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As we continue to flourish as an organization, we need your support to provide the best service possible to all individuals and their families. Community Habilitation and In-Home Respite is ongoing, we are looking for individuals that are compassionate, top performers that will deliver outstanding service to our clients.                          Job Fair in East HarlemOn-Going Open House at   Urban Upbound Harlem          Every Thursday from 12 noon to 3p.m.        Location:     335 E 111th St, New York, NY 10029 (parking lot entrance)Positions Available in all five boroughsPer Diem (on-call)/Part-Time*Community Habilitation (CH)*In-Home Respite (IHR)Bring updated résumé, valid photo ID, and pen. Business casual dress code. 

May you treasure the good times this holiday season and enjoy the season with family and friends. Happy Holidays from all us here at Sinergia!  

Kaya JacksonKaya Jackson never abused or neglected her children. It all boils down to the fact that the government agency known as Child Protective Services has decided that she doesn't have enough intelligence to care for one of her children. Though a judge ruled months ago that Kaya didn't need to have a neuropsychological evaluation, another judge since then approved the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) request for the test.Now a doctor says that her IQ is too low to care for a special needs child, even though she has taken many classes and learned what she needs to know to care for her daughter.Unsupervised visits had begun in October, and Egypt was supposed to be returned home by February at the latest.This new development unravels the progress that has happened over the last 4 years as Kaya has fought to bring her family back together again. She has jumped through every hoop that DSS has placed before her. Every time that she meets another demand, social workers have managed to get a judge to approve yet another demand. 

#Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving.  We hope you’ll take a moment to support our work. Singergia is a 501-3© non-profit supportive program for adults who are developmentally disabled.  At Sinergia we have been supporting families for forty years.  We have supported and assisted many of our participants from young adulthood through to their golden years.  Providing them with consistent day services, close friendships, residential services, family care, respite, community engagement, housing, and advocacy. This #GivingTuesday we HOPE to raise enough money to purchase and maintain a company transportation van to ensure our now seniors can continue to attend programming at Sinergia and maintain friendships built over decades of being supported at Sinergia.  Thank you for supporting Sinergia in reaching this goal.

Happy ThanksgivingHappy Thanksgiving to all from Sinergia Inc. Wishing everyone a happy and festive Thanksgiving with all your family and friends! 

  Greetings:Sinergia is a non-profit agency which provides services, housing and advocacy for people with disabilities from the diverse communities of the Bronx, Northern Manhattan. For 40 years, Sinergia has been providing multicultural services to individuals and families whose complex needs go beyond disability-related services. Services provided include: homelessness prevention, immigration services, unemployment services, poverty management and prevention, and support with discrimination based on disability, race, and language status or sexual orientation/gender identity. We operate a range of programs designed to meet the needs of individuals of all ages – and their families.

<p>Sinergia 40th Anniversary Gala is exactly one week away! I’m sure everyone is excited well we know we are. Please purchase your ticket(s) at the following link copy and paste into web browser.<br /><br /><strong><a href="https://www.sinergiany.org/tickets/sinergia-40th-anniversary-gala" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: 300; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; color: rgb(252, 173, 23) !important; text-decoration-line: none !important;"><span style="font-size:18px">CLICK HERE TO BUY A TICKET OR&nbsp;BE A SPONSOR</span></a></strong></p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/gala.jpg" style="height:219px; width:500px" />

Thanks to our kind donors, Lee, who attends Sinergia’s Day Habilitation, was able to enjoy a “Weekend Adventure” in the Catskill Mountains.  The trip was organized by our friends at Sprout and featured a visit to the Forsyth Nature Center. Lee, who got to hand-feed the animals there, said, “It was a good place. I liked the peace and quiet.” You can help us provide other opportunities like Lee’s Weekend Adventure by making your contribution on #GivingTuesday!https://salsa4.salsalabs.com/o/51239/p/salsa/donation/common/public/?donate_page_KEY=8818

Sinergia, Inc. is excited to announce it's participation in #GivingTuesday! Over the next week, we will share examples of how generous supporters have helped us to create new opportunities for people with developmental disabilities and their families. Today, we bring you memories of this year's Dinner Dance, a highly anticipated evening of dining and dancing! An initial investment in the 2015 Dinner Dance helped us produce this fantastic event, but the giving didn't stop there. By purchasing tickets to the Dinner Dance, our donors sent six very grateful individuals on vacation! More on those stories next week...  

Dear Friends of Sinergia Inc.,  Sinergia's mission is to enhance the wellbeing of individuals and families through the human delivery system(s) with particular concentration on those special populations that traditionally have experienced difficulty in accessing human services. We are pleased to announce Sinergia’s first annual Spring Dinner Dance Fundraiser. Come join us on May 29, 2015, Trinity Cathedral Ballroom, as we celebrate over three decades of serving families and individuals with developmental disabilities throughout New York City. We are writing on behalf of the individual we serve to request your support in one or more of the following ways: