Thank you to Sue Cortilet-Jones who sent this information Far and Wide about Playing Tennis for Jawonio, and adding tremendous enthusiasm to our tournament on June 3rd Play Tennis or Golf- Have Fun….An IMPORTANT CAUSE to raise money for persons most at risk from early childhood to adulthood!!!!! You can simply donate…Please read below and… Read more »
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Supporting Our Children Now More than Ever Jawonio Kidz Express 4/25
The sixth annual Jawonio Kidz Express will be taking place on Thursday, April 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the Paramount Country Club, in New City, NY. All of the event proceeds will be benefiting our Early Childhood Education services and will be directly supporting our families, as well as their infants, toddlers and school-age children… Read more »
Rally in the Valley-One Piece of the Advocacy Quilt
Thank you to the more than 600 people who joined in for the Rally in the Valley, Friday, March 15– one of 5 Statewide rallies held in support of restoration of funding for people with disabilities in New York State. Check out our Facebook photo album of the event here. Please visit our In The News page to… Read more »
Jawonio Applauds NYS Senator David Carlucci as Chair of Mental Health and Hygiene Committee
An Open Letter of Congratulations to Senator David Carlucci January 24, 2013 Dear Senator Carlucci: On behalf of our CEO, Jill Warner and all of us at Jawonio, we couldn’t be more proud to have learned of your appointment as Chair of the Mental Health and Hygiene Committee in the NYS Senate tonight. Congratulations! As… Read more »
Mark Granata Describes Jawonio And His “Angel” Through Personal Assistance Program
How Jawonio Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program helped Mark Granata, Jr. care for his grandmother, his Angel Diana Hess: Tell me about your grandmother, a little history, where she lived, what family life was like ? Mark Granata: My grandmother, my angel, Margaret Frontino was born in South Nyack and went to Saint Ann’s school. She has… Read more »