Online and Phone Parent Support Group
2023-06-08 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-13 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-06-15 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-20 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-06-22 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-06-27 18:30 - 19:30, 2023-06-29 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-07-06 10:00 - 11:00 (America/New_York) and 13 more dates | NY
Online and Phone Parent Support Group
At Family Resource Network, we recognize that during these difficult times, families of individuals with special needs are facing unique challenges and may feel even more isolated While we can’t meet in-person to support one another, we invite you to join us for online support groups. These will be conducted through Zoom Meetings, and families may participate online or by phone. We are offering these groups as an opportunity for families to form connections, support, and learn from each other. We will be offering two groups per week: one morning and one evening.
Registration is required.
Registration Link
For questions, or assistance with registration, please call Terry at (607)287-3816.
Support groups are funded through a grant from OPWDD. The families of OPWDD-eligible individuals in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties will be given priority. Self-directing families in these counties must include “Training Groups” in their self-direction budgets. By registering for this support group, you agree to have this program added to your budget. Please contact Robin at rpiefer@familyrn.org with any questions.

Growing Skills All Summer Long
2023-06-09 10:00 - 11:00 | NY
Please join the Family Resource Network and Starbridge for a Training on:
Growing Skills All Summer Long
Friday, June 9, 2023
**10:00am-11:00am**
** Please note the start time change is now 10:00 a.m. instead of 9:00 a.m. This change was by presenter’s request.
via ZOOM
Summer is a great time to relax but can also be an opportunity to teach your child in everyday and fun moments. Participants will get to explore ways to interact with technology on a needed basis and how to encourage technology free play and activities. This training will provide you an opportunity to consider some of those opportunities and to share how you help your child keep on growing throughout the summer.
About our Speaker: Kara Georgi is the Parent Education Specialist for Starbridge Parent Training and Information Center. She offers support and information for families and professionals navigating the special education system in Cayuga, Tompkins, Onondaga, Cortland, Broome, Madison, Chenango, Otsego and Delaware Counties.

Registration is required.
Register Here
For questions or assistance with registration, please call Terry at (607)287-3816.
***This workshop is funded through a grant from the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). Self-directing families will need to add “Training Groups” to their budgets prior to attending. Please contact FRN for assistance adding this to your budget.

TS/DD Event: Virtual Cook-a-Long Summertime Picnic
2023-06-26 17:00 - 18:30 | Zoom Video Conference, NY, United States
Please join the Family Resource Network Teen Scene and Dragon Dates Programs for our upcoming event
Virtual Cook-a-Long: Summertime Picnic
Monday, June 26th
5:00pm-6:30pm
Online via ZOOM
The Family Resource Network is excited for this month’s virtual cook-a-long. For June we will be making two recipes perfect for a summer picnic! FRN will lead participants through wraps and macaroni salad and we will help cover the ingredients! Rather than FRN purchasing the supplies and delivering or scheduling pick ups, we will be providing families gift cards and a supply list that they can use to get the ingredients they need. Please register by Monday, June 19th in order to receive your gift card prior to the event. You will have the option to select from Walmart, Hannaford or Price Chopper and we will mail your gift card after the registration deadline.
Registration is required
To register please follow the link below:
Registration Form
The age range for Teen Scene events has been expanded and Teen Scene events will be open to any school aged youth in Otsego, Delaware and Chenango County.
Dragon Dates events are for the families of individuals with OPWDD eligibility living in the family home in Broome, Chenango, Otsego, Delaware, Tioga or Tompkins County. Self-directing families will need to add “Social Skills” to their budgets before attending. Please contact Robin at (607)287-6358 for assistance adding this program to your budget.
Questions? Call FRN at 607-432-0001 and ask for Kristin.

Getting Organized: Kid in a Book (Teen and Adult in a Book)
2023-06-28 18:00 - 20:00 | NY
GETTING ORGANIZED:
KID IN A BOOK
(TEEN and ADULT IN A BOOK)
The Family Resource Network will demonstrate a helpful tool for organizing records for your loved one with a disability. Kid in a Book (KIB) is a hands-on workshop where we will guide participants through the process of organizing for their loved ones’:

health records
education records
other important papers and documents of a loved one with special needs.

KIB is an invaluable resource for many parents, providing easy access to all of your loved one’s information for medical appointments, CPSE and CSE meetings, parent-teacher conferences, and everyday reference.
Teen in a Book contains the same information as Kid in a Book plus pages to help teens and parents navigate the transition years with a little more confidence, comfort, and ease — helping your loved one enter into the adult world effectively, armed with the information to be their own advocate.
In-person participants will receive their choice of a Kid in a Book binder, or Teen in a Book binder, or an Adult in a Book binder. Online participants will receive a digital file of their choice of binders.
This workshop will be presented by Robin Piefer, Pattie Kinter, and Terry DiLuzio from the Family Resource Network.
Wednesday, June 28, 2023
6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
HYBRID
IN-PERSON and ZOOM
*Registration is required*
>>Register Here<<
For assistance with registration or for questions, please
call Terry at (607)287-3816.

***This workshop is funded through a grant from the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). Self-directing families will need to add “Training Groups” to their budgets prior to attending. Please contact FRN for assistance adding this to your budget.***

TS/DD: Family Picnic, Game Night and Community Ball Game Practice
2023-07-10 17:30 - 19:30 | Wilber Park, Albert Morris Dr, Oneonta, NY, 13820, United States
Please join the Family Resource Network for our Upcoming Teen Scene and Dragon Dates Event:
Family Picnic, Game Night and Community Ball Game practice
Monday, July 10th
5:30pm-7:30pm
Wilber Park-Large Pavilion (Upper Level)
Wilber Park Dr
Oneonta, NY
We will have a lot going on this evening! First we will all enjoy a pizza dinner under the pavilion. After dinner, any youth participating in the Community Ball Game on July 14th will head down to the field on the lower level for a fun softball practice so that we can work on hitting, throwing, catching and learning what positions everyone is interested in playing! For anyone not participating in the practice we will have various board games under the pavilion for a fun family game night! There is also a playground and basketball court near the pavilion for anyone who wants to play on those.
Registration is REQUIRED.
To register please follow the link below. To register by phone or for additional information please call FRN @ 607-432-0001.
Registration Form
The age range for Teen Scene events has been expanded and Teen Scene events will be open to any school aged youth in Otsego, Delaware and Chenango County.
Dragon Dates events are for the families of individuals with OPWDD eligibility living in the family home in Broome, Chenango, Otsego, Delaware, Tioga or Tompkins County. Self-directing families will need to add “Social Skills” to their budgets before attending. Please contact Robin at (607)287-6358 for assistance adding this program to your budget.
*This is a family event. FRN is not responsible for supervision.*

ASK THE ADVOCATE
2023-07-14 09:00 - 11:00 | NY
Please join the Family Resource Network and Starbridge for our upcoming Lay Advocacy Training:
Ask the Advocate
Friday, July 14, 2023
9:00 am – 11:00 am
via ZOOM
This workshop provides a unique opportunity to hear a Starbridge advocate’s perspective on the special education process, disability services, tips for the summer months or other related topics. This is designed to be an open forum in which participants ask questions in a group setting.
Participants will have the opportunity to:

Bring your particular special education or other disability-related issues to the floor
Learn about issues others face and possible solutions
Learn where you can find additional information about special education and advocacy

Our speaker: Kara Georgi is the Parent Education Specialist for Starbridge Parent Training and Information Center. She offers support and information for families and professionals navigating the special education system in Cayuga, Tompkins, Onondaga, Cortland, Broome, Chenango, Madison, Otsego, and Delaware Counties.
***Registration Required***
>>Register Here<<
For assistance with registration or for questions please call Terry at 607-287-3816.
***This workshop is funded through a grant from the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). Self-directing families will need to add “Training Groups” to their budgets prior to attending. Please contact FRN for assistance adding this to your budget.***

FRN OJCA Community Softball Game
2023-07-14 18:00 - 21:30 | Damaschke Field, 15 James Georgeson Ave, Oneonta, NY, 13820
Please join the Family Resource Network and the Oneonta Job Corps Academy for our Fifth Annual Community Softball Game
Friday, July 14th, 2023
6pm-9pm
Damaschke Field, Neahwa Park
Oneonta, NY
The Family Resource Network and the Oneonta Job Corps Academy will be hosting our Fifth Annual Community Softball Game Friday, July 14th at Damaschke Field in Neahwa Park. Doors open @ 6:00pm and the game will begin at 7pm. This is a family friendly event open to anyone in the community!
Family Resource Network youth and staff play the Oneonta Job Corps Academy youth and staff in a fun, friendly game of softball! During the softball game there will be fun contests between innings for any spectators who would like to join in including a base run with the team mascots, tug of war and a dance off! We will end the night with a performance by a fire dancer on the infield!
In addition to the game, contests and entertainment, there will be carnival games and prizes in the ball park, local agencies set up sharing information about the services and programs they offer in our community as well as giveaways throughout the evening! In the past we have done backpack giveaways during our event as it usually fell at the end of the summer. This year we thought it would be fun to do a “Beach Bag” Giveaway! .
All family members of any Teen Scene or Dragon Dates participant who registers will receive a meal voucher to be used at the ballpark concession stand for a free hamburger/hotdog, bag of chips and a drink. Anyone Teen Scene/Dragon Dates Participant who registers by 6/22/23 will receive a FRN Team T-shirt as well!
Registration is REQUIRED. To register please follow the link below:
Registration Form
***Please note: Dragon Dates events are for individuals with OPWDD eligibility living in the family home in Broome, Chenango, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga and Tompkins Counties. Parents/caregivers must attend. Siblings are welcome and encouraged to attend.
The age range for Teen Scene events has been expanded and Teen Scene events will be open to any school aged youth in Otsego, Delaware and Chenango County. ***
Dragon Dates is funded by a grant from OPWDD. Self-directing families must add “Social Skills” to their budgets prior to attending. For assistance adding this program to your budget, please contact Robin at (607)287-6358.

INTEREST MEETING for Families with Young Children with Disabilities
2023-07-19 09:00 - 11:00 | NY
INTEREST MEETING
Attention Families of Young Children with Developmental Disabilities:
OPWDD is asking many families of children under the age of 8 to use Family Support Services before enrolling in the HCBS waiver. Family Resource Network has several Family Support Services Programs available, and we would like to hear from you about how we can best use them to support your family.
If you have a child under 8 who is OPWDD eligible or going through the Front Door (OPWDD eligibility process), please join us for an interest session. This is a chance for your voice to be heard.
Wednesday, July 19, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Online
Registration is required
>>Register Here<<
To register, please go to familyrn.org and click on “news and events” and then “events calendar”.
To register by phone or for questions about this event or our programs, please call Robin at (607)287-6358.

SOCIAL STORIES
2023-08-16 18:00 - 20:30 | NY
Please join the Family Resource Network
SOCIAL STORIES

Presentation by Robin Buchman

Date: Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
HYBRID
In-Person at the Family Resource Network
46 Oneida Street
Oneonta NY 13820
and

Online through Zoom

Presenter Robin Buchman will discuss:

-What is a social story?
-How to use social stories

-How to write a social story for your loved one

*Registration is required*

To register online click here.
For assistance with registration or for questions, please
call Terry at (607)287-3816.
***This workshop is funded through a grant from the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD). Self-directing families will need to add “Training Groups” to their budgets prior to attending. Please contact FRN for assistance adding this to your budget.***

TS/DD Event: Tye Dyeing
2023-08-21 17:30 - 19:00 | Wilber Park, Albert Morris Dr, Oneonta, NY, 13820, United States
Please join the Family Resource Network for our Upcoming Teen Scene and Dragon Dates Event:
Tie Dyeing!
Monday, August 21st
5:30pm-7:00pm
Wilber Park-Large Pavilion (Upper Level)
Wilber Park Dr
Oneonta, NY
Family Resource Network has reserved the large pavilion at Wilber Park for another summer evening of fun activities! Tonight we will be getting artistic as we design our own T-shirts through tie dyeing. Each participant will receive a white t-shirt to get creative with. We will also have rock painting and several other arts and craft activities available throughout the evening. Dinner will be provided.
Registration is REQUIRED.
To register please follow the link below:
Registration Form
The age range for Teen Scene events has been expanded and Teen Scene events will be open to any school aged youth in Otsego, Delaware and Chenango County.
Dragon Dates events are for the families of individuals with OPWDD eligibility living in the family home in Broome, Chenango, Otsego, Delaware, Tioga or Tompkins County. Self-directing families will need to add “Social Skills” to their budgets before attending. Please contact Robin at (607)287-6358 for assistance adding this program to your budget.
*This is a family event. FRN is not responsible for supervision.*
