Brothers and sisters of people with developmental disabilities can often benefit from professional assistance and peer support.
Sibling services can be made available to brothers and sisters of individuals with developmental disabilities, regardless of whether their disabled sibling receives services through AHRC New York City.
Services are available to siblings from all five boroughs at AHRC NYC headquarters located at 83 Maiden Lane in Manhattan.
AHRC New York City is unique in the wide range of services that it offers to siblings, both children and adults.
Sibshops
Sibshops are activity-based workshops for brothers and sisters of individuals with cognitive/developmental disabilities, ages eight to thirteen.
Upcoming (In-Person) Sibshops dates are as follows:
Saturday, May 18th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
held on the Penthouse floor of
AHRC New York City’s headquarters
83 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
Those interested should be from 8-13 yrs of age and can contact Annette Spallino at 908-419-3907 or email annette.spallino@ahrcnyc.org.
Additional Resources for Siblings
SiblingResources.org is a website dedicated to serving the needs of siblings, providing:
- Online Learning – Self-paced training on important topics for siblings such as planning for the future and navigating the disabilities service system.
- Educational Webinars – Available to both siblings and service providers, including education on important topics.
- Sibchats – Phone conversations in which adult siblings from across New York State connect with each other to discuss share expertise in future planning for one’s sibling with a disability, securing appropriate services within the New York State disabilities services system, and tools to advocate on behalf of siblings.
