About The Epilepsy Society

of Southern New York, Inc.

and

Capabilities Partnership, Inc.

THE EPILEPSY SOCIETY of Southern New York (ESSNY) was formed in 1977 by a group of concerned people whose lives epilepsy had touched in some way. The Society grew from a grass roots organization of support groups to a registered non-profit agency governed by a voluntary Board of Directors and its Executive Directors.

CAPABILITIES PARTNERSHIP, INC., was formed in 2006 to provide comprehensive services to persons of all cultures with challenging disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, epilepsy, those suffering from traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and neurological, physical and visual impairments. At CPI we are dedicated to assisting individuals and family members reach optimal growth potential, independence, and the best possible quality of life.

THE MISSION of The Epilepsy Society of Southern New York, Inc. and Capabilities Partnership, Inc., is to provide comprehensive services to persons of all cultures with epilepsy, other developmental disabilities, and/or neurological, physical, mental and visual impairments, and their families.  We are dedicated to the prevention and control of seizure disorders, the alleviation of the effects of developmental disabilities, the protection of individual rights, and the promotion of independence and optimal quality of life for people of all cultures who have these impairments, their families, and other concerned individuals.

OUR VISION encompasses a continued dedication to those we serve, a broadened scope of service with increased opportunities for all who suffer impairments in isolation, and a community of acceptance for all.

OUR SERVICES and programs are provided in New York State and Northern New Jersey, and include Service Coordination, Traumatic Brain Injury Program, Family Support, Home and community based Waiver Program, Independent Living Skills Training, Education and Training, and Vocational Services. It is our goal to assist all individuals who have a developmental disability in obtaining their optimal growth potential.

WITH OFFICES in White Plains in Westchester County, our newest office in Highland Mills in Orange County, as well as our main office in West Nyack in Rockland County, we are ideally situated to serve all seven lower New York counties of Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester as well as Northern New Jersey.