Queens Center for Progress Family Association
celebrates fourth annual QCP Champions Awards
BY ANGELICA ACEVEDO
The Queens Center for Progress
(QCP) Family Association, an organization
committed to providing
person-centered services and support
to children and adults with developmental
disabilities, celebrated
its fourth annual QCP Champions
Awards last week.
“The event is always fun and informative,
as it honors individuals
who attend QCP, highlighting their
significant milestones during the
past year,” Margaret MacPherson,
QCP’s president of the Board of Directors
and its Family Association,
said.
The awards ceremony was held
at their Adult Center Auditorium in
Jamaica, and honored 13 individuals
who participated in several of
QCP’s programs.
Some of those programs include
Day Habilitation, Residential, Supported
Employment, and Community
Pre-Vocational.
The 13 honorees received recognition
in several categories, such
as School-Age Success (transition to
Anthony Mastrangelo (center) poses with his family members, and Josie Davide,
QCP’s director of adult services at 164th Street, and Tara DeLaine, QCP’s activities
coordinator. Photo courtesy of Queens Center for Progress
inclusion programs, travel training)
and Day-Time Success (success in
supported work and day programs).
“The Champions Awards is my
favorite event as we are able to recognize
many people we support for
all of their hard work and accomplishments
that have been achieved
throughout the year,” Josie Davide,
director of QCP’s 164th Street Day
Services, said.
Davide added that the awards
ceremony “offers families the opportunity
to connect with each other,
share personal stories and hear
updates and changes in the field of
intellectual and developmental disabilities.”
QCP believes that their community
plays an “integral role” in the
nomination process, which is why
they also identify an individual’s
family and friends that have contributed
to their achievements.
See the list of honorees below:
• Cary Alevy
• Dawn Annibale
• Thierry Bernard
• Yusuf Contaste
• Bobby Dempsey
• Laureen Finnegan
• Rafat Hassan
• Erika Hochgreb
• Anthony Mastrangelo
• Richard Nudelman
• Argenis Orzuna
• Stephen Palmer
For more information about
the QCP’s programs, visit
www.queenscp.org.
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