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NEW YORK, NY –
This year will mark the 25th Anniversary
celebration of the Institute for Community Living, a leader
in providing rehabilitation and recovery services to
thousands of New Yorkers who have psychiatric, intellectual
and/or development disabilities. On May 11th,
we will celebrate our milestone anniversary with a gala,
Giving Voice to Independence:
Celebrating 25 Years of Community Living,
at the Ritz Carlton Battery Park located in lower
Manhattan. The celebration also coincides with the national
recognition that May is Mental Health Month.
The evening will feature actress and
activist Patty Duke
as the keynote speaker and WNBC Anchor and Reporter
DeMarco Morgan
will serve as Emcee. Honorees will include:
ICL Public Service Honoree
Darryl C. Towns,
newly appointed
Commissioner/CEO, NYS
Homes & Community Renewal;
ICL Beacon of Hope Honoree
Brenda N., one of ICL’s
long-time consumers and ICL Corporate Achievement
Honoree JP Morgan Chase.
What:
25th
Anniversary Gala -- Giving Voice to
Independence: Celebrating 25 Years of Community Living
Who:
Patty
Duke, Keynote Speaker,
Actress and
Activist
DeMarco Morgan,
Emcee,
WNBC Anchor and Reporter
Darryl C. Towns,
ICL Public Service Honoree,
Commissioner/CEO, NYS Homes
& Community Renewal
Brenda N.,
ICL Beacon of Hope Honoree,
one of
ICL’s first consumers
JP Morgan Chase,
ICL Corporate Achievement Honoree
When:
May 11th at 5:30-10pm
5:30-6:30pm
Private VIP Reception,
6-7pm Cocktail Reception
7-8pm
Welcome, Awards Dinner & Video
8-8:30pm
Keynote & Closing Remarks,
8:30-10pm
Dancing
Where:
The Ritz-Carlton
New York, Battery Park
(located at 2 West Street, Battery Park
City
in Lower Manhattan)
Tickets:
$400
- $1000. For info, 212-385-3030 x 3193 or
CBrown@ICLinc.net
Reserve tickets by April
29th. Journal greetings must be received by April
22nd
Background:
For 25 years, the Institute for Community
Living (ICL) has been offering people with psychiatric
disabilities the opportunity to lead productive, fulfilling
lives within New York City communities. ICL began in 1986 as
a product of a doctoral dissertation in Clinical Psychology
at Rutgers University by Dr. Peter C. Campanelli, who
continues to be our CEO, President and visionary. Through an
array of over 100 innovative and award-winning services in
Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, the Bronx and Montgomery
County, Pennsylvania, ICL assists over 9,000 adults,
children and families.
ICL keeps raising the bar
of what is possible for people with significant behavioral
challenges and disabilities. Every minute of
every day ICL empowers people
who would otherwise live
on the margins of society, creating
accessible and attainable possibilities.
With evidence-based and best practice
treatment and pioneering rehabilitation programs, ICL has
created a variety of doorways for these individuals to
re-enter the mainstream of life. Ranging from a shelter in
Queens for 243 veterans of the armed services and a women’s
shelter in Brooklyn to over 1,400 housing units and a
comprehensive system of clinical treatment options, its team
of professionals is able to reach people where they are
currently at to help them attain destinations they didn’t
know was possible.
ICL realizes that there are always new
challenges leading to more effective outcomes for people
with serious mental illness and that understanding drives
the innovations found throughout the agency. Among the many
awards the agency has won, included is a SAMHSA Science to
Service award. Underlying all of our programs and
dedication is the goal to assist people with mental and
developmental disabilities who
would otherwise live on
the margins of society through opportunities
to improve their quality of life and to participate in
community living by providing high quality services and
support. We see it as our role to empower each person to
achieve his or her life’s goals and integrate into the
community to the fullest extent possible.
For more information, please visit
CBrown@ICLinc.net
for more information.
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