Provides in-home and community-based services that guide individuals with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and disabilities and their families by bridging the gap between surviving and living lives of independence with dignity and hope. The causes of brain injury are varied, and include motor vehicle accidents, strokes, brain surgery, falls, violence, substance abuse, and military combat injuries.

Our organization is working to bring awareness to the community of the effects of brain injury on individuals and their families, while providing services to guide an individual in rebuilding their skills to complete everyday tasks they were once able to do independently. Frequently, survivors are placed in nursing homes at a young age or left without a support system to help them cope with their disability and work toward a plan for rebuilding their lives. Our services prevent people from being inappropriately placed in nursing homes or institutional settings, or from becoming homeless, allowing survivors the dignity of living more independently.

We provide service coordination, independent living-skills training, counseling, and a day program that promotes the development of social and pre-vocational skills. We serve Yates, Seneca, Wayne, Ontario, Monroe, and Livingston counties.

Wish List

• animal-related items: gift cards to pet stores, Iams cat and dog food, kitty litter, kennels/cages, pine shavings, animal pellets, bird seed, feeding/water bowls & bottles, cleaning supplies (see below), horse mats, air cleaners.
• arts and crafts items: scrapbooking supplies, jewelry-making supplies and kits, stamp kits, blank note cards with envelopes, soap- and candle-making supplies, cake decorating, all craft supplies
• cleaning supplies: paper towels, wall dispenser for folding paper towels, hand/bath towels, bleach, garbage bags, garbage cans, shampooer, vacuum, brooms/dustpans, buckets, mop, sponges, hand sanitizer, wall hand sanitizer dispensers, laundry detergent, dish soap, hand soap, gloves, etc.
• computer equipment: workstation/laptop computers, color printers, ink cartridges, digital camera, software, games, etc.
• educational items: workbooks on budgeting, math, and reading comprehension; word-find and crossword puzzle books, computer software and games, books in all areas
• emergency supplies: generator, emergency lights, batteries, first-aid kits, fire extinguishers, walkie talkies, hand-crank radios, etc.

• gift cards: pet stores, movies, sporting events, local museums, restaurants, Walmart, Lowe's, Home Depot, Target, Tops, Wegmans, dollar stores, gas stations, etc; TracFone cards
• household items: floor lamps, small/mini portable dishwasher, plastic utensils, paper plates, coffee, sugar, sandwich/storage bags, plastic wrap, tinfoil, napkins
• monetary donations for emergency funding and program activities
• office furniture: conference room table and chairs, storage cabinets (wood or metal with locking capability), high-back desk chairs (on casters), lockers
• office supplies: 3-ring binders (1”, 2” & 3”), divider tabs, sheet protectors, copy paper, manila folders (standard size), file folders (standard size)
• postage stamps
• safety/health items: bike helmets, portable grab bars, fire/smoke alarms
• social/recreational: video game system with games
• vehicle/van (new or used): to enable day-program members to access their community resources and events, and to provide transportation to give school and community presentations.

Volunteers Needed

Board members interested in sharing skills and expertise in achieving our mission.

Student interns and volunteers in areas of human services/social work, psychology, marketing, public relations, music therapy, art therapy, pet therapy, speech therapy, occupational and physical therapy, and fundraising.

Volunteers to plan and implement special events.

Volunteers to share skills with day-program members, either in occasional presentations (such as woodworking, computers, cooking, horticulture, animals, jewelry making, scrapbooking); or in regular mentoring assistance with community outings and classroom activities.