There are SO many exciting happenings within the IGHL Community. Check out the latest highlighted news below.
*Articles are updated bi-weekly. Please contact Amaya Westbay [awestbay@kinexion.org] for more information.
UPDATED: 02.04.2025 | 10:52 AM
Musings: Helping Those Who Face Challenges Can Be Joyful01.13.2025 In 2024, Disney+ released "Out of My Mind," a film about a sixth-grade girl living with cerebral palsy integrating into mainstream classes and LEGO partnered with Hidden Disabilities Sunflower to introduce toy characters displaying Sunflower lanyards, promoting awareness and inclusion for people living with non-visible disabilities. Hear Kinexion's President and CEO, Walter W. Stockton's insight on this powerful movement. |
Kinexion Recognizes Women's Empowerment with Five Grants11.14.2024 Kinexion announced the 2024 Kinexion Women's Empowerment Grant honorees at its annual Fashion Fling, recognizing women from its affiliate agencies for pursuing their dreams in education, travel and extracurricular activities. |
2024 Long Island Business Influencers10.25.2024 Walter W. Stockton, President and CEO of the Kinexion Network, has developed a collaborative model to provide financial and operational stability for seven nonprofits supporting people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
IGHL Breaks Ground on Residence for Special-Needs Adults06.26.2024 Ground was broken on Independent Group Home Living's residence for adults living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It will take about a year to build. |
LI Home Being Built for the Bennetts, Who Adopted 13 Kids with Special Needs06.25.2024 The Bennett family already had four kids. But that didn't stop them from over the course of decades adopting 13 more, all living with developmental and intellectual disabilities, including Down Syndrome. |
A Growing Partnership: Smile Farms and Bungalow Bar04.06.2023 Something new is being "planted" with care and growing in Rockaway. Bungalow Bar and the non-profit Smile Farms, Inc. are working to create opportunities for people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. |
Long Island Nonprofits Turn to Management Service Groups to Handle Finances, Administration03.09.2023 Seven nonprofit agencies supporting people living with intellectual and developmental disabilities, aiming to rein in administrative costs, have joined forces under a new umbrella agency, Kinexion. |
First IGHL Group Home is Donated to IGHL01.01.2023 44 years later, IGHL's first-ever group home on Long Island, the Mt. Sinai House, was donated by Bruce Acker to IGHL. |
News2You Curriculum at IGHL12.22.2022 At the start of 2022, IGHL's Director of Day Program Services, Shannon Mazza, introduced a new learning curriculum to program participants of IGHL. |
Kinexion President & CEO Featured on WBAB 102.3 - PluggedIn Podcast12.11.2022 Walter W. Stockton, President & CEO of Kinexion, was recently featured on WBAB 102.3 "Plugged In To Long Island" Podcast to discuss the Kinexion Network. |
The Wiseman visits IGHLDecember 2022 Local radio station, Big Hits 98.1 FM, held a "Fun Office of the Week" Competition in October 2022. Radio show host, Bill Wise, the 'Wiseman', delivered donuts provided by Glenn Wayne Bakery to IGHL's Physical Therapy Department. |
Halpern IRA goes to Disney WorldOctober 2022 Dominique and Jeffrey of Halpern IRA were given the opportunity of a lifetime to vacation at the most magical place on earth! |
Kinexion Launch EventMay 17, 2022 Members of the Long Island disabled community gathered to help unveil the new name and logo of Kinexion, a new non-profit that will organize an existing family of affiliate organizations. |
A Tribute to IGHL's DSP Staff2022 IGHL was featured on The Non-Profit Voice Radio Show to pay tribute to our direct support professionals. |