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A reporter once asked Jonathan Peterson-Bernhard how long he has been figure skating. Jonathan answered, About 15 minutes. Indeed, Jonathan, a young man with autism, has been training for much longer than that. He was introduced to the sport in 2012 when his former recreation coordinator enrolled her residents in a weekly therapeutic skating class. Jonathan had never skated before but picked it up quickly. He took to it so well that in the spring of 2016, his coach invited ...him to train for competition in the 2017 Special Olympics New York State Winter Games, held in Poughkeepsie. Not only did he compete, Jonathan was selected out of 1,000 athletes to run the last leg of the Law Enforcement Torch Run to light the Cauldron to begin the Winter Games. Read how Living Resources kept Jonathan's ice skating career from cracking up during COVID! https://www.livingresources.org/jonathan-a-special-olympia/ #autismawareness See more

ICYMI- Living Resources CEO Elizabeth Martin saluted Super Hero Direct Support Professionals for their professionalism, dedication, and commitment in a letter to the editor that appeared in the Times Union. #livingresourcessuperheroes Image description - a photo of the article. For the text of the article, see the comment section. https://www.timesunion.com//Letter-Heroes-of-the-Pandemic-

Happy Easter from your #LivingResourcesFamily. Image description: Illustration of many Easter Lilies and greenery surrounding a card that says Happy Easter Text: Wishing you a home filled with harmony, joy, and love

Living Resources CEO highlights the professionalism, dedication, and commitment of Direct Support Professionals in a letter to the editor that appeared in today's Times Union.

Hopping Into #Easter2021 with your #LivingResourcesFamily! Image Description: illustration of four Living Resources Super Heroes are hopping from one building to another, following several bunnies who are also hopping across buildings

What a difference a day makes! Our Saratoga County DCOP had a great time this week at the Adirondack Welcome Center. Today all this is blanketed in snow!

You could say that Kevin Steitzer and Lindsey Renko-Steitzer met at the Living Resources’ College Experience, but that’s not technically true. They actually met prior to beginning the program at their intake meeting. They remember it like it was yesterday. Kevin had on a Nike blue sweatshirt and blue jeans and braces. Lindsey was wearing a Saint Rose T-shirt and a pair of jeans. Kevin glanced over to Lindsey who immediately caught his eye. After this first encounter, Kevin ...said to his parents, One day I am going to date that woman. By the following spring, that prediction came true. They met for pizza for their first date. Seven year later, they became engaged and were recently married. They have kept their interaction circle very small since March, giving them an opportunity to formulate a strategy for maintaining a healthy relationship. Kevin said, Communication is huge. If we have a disagreement, we will get mad, but we know we love each other and that is never going to change. Lindsey continued, We laugh at each other and are very comfortable with each other. It is what makes our relationship so good. While Lindsey and Kevin both struggle with intellectual disabilities and supplemental challenges, with the help of Living Resources and The College Experience, this particular power couple have managed to build a happy life together. That’s all anyone can hope for. Read more below: https://www.livingresources.org/where-are-they-now-kevin-l/

Do you need a little extra cheer this winter? You could have dreams of sugar plums dancing in your head! Our Schenectady Day Community Opportunity Program team designed a tree entitled DREAMs which is currently on display in the Festival of Trees at the Schenectady Historical Society. It will be on display for the rest of the month of December. Advance tickets are recommended ($6 adults, under 12 free!) Go to www.schenectadyhistorical.org/programs Schenectady County Historical Society

New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities is seeking volunteers to review their Access to Services Guide and take part in a focus group to discuss the usability of the guide. The goal of this review is to improve the guide, and the information in it. If you are interested in taking part in these focus groups, tentatively set to take place virtually in January 2021, please email OPWDD at [email protected]. They look forward to hearing from you! See below: https://www.facebook.com/226323387399567/posts/3720648367967034/@

Neil Golub’s Matching Gift Challenge in support of Living Resources is under way. Won’t you help fill our heart ? Together we can make a difference! Click here --> https://bit.ly/36WZL2X