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About Resources Resources shares knowledge and support to empower parents and other New Yorkers who care about young people with disabilities. Founded in 1983 by three moms who were looking for resources for their children, Resources has grown to be the premier source for knowledge and help with systems, programs and services affecting young people with disabilities in New York City. Contact us at: 116 E. 16th Street 5th Floor New York, NY 10003 (212) 677-4650 (212) 254-4070 fax Resources provides Help for families to understand and negotiate educational and human services systems Information for families and professionals: outstanding publications, and the largest and most comprehensive database of schools, services, and other supports for young New Yorkers with disabilities. Training and Workshops in Spanish and English for families, professionals, and community organizations Community events, such as the annual Camp Fair, to bring connect people and resources Systems advocacy to improve educational and social opportunities and outcomes for young people with disabilities Consultation and training services Resources is a Parent Training and Information Center and a New York City Parent Center with support of the United States and New York State Departments of Education. A NEW DIRECTOR Resources is happy to announce the selection of a new Executive Director. Rachel Howard began her tenure as Executive Director on March 1st.. She succeeds Karen Schlesinger, Resources' Executive Director and co-founder, who stepped down after twenty-five years . Rachel joins Resources after a 20-year-long career in system advocacy, service development, public policy, and management of organizations affecting young people with disabilities and their families. After earning her masters degree at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration, she served as a Presidential Management Intern in Washington, D.C. and then as Director of Government Relations and Policy Analysis at the Maryland State Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities. In Baltimore, Rachel directed community services for Jewish Family Services and then helped expand school and therapeutic services for young people with significant emotional disabilities for Sheppard Pratt, a major behavorial health system. In New Jeysey, Rahcel worked in nonprofit management and service development at Educational Collaborations, most recently as Assistant Executive Director. THANK YOU We would like to thank the wonderful people at Magaschoni for including Resources for Children with Special Needs in their latest fundraiser. The event was a total success. Pictured are Helene Craner, Associate Director of RCSN, Monica Forman, President of Magashoni's, Judith Sussman, Development Director of RCSN, and Victoria Garfield-Burton, Executive Assistant at RCSN.

RCSN NEWS AND VIEWS NOW is the time to learn more about summer camps for you child. Click on the picture for more information. Click on the image to see RCSN's our Gary Shulman discuss Summer Camps on NY1. Please see the below link for the Sprout Film Festival coming to NY Friday May 9th through May 11th at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's New Uris Education Center. Sprout Film Festival showcases films related to the field of developmental disabilities -- Sprout Film Festival-- You will also be able to view amazing artwork by the artists featured in some of the documentaries that will be shown during the weekend. There will also be an exhibit of photographer John Milisenda's work. The subject of the photographs is John’s family; his parents and his brother, Dennis, a young man with developmental disabilities. He has been photographing them from 1968 to present. Lastly, your ticket to the festival also includes free admission to the Museum. Don't miss New York Zero-to-Three Network's 12th Annual Spring Conference . . . The Challenges of Working with Families in an Urban Environment May 16, 2008 - Baruch College, New York, NY With featured speakers: Lawrence Aber, Ph.D., Martha Edwards, Ph.D., and Rebecca Shahmoon Shanok, LCSW, Ph.D. Workshops include: Alienation to Attachment: Revisiting a Single Father's Parenthood Journey - Gilbert Foley, PhD, and Carla Poole, MEd Addiction and Recovery in an Urban Context: Parenting Against All Odds - Sabina Fila, LCSW Working with Multi-Problem Families (for Senior Practitioners and Administrators) - Barbara Greenstein, PhD Cultural Diversity and Family-Centered Practice: Making Programs and Services Responsive to Families - Margaret Sampson Innovation and Empowerment: Working with Immigrant Families - Andrea Bennett, MSW Stepping Up to Motherhood Among Inner-City Pregnant and Parenting Teenagers - Arielle Farber Shanok, PhD Harnessing the Potential of the Courts, Child Welfare, and Early Childhood Systems to Enhance the Development of Young Children in Foster Care - Sheryl Dicker, J.D. Working with Fathers Facing Multiple Challenges - David Jones, LCSW A detailed brochure is attached. Please feel free to forward it to colleagues by email or to post it on your organization's website. You can register online with a credit card at: NY Zero to Three Or you can print out the registration form and mail it in with a check, money order, or purchase order. Register today!