SEC offered 153 Programs for 2024. Highlights for the BET area included:
– Partnered with Tuckahoe UFSD to conduct Teen Chefs Program over 22 weeks; 18 BET students served.
– Collaborated with Tuckahoe Community Center & Bronxville UFSD for weekly sports program over 33 weeks which served 27 BET residents.
– The Special Olympics Swim program served 13 BET residents.
– 5 BET residents received free transportation for the Swim/Sports program.
– Teen Travel, Life Experience, and Inclusion Day Camp Program served 21 BET individuals across 3420 program hours.
– Walk-Fit Program in Mamaroneck & Bronxville conducted over 20 weeks served 22 BET individuals across 188 program hours.
– Collaborated with Eastchester UFSD for free afterschool program over 15 weeks for 45 hours of programming.
– Successfully collaborated with Bronxville UFSD & Youth Community Fund for our annual SEC Formal with 70 individuals served including 30 BET residents.
The way an individual chooses to spend their free time can have a significant impact on their lifestyle, and this is especially true for individuals served by SEC, who often face an unhealthy excess of free time.
South East offers programs and services to members of the intellectual and developmental disabilities community in southern Westchester County, encompassing nine municipalities and 12 communities.
Participants demonstrate a wide-range of physical, cognitive, psychological, emotional and social disabilities or limitations. The way an individual chooses to spend their free time can have a significant impact on their lifestyle, and this is especially true for individuals served by SEC, who often face an unhealthy excess of free time.
SEC members benefit from programs and services which are age appropriate, adaptable to differing needs and interests and are designed to stimulate community inclusion whenever possible.
SEC strives to:
– Promote general health, healthy eating habits and address wellness needs through activities.
– Stimulate social skills and friendships through community exposure.
– Encourage community interaction and awareness.
– Provide respite opportunities for families.
– Provide peer mentorship opportunities through guided employment.
South East’s programs have consistently operated at or near full capacity for many years. We continue to expand our capacity to serve new individuals each and every day through community outreach and OPWDD Care Coordination Conferences, Transition service fairs and community outreach.
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The South East Consortium for Special Services, Inc. (SEC) is a not-for-profit community-based organization dedicated to providing therapeutic recreation programs and leisure-related services to children and adults with disabilities and special needs residing in our member municipalities (Town/Village of Mamaroneck, Town/Village of Scarsdale, Town/Village of Harrison, Town of Eastchester, Town of Pelham, City of Rye, Village of Rye Brook, Village of Port Chester, Village of Larchmont, Village of Bronxville and Village of Tuckahoe).
The organization was conceived to maintain and improve the lives of those it serves by offering a comprehensive and balanced calendar of programs and services that are age appropriate, suitable for people with different levels of ability and designed to have an impact on an individual for a lifetime. By creating positive opportunities and experiences, our participants have demonstrated an ability to perform better in school, the workplace and have become more active in community life.