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Hasc’s Lev Tova Children’s Respite Home provides a safe environment for children of special needs and supports parents by giving them a break.The six bedroom facility provides a safe and comfortable environment for children with special needs and gives parents an often needed break from the rigors of care giving.

Parents, neighbors, volunteers, friends and governments officials were all on hand at the grand opening, on May 13th, for HASC Center’s Lev Tova, New York’s only religious overnight respite home for children with special needs.

Lev Tova is unique, as it is the only frum respite home for special-needs children in New York. Parents will now be able to plan vacations, attend simchos,take a much-needed break or have a backup in case of an emergency.This revolutionary paradigm reflects HASC Center’s ongoing commitment to both the family’s needs and to developing the future of each individual that they serve, well beyond the standard model of care.

A group representing HASC Center’s programs for individuals with developmental disabilities went to the state capitol to meet with legislators. This group consisted of program participants, program supervisors and coordinators.Their objective was to thank the legislators for their ongoing support and to impress upon them the need and importance of the many services provided by organizations like HASC Center.

Lev Tova is unique, as it is the only frum respite home for special-needs children in New York. Parents will now be able to plan vacations, attend simchos, take a much-needed break or have a backup in case of an emergency.

This past Thursday, Harav Mattisyahu Salomon, shlita, Mashgiach in Bais Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, found the opportunity to fulfill a wish he had expressed last summer: to see HASC Center's Yeshivah Day Hab in Boro Park and visit with the special men and boys who spend each day learning and growing there. The Mashgiach also affixed a mezuzah on the front door...

In this uncertain and tumultuous economic period, when most financial institutions are seeking to curtail lending to even the most credit worthy clients, Capital One, one of the premier financial services companies in the nation, recently completed a financing transaction on behalf of HASC Center......

The faces of hundreds of people were lit up with smiles last Tuesday at the HASC Center's Lag B'Omer Festival. Numerous other agencies joined HASC in a full day of fun and entertainment in Coney Island's Asser Levy Park...

HASC Center, Inc., a renowned not-for-profit agency that provides services for individuals with developmental and intelectual disabilities and their families, graciously took on the responsibility of overseeing the orginization and provided the necessary funding for Binuryni of Williamsburg. Binuryni offers a variety of support groups that take place on a regular basis.

The HASC Center residence manager in charge of their apartment said that Schmuel and Sara Leah had been living there for the past six years, having previously lived in a much smaller supervised flat in a different part of Boro park. She recalled that Sara leah took an active role in the preparations for their move six years ago by picking out the furniture and linens for her new home. .........

HASC Center has expanded its services with the establishment of a new group home for adults in Crown Heights,located at 580 East New York Avenue, between Brooklyn and Kingston Avenues. The new center is a beautiful,w arm residence that provides a full range of clinical and therapeutic services,and promotes independence and integration into the community...

Article written by HASC Center's Clinical Director, Dr. Chaim Wakslak. Key points: Changing behavior is matter of motivation, goals must be achievable, the rewards applied consistently and results must be monitored ....

Drama helps program participants to grow, gain self esteen and discover new inner resources.

A wonderful Malave Malka was held on January 16th, 2010 at the Renaissance Hall for parents of special children. The event was arranged by Binuryni, a support network for parents of children with special needs sponsored by HASC Center. A focal point of the evening was a tribute to Kathy Broderick, Assistant Commissioner of the NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, who after more than 3 decades of dedicated services has decided to retire.