Services

Mia’s Place is a unique recreational and educational experience geared for children with and without developmental disabilities. At Mia’s Place, children will have incredible opportunities to play, learn, and socialize. It is a fantastically socially-and sensory-rich environment unlike anything that currently exists in our community! Mia’s Place also provides parents with a place where they can socialize and benefit from community support.

Our co-founder, Dana DiNigro, was inspired to create Mia’s Place through her own children, Mia and Landon. With her daughter Mia having a neurodevelopmental disorder, Dana has had a long journey maneuvering through a confusing system to figure out which health, educational, and recreational services were best for her daughter. During her journey, Dana realized she was not alone. Needless to say there were countless challenges and obstacles for her and other parents with special needs children in our community. Dana became inspired to make a difference for her children, her family, and her community. In collaboration with CNY Quest, Mia’s Place was founded.

You can visit Mia’s Place at 8387 Seneca Turnpike, New Hartford.

Website: www.miasplacecny.com

Self-Direction empowers people with developmental disabilities to manage the supports and services they receive, to determine who provides these supports, and decide how and where they are provided. Individuals who choose to self-direct their services work with a Support Broker and Fiscal Intermediary to obtain goods and services that promote greater independence within the community and participate in activities that may better meet their needs.

Community habilitation gives people who have disabilities the skills they need to become more active and engaged with their community and pursue their goals. Our person-centered data driven approach to community habilitation helps individuals who have developmental disabilities to improve their independent living skills and participate in their community. Whether they live with family, independently, or in supported housing every individual can get community habilitation support tailored to meet their own unique needs

We currently offer Employment Training Program (ETP) and intensive & extended SEMP. Our employment program provides you with in-depth training and experiences to prepare you for employment and ongoing support once they you hired on the job. Our goal is to help you to become independent and contributing members of the community, while providing employers with happy, productive and dedicated employees.

The ETP program matches prospective employees with specific positions, taking into account such issues as location, transportation, experience and the work environment itself. We want every individual with disabilities to have a sense of pride and satisfaction in the job they do every working day.

We recognize the importance for caregivers to have temporary relief from the continuous support and care that they provide for their loved ones with differing abilities. Respite services provide companionship and temporary relief from the demands of caregiving, which helps reduce overall family stress. This often enables families to better meet the needs of their loved one with a developmental disability. Respite can be provided in the home or out of the home, during the day, evenings, or on the weekends.