Celebrating 40 Years of Community Based Services
Southern Dutchess News - 09/01/2021
By Kristine Coulter
Hopewell Junction, N.Y. -- The 40th anniversary of Community Based Services (CBS) celebrated the relaunch of its Cultivating Dreams Farm with the completion of new recreational learning spaces on Thursday, Aug. 26. The non-profit organization serves people with diabilities in the Hudson Valley and Taconic regions.
"Our goal is to serve more people. We want to provide a sensory experience for people of all abilities, and open doors for people to enjoy and recreate in the peacefulness of the Farm," said Chief Executive Officer Vicki Sylvester.
local farm provides skill training to people living with disabilities!
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POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. - Community Based Services, Inc. (CBS) holds a ribbon cutting ceremony for Cultivating Dreams, a year-round agriculturally based day habilitation program that offers people the opportunity for life skills training, pre-vocational development, socialization and community inclusion. Click on the brief video to learn more about Cultivating Dreams.
Community Based Services Cultivates Dreams In Poughkeepsie
www.DailyVoice.com - 04/08/2016
POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. -- Community Based Services (CBS), which offers individuals with autism and other developmental disabilities residential and community-based opportunities, made a dream come true in 2015 when it secured the use of a small plot of Poughkeepsie farmland for a new program.
Since that time, the program, CBS' Cultivating Dreams, which focuses on providing agriculturally based vocational training opportunities for their clients, has grown into a year-round farm for plants and chemical-free vegetables. Cultivating Dreams hosts volunteer opportunities with several area organizations the Dutchess Outreach, the Food Bank of Hudson Valley, and a local senior center.
"Participants enjoy being a valued part of their community and are thrilled to donate some of their produce to those in need," said Betty Rivadeneira, Director of CBS Day Programs, "Our future holds much promise."