--- title: News description: "Latest News\nFrom HASC Center" --- [![HASC CENTER](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/logo.svg) ![HASC CENTER](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/logo--white.svg) ![HASC CENTER](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/logo--white.svg)](https://www.hasccenter.org/) - Services - ![icon-rs](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-rs.svg) [Residential Services](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/residential-services) - ![icon-sd](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-sd.svg) [Self Direction](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/self-direction) - ![icon-cr](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-cr.svg) [Com Hab / Respite](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/com-hab) - ![icon-fs](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-fs.svg) [Family Support](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/family-support) - ![icon-sc](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-sc.svg) [Summer Camp](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/heaven-on-earth) - ![icon-dh](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-dh.svg) [Vocational Programs](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/vocational-programs) - ![icon-vp](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-vp.svg) [Day Habilitation](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/day-hab) - [All Services](https://www.hasccenter.org/services) - [Who We Are](https://www.hasccenter.org/about) - News - [Blog](https://www.hasccenter.org/news) - [Gallery](https://www.hasccenter.org/gallery) - [Team](https://www.hasccenter.org/team) - [Careers](https://www.hasccenter.org/careers) [718-535-1920](tel:7185351920) [Contact](https://www.hasccenter.org/locations) - Services - [Who We Are](https://www.hasccenter.org/about) - News - [Gallery](https://www.hasccenter.org/gallery) - [Team](https://www.hasccenter.org/team) - [Careers](https://www.hasccenter.org/careers) [718-535-1920](tel:7185351920) [Contact](https://www.hasccenter.org/locations) - [Blog](https://www.hasccenter.org/news) - ![icon-rs](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-rs.svg) [Residential Services](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/residential-services) - ![icon-sd](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-sd.svg) [Self Direction](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/self-direction) - ![icon-cr](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-cr.svg) [Com Hab / Respite](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/com-hab) - ![icon-fs](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-fs.svg) [Family Support](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/family-support) - ![icon-sc](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-sc.svg) [Summer Camp](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/heaven-on-earth) - ![icon-dh](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-dh.svg) [Vocational Programs](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/vocational-programs) - ![icon-vp](https://www.hasccenter.org/hubfs/icon-vp.svg) [Day Habilitation](https://www.hasccenter.org/services/day-hab) # Latest News From HASC Center [HASC Center Breaks Ground to Build Futures](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/hasc-center-breaks-ground-to-build-futures) Community members and elected officials stood proudly together on Sunday, as hundreds gathered to celebrate the start of construction at 120 Avenue M, where a new and expanded center of operations... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/hasc-center-breaks-ground-to-build-futures) [Join us at the HASC Chol Hamoed Event](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/join-us-at-the-hasc-chol-hamoed-event) We welcome you to join us at the HASC Center Chol Hamoed Event this Sukkos! The event will take place on Friday, October 14, from 11AM to 2PM at Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park in Brooklyn. The... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/join-us-at-the-hasc-chol-hamoed-event) [Our Precious Gems](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/our-precious-gems) The fast-paced nature of life often leaves people feeling drained, exhausted, and anxious. Expectations of a parent of a child or children with special needs is exponentially higher. Physical and... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/our-precious-gems) [5 Things You Should Know](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/5-things-you-should-know) *Before Your Life-Plan Meeting* Managed Care and Care Coordination Organizations have been a buzz word since 2012. But the big changeover happened just over a year and a half ago when six new Care... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/5-things-you-should-know) [Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer Joined by Community Leaders at HASC Center](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/senate-majority-leader-charles-schumer-joined-by-community-leaders-at-hasc-center) On February 24, 2022, New York State Senator and Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer was welcomed to HASC Center, a premier agency providing services to children and adults with intellectual... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/senate-majority-leader-charles-schumer-joined-by-community-leaders-at-hasc-center) [Travel Training with HASC Center](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/travel-training-with-hasc-center) This week, HASC Center successfully ran its Travel Training Culmination program for the members of its Day Habilitation, Pre-Vocational and Residential programs. Funded by NYS Department of... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/travel-training-with-hasc-center) [They Light Up Our World](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/they-light-up-our-world) The theme of Chanukah is to express our gratitude to Hashem for the miracles that took place on the Chanukah of long ago and to generalize this feeling of appreciation to all the “miracles” that... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/they-light-up-our-world) [Meet Chana: A Com-Hab Story](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/meet-chana-a-com-hab-story) Meet Chana S., a soft-spoken young lady with lots of dreams. She is a confident young lady, dignified, happy, and actively pursuing her dreams. Get to know Chana: Age: 12 Challenge: diagnosis of... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/meet-chana-a-com-hab-story) [A HASC Success Story](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/a-hasc-success-story) When we first met \*Ari (\*not his real name), he was a disheveled teen, living on the streets, with nowhere to go. He was a mess. He could hardly communicate. He barely spoke. He was destructive,... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/a-hasc-success-story) [Keeping Up the Connection](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/keeping-up-the-connection) Q: My child was in love with his counselor this past summer, and I am very grateful. The only hard part is how much he misses him once camp ends... How can I keep up this friendship without making... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/keeping-up-the-connection) [A Community Celebrates a HASC Bar Mitzvah](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/a-community-celebrates-a-hasc-bar-mitzvah) This past Monday a special bar mitz vah was celebrated at the Flatbush Park Jewish Center. Certainly, every bar mitzvah is special, but this one stood out particularly, because it epitomized inclusion. [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/a-community-celebrates-a-hasc-bar-mitzvah) [Comprehensive Support for Families](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/comprehensive-support-for-families) In the world of special needs, the focus is primarily on the individual who is displaying the disability, and from a practical sense, this is the way it should be. It is a responsibility that HASC... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/comprehensive-support-for-families) [Alumni Play in HASC Hockey Classic](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/alumni-play-in-hasc-hockey-classic) The second Annual HASC Hockey Classic was held this past Sunday in Teaneck. Over 160 yeshiva league alumni hockey players from schools from all over the tri-state area came to compete to benefit Camp... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/alumni-play-in-hasc-hockey-classic) [Spiritually Lifting Those Who Need It Most](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/spiritually-lifting-those-who-need-it-most) *HASC Residence Ribbon Cutting Ceremony* On what felt like a summer day in the middle of February, HASC Centers welcomed friends, family, supporters, and community leaders to the ribbon cutting... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/spiritually-lifting-those-who-need-it-most) [HASC Center Mothers' Retreat](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/hasc-center-mothers-retreat) While waiting for the bus to the HASC Center Womens’ Retreat, last Sunday morning,  I had the opportunity to observe the women arriving to the bus stop in front of the HASC Center Yeshiva Day Hab at  63 [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/hasc-center-mothers-retreat) [Maimonides’ Volunteer Angels](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/maimonides-volunteer-angels) *Maimonides Hosts HASC Volunteer Appreciation Luncheon* Last Wednesday, I attended a reception at Maimonides Medical Center. Though hardly newsworthy on the surface, this was no ordinary reception.... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/maimonides-volunteer-angels) [Fired Up and Ready to Go](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/fired-up-and-ready-to-go) ***Camp HASC Staff Orientation*** Summer is nearly upon us. Camp HASC has been planning, training, and preparing for the upcoming season throughout the year. Now, as part of Camp HASC’s staff... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/fired-up-and-ready-to-go) [Camp HASC Simchaton](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/camp-hasc-simchaton) *Where Simcha Meets Torah* While it is well known that Camp HASC is a place that over 300 special campers and their devoted staff affec tionately call their summer home, it is less known that many... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/camp-hasc-simchaton) [Reach for the Moon](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/mazel-tov-klal-yisroel-1) ### *A Handful of Stars Ain't Bad* > A group of men went to volunteer in the community today. Though hardly newsworthy on the surface, these were no ordinary men. These individuals are proud members of... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/mazel-tov-klal-yisroel-1) [Harav Malkiel Kotler Shlit"a Visits Camp HASC](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/mazel-tov-klal-yisroel-0) On Sunday, July 28, Harav Malkiel Kotler, shlit"a, Rosh Yeshivah of Beth Medrash Gov oha in Lakewood, and his Reb betzin, paid a memorable visit to Camp HASC. Rav Kotler arrived at the camp, where he... [Read more](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/mazel-tov-klal-yisroel-0) [The Art Show of HASC](https://www.hasccenter.org/news/mazel-tov-klal-yisroel) The men and women of HASC took pride in their work as they attended their very own art show display ing their creations at the Neil Kerman Gallery. Celebrating their hard work over the past two ... 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