Category: FHF In The News
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FHF In The News- DOE’s Special Ed Reforms Creating Backlog of Staten Island Students Waiting for Evaluations
By Diane C. Lore of the Staten Island Advance: STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A growing number of Staten Island children who are in need of speech therapy are waiting to get the help they need because of changes the Department of Education’s special education division made in the way it evaluates children for these and other…
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FHF In The News- Staten Island Parents Push for More Autism Programs in Public Schools
From DNAinfo by Amy Zimmer: STATEN ISLAND — Parents of children on the autism spectrum have launched a new push to improve services in Staten Island after the election of Bill de Blasio as mayor. At the first Panel for Educational Policy meeting in the borough since Carmen Fariña took over as de Blasio’s schools…
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FHF In The News- Signs the City is Serious About Fixing Special Ed
From CityLimits.org: One year after parents, advocates and members of the City Council’s education committee took the NYC Department of Education officials to task over the spectacularly poor graduation rates of children in special education, the city has been inching towards a solution, turning Staten Island, where 24 percent of students have IEPs (individualized education…
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FHF in the News: Fixing Special Ed: Are New York City’s Reforms on Target?
Our very own Andrea Lella, Special Education Advocate and CEO of Families Helping Families, was quoted in an article for City Limits on Special Education Reform! There are all kinds of ways the DOE could improve its handling of special education, observes Andrea Lella, a Staten Island mother of three children with disabilities and the…
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FHF In The News! “Special education workshop scheduled for parents of children turning 5”
Hey! Check out the Staten Island Advance’s coverage of our upcoming October 14th Workshop! You can register to attend the workshop by visiting fhfnyc.org! http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2014/10/special_education_workshop_sch.html By Diane C. Lore | lore@siadvance.com on October 08, 2014 at 11:02 AM, updated October 08, 2014 at 11:19 AM STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Parents of special needs children who…
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Staten Island Parents Push for More Autism Programs in Public Schools
Original Story: http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20140217/sunnyside-staten-island/staten-island-parents-push-for-more-autism-programs-public-schools STATEN ISLAND — Parents of children on the autism spectrum have launched a new push to improve services in Staten Island after the election of Bill de Blasio as mayor. At the first Panel for Educational Policy meeting in the borough since Carmen Fariña took over as de Blasio’s schools chancellor, parents…
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Check Out FHF’s New Years Eve Eve Party in the Staten Island Advance
Check out FHF’s New Years Eve Eve Party coverage in the Staten Island Advance! Everyone had a great time at the party, see some wonderful photos from the event. http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/12/staten_island_organization_hos.html STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — An end-of-year party like no other once again served as a win-win for everyone that attended. The annual Families Helping…
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School’s Out’ party a boon for Staten Island’s special-needs community
STATEN ISLAND ADVANCE STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — “A judgment-free zone.” This is how Christen Walsh of Eltingville describes the Families Helping Families School’s Out for Summer Party, where about 60 families of special-needs children gathered Thursday at the Hilton Garden Inn, Bloomfield, to start their summer. Ms. Walsh was relieved that her 9-year-old daughter, who…
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Staten Island panel notes gains in special education
Staten Island panel notes gains in special education By Kiawana Rich/Staten Island Advance on May 03, 2013 at 7:24 AM, updated May 03, 2013 at 7:43 AM Joanne Buckheit, principal of the Michael J. Petrides School, spoke at a forum hosted by the Education Committee of the Staten Island Developmental Disabilities Council.Staten Island…
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‘Angels’ helping Staten Island families will be awarded-SI Advance Article
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Families Helping Families (FHF) will hold the second annual Angel Awards Dinner on Friday, March 8 from 7 to 11 p.m. at The Staaten, 697 Forest Avenue, West Brighton. Tickets are $85 and includes: a comedy show, dancing to the music of Sound Explosion DJs, dinner, beer, wine, soda, coffee/tea and…