined forces with the New York City Art World for the “Acceptance – Unity through Art” exhibit.
New Technology and New Love Bring a New Reality to DDI People appreciate journeys for many different reasons. For John Kenny and Ellen McBurney, the journey has been about helping to create initiatives benefitting the people supported by DDI. This partnership began while John and Ellen were students in the Executive-in-Residence Program (EIRP) of The Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John’s University.
Helping Our Neighbors in Need THANK YOU to everyone for your very generous support of our Children’s Day Program’s “Make a Difference Day” Coat Drive and our Thanksgiving Food Drive.
DDI Annual Campaign - Give the Gift of Adventure Standing in line is hard. Dealing with large crowds and loud noises is hard. But for people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), these circumstances can be unbearable. This type of sensory overload is something that the people we support struggle with on a daily basis, often making it difficult to enjoy new places and experiences.The great news is that it doesn’t have to be so challenging.
Adult Services Fall Fest 2018 Earlier this month, members of Adult Residential Services came together at the Meadow Glen Campus to celebrate their annual Fall Fest.
