The aim of AHRC's work has been to offer individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, a day to day living that is as rich, absorbing and worthwhile as possible, with an emphasis on helping individuals live up to their maximum potential in the community.

In the past fifty years AHRC NYC has helped to create a life for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities that did not exist previously. Some of the Association’s “firsts” include:

- The creation of the first medical clinic for children with retardation at Flower Fifth Avenue Hospital in 1950;
- In 1954 the establishment of the first sheltered workshop in the U.S. funded by a federal grant;
- In 1970 the opening of the first group residence in New York State on East 16th Street in Manhattan;
- The ceding of portions of its special education program to the New York City Board of Education to use as a model for public school special education classes in 1974;
- In 1985 the creation of the first sibling network to deal with the issues of normal siblings;
- In collaboration with the City University of New York (CUNY) the creation of the CUNY Consortium on Disabilities in 1989;
- The opening of the first licensed out-patient alcohol and substance abuse clinic for people with developmental disabilities in 1994; and,
- In 1995, the opening of the first facility in the State providing ongoing community based services to people who are disabled as the result of incurring a traumatic brain injury.

AHRC NYC currently serves 11,000 individuals intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families. The array of services offered to individuals and their families by the organization is unsurpassed.


Candidates interested in employment at AHRC, can contact the following recruiters:

Melisa Diaz - for positions in Adult Day Services department
E-mail: Melisa.Diaz@ahrcnyc.org

Honor Friberg - for teaching and administrative positions in the Education department
E-mail: Honor.Friberg@ahrcnyc.org

Seth Krakauer - for positions in Employment & Business Services, Clinical, Social Work, and Nursing
E-mail: Seth.Krakauer@ahrcnyc.org

Stephen Williams - for management positions in Residential Services
E-mail: Stephen.Williams@ahrcnyc.org

Jessica Alexander - for direct care positions in Residential Services
E-mail: Jessica.Alexander@ahrcnyc.org

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New York, NY 10038