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Published: March 8, 2022, 1:01 a.m.

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Dr. Toni-Marie Ciarfella, Deputy Commissioner for Special Needs of Dutchess County, comes to RadioRotary\\u2019s microphone with news of the county\\u2019s several programs available for people with special needs. The campaign, which includes local businesses as well as the county, is called Think Differently. Related to it are the awards and events dealing with employment, called Think Jobs, and an educational program run by Dutchess Community College called Think Ahead.Some fifteen local agencies, such a New Horizons, ARC, the Anderson Center for Autism, and the Down Syndrome Association of the Hudson Valley are part of the effort, which was started by Country Executive Marcus Molinaro in 2015.  The Anderson Center is central to the program, which focuses much of its energy on making the county a place where those on the autism spectrum can be comfortable.

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Learn More:

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Think Differently: https://www.thinkdifferently.net/

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Think Jobs: https://thinkdutchess.com/about-us/careers/

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Think Ahead:

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https://www.sunydutchess.edu/academics/academicsupport/opportunityprograms/think_ahead.html

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Anderson Center for Autism: https://www.andersoncenterforautism.org/

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Dutchess Country Department of Children and Family Services: https://www.dutchessny.gov/Departments/Community-Family-Services/Community-and-Family-Services.htm

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CATEGORIES

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Developmentally Disabled

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Dutchess County

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Mental Health

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Quality of Life

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Words for Search: autism, mental health, social services, Dutchess Country

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