TIEGERMAN COMMUNITY SERVICES INC

AT TIEGERMAN COMMUNITY SERVICES (TCS), OUR DAY HABILITATION PROGRAMS EMPOWER ADULTS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, BY FOSTERING LIFE SKILLS, INDEPENDENCE, AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. EACH PARTICIPANT FOLLOWS A PERSONALIZED HABILITATION PLAN FOCUSED ON COMMUNICATION, SOCIALIZATION, AND REAL-WORLD INTERACTION. THROUGH STRUCTURED ACTIVITIES, INDIVIDUALS ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL IN-HOUSE PROGRAMS, VOLUNTEERING, AND RECREATIONAL EXPERIENCES ALIGNED WITH THEIR INTERESTS AND POTENTIAL CAREERS.OUR LONG ISLAND DAY HABILITATION, IN WESTBURY OFFERS CLASSROOMS, A SENSORY ROOM, AND ACTIVITIES LIKE ACADEMICS, MUSIC THERAPY, AND DAILY LIVING SKILLS. OUR QUEENS DAY HABILITATION AND PROGRAM WITHOUT WALLS (PWW), IN RICHMOND HILL INCORPORATES TECHNOLOGY, THEATER ARTS, AND VOLUNTEER WORK. BETHPAGE PWW, SERVING NASSAU AND SUFFOLK COUNTIES, PROVIDES FULL-DAY COMMUNITY IMMERSION THROUGH SOCIAL CLUBS, VOLUNTEERING, AND RECREATION. TCS PRIORITIZES INDIVIDUAL CHOICE, ENSURING DIVERSE PROGRAMMING TAILORED TO PARTICIPANTS' SKILLS AND INTERESTS. DOOR-TO-DOOR TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED FOR ALL PROGRAMS.

TCS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING ADULTS WITH A LIVING EXPERIENCE THAT WILL ENRICH THE QUALITY OF THEIR LIVES SO THEY REACH THEIR POTENTIAL. THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM PROMOTES INDEPENDENCE, CHOICE AND INDIVIDUALIZATION. TCS OPERATES A SIX BEDROOM INDIVIDUALIZED RESIDENTIAL ALTERNATIVE (IRA) IN A TRADITIONAL FAMILY STYLE RESIDENCE. IT IS A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT THAT SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT OF PEER RELATIONSHIPS AND MAINTAINS THE INTERACTIONS WITH PRIMARY FAMILIES. THE IRA PROVIDES TWENTY-FOUR HOUR SUPERVISION FOR DEVELOPMENTALLY DISABLED ADULTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND OTHER DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. WE CREATE A FAMILY FOR OUR INDIVIDUALS SO THAT THERE IS A HOME ENVIRONMENT AND SUPPORT SYSTEM. THE RESIDENCE IS PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND OUR ADULTS PARTICIPATE ACTIVELY IN SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL EVENTS THAT ENRICH THEIR LIVES.