 The New Harvey Weisenberg Resource Center
A ribbon-cutting was held on November 30 to mark the beginning of operations of the new Harvey Weisenberg Resource Center in Harlem. A bi-lingual English/Spanish call center is the first service to offered which can be reached at (212) 947-0775.
This is the second ribbon cutting for a Harvey Weisenberg Resource Center. The First was held in October at Family Residences and Essential Enterprises in Old Bethpage, NY which will begin providing services on Long Island beginning in the new year.
Adam Clayton Powell IV, the Assemblymember for the Harlem district where the center is located and an old friend of Harvey Weisenberg, helped Harvey and Ellen Weisenberg cut the ribbon.
The Harvey Weisenberg Resource Center will provide information, assistance, resources, training and guidance to families and individuals who are dealing with autism and other developmental disabilities. The Center represents the collaborative efforts of Autism United, Lifespire, Inc. and Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc., not-for-profits that have served individuals with disabilities for many years in New York City and in Long Island. The Center is named in honor of Harvey Weisenberg who has represented the Long Beach and five towns area of Nassau County in the Assembly for almost twenty years. As a legislator, Mr. Weisenberg has been a highly passionate and effective champion for people with disabilities in New York State. He and his wife Ellen are the parents of five grown children including their son Ricky who has special needs.
About Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc.Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. (FREE), in Old Bethpage, benefits individuals with developmental disabilities and/or mental illness or traumatic brain injury and their families in Long Island. The agency provides educational, residential, and support services for people with disabilities. Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc. is celebrating 30 years of caring, independence and integration. The agency's mission is to ensure the realization of human potential for all people, regardless of ability. The National Foundation for Human Potential provides financial and other support to Family Residences and Essential Enterprises, Inc., and other organizations that promote educational, residential, and support services for people in need. For more information visit www.familyres.org.
Autism UnitedAutism United is a coalition of service providers and advocacy groups centered on Long Island and New York City working together through a combination of advocacy, community organizing and self-help to provide better lives for individuals with autism and their families. In September 2007Autism United hosted the first of a series of fundraising Hope Walks to help support the Harvey Weisenberg Center and to launch the first thorough and accurate count of people with autism on Long Island. For more information call John Gilmore, Executive Director at (516) 933-4050.
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