Imagine this: It’s 8 AM. You’re released from a correctional facility near the Canadian border. You’ve got $40 from the facility and a single bus ticket to Peekskill to report to parole in the first 24 hours. You are leaving… Read More “Coming “Home”: Barriers to Housing and Community Reintegration”

In 1992, the United Nations, founded in 1945  as a world peace organization, proclaimed the annual observance of  International Day of Persons with Disabilities on December 3rd of each year. According to the United Nations, “the observance of the day… Read More “Annual International Day of Persons with Disabilities -December 3rd”

A Peer Support Specialist is an individual with lived experience that empowers others. They  typically help people with mental health, developmental, intellectual, neurological, psychological, and substance use disorders to have a fulfilling self-direction in their lives. It is important for… Read More “Peer Support for Youth with a Disability”