Calendar

CAN MEETING

CIDNY’s Consumer Action Network (CAN) Meeting

Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 1 p.m.

During CIDNY’s April CAN meeting we will focus on Ranked Choice Voting, what it is, how it works, and more.

CIDNY WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS

Below is a list of events and workshops that are presented or run by CIDNY. Some events may be public and some may be private (for example, some private events may be for students only or residents only).

If you are looking for CINDY’s continuing education courses (CEU) for mental health professionals, you can view those dates here: https://www.cidny.org/ce/.

Career Workshop
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 3 p.m.

CIDNY is offering no-cost workshops catered to people with disabilities to find employment and overcome barriers. Weekly Interactive workshops will include: Current Job Market, Vocational skills, Resume writing, Interview Preparation, Mock Interviews, Job Coaching, Technology in the Workplace, Advocacy and Reasonable Accommodations/Legal Rights, and more. This workshop will focus on Workforce1 which helps New Yorkers prepare for, and connect to, jobs across New York City’s five boroughs and in every sector of the economy. Featuring special guest speakers Rahdiah Barnes, Workforce1 Career Community Partnership Manager and Carlos Leon, SCION Program Manager.

Please RSVP here: https://forms.office.com/r/LXiN9bmbsq?origin=lprLink

Vaccine Event
Friday, April 4, 2025, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Stop by CIDNY’s vaccine event and get a flu or COVID-19 vaccine. No cost and no insurance needed. $75 E-Gift Card For Those Vaccinated.* This event will take place at CIDNY’s Manhattan office (1010 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018). This project is supported with public funds through the NYC Civic Engagement Commission’s The People’s Money participatory budgeting program. Please call 212-674-2300 if you have any questions.

Know Your Fair Housing Rights Workshop
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 10:30 a.m.

Join CIDNY and the Fair Housing Justice Center for an informative session. Our presentation covers: A brief history of fair housing and residential segregation, Fair housing laws and protections at the federal, state, and local levels, The impact of race and national origin discrimination in housing, How individuals can recognize and respond to discriminatory practices, Resources and actions to advocate for fair treatment in housing. Participants will receive $25 Amazon E-Gift Card for attending the full 1-hour workshop with camera on.

RSVP: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/PtK8yXi8RG-u9gW8qa3AtA

Workshop: Simplifying Saving and Spending – Financial Literacy Workshop
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Take control of your financial future. Our Simplify Your Spending and Saving Strategies presentation can help you bring balance to your budget. You’ll learn more about: setting personal financial goals, balancing saving, spending and borrowing to help achieve your goals, strategies for controlling debt and improving credit scores, practical savings options for now through retirement. Presented by: Isaac McCabe, Financial Advisor. Participants will receive $25 Amazon E-Gift Card for attending the full 1-hour workshop with camera on. This workshop is supported with public funds through the NYC Civic Engagement Commission’s The People`s Money participatory budgeting program.

Disability Mayoral Forum
Friday, April 25, 2025, 5 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Location: 1199SEIU 498 7th Ave. New York, NY 10018

Join us on Friday, April 25 at 5 p.m. for a Disability Mayoral Forum and discussion on accessibility and inclusion of NYC for people with disability in housing, healthcare, education, employment, transportation, and voting rights. With: Sen. Jessica Ramos, Sen. Zellnor Myrie, Whitney Tilson, Scott Stringer, Comptroller Brad Lander, and more.

RSVP at www.tinyurl.com/CIDNY4All

Vaccine Event
Friday, May 16, 2025, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Stop by CIDNY’s vaccine event and get a flu vaccine. Please note this evet is only offering the flu vaccine at this time. No cost and no insurance needed. $75 E-Gift Card For Those Vaccinated.* This event will take place at CIDNY’s Manhattan office (1010 Avenue of the Americas, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10018). This project is supported with public funds through the NYC Civic Engagement Commission’s The People’s Money participatory budgeting program. Please call 212-674-2300 if you have any questions.

Workshop: Power of Budgeting – Financial Literacy Workshop
Wednesday, June 18, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Could budgeting be your superpower? During this interactive workshop, we will explore the power of budgeting, examine wants and needs, and talk personal spending and savings goals. Many think budgeting equals constraints. But a budget can help put you in control. It is the foundation on which a financial strategy is built. Are you ready to give budgeting a try? Presented by: Isaac McCabe, Financial Advisor. Participants will receive $25 Amazon E-Gift Card for attending the full 1-hour workshop with camera on. This workshop is supported with public funds through the NYC Civic Engagement Commission’s The People`s Money participatory budgeting program.

Workshop: Simplifying Saving and Spending – Financial Literacy Workshop
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Balancing your expenses now can help you reach your financial goals later. Take control of your financial future. Our Simplify Your Spending and Saving Strategies presentation can help you bring balance to your budget. You’ll learn more about: setting personal financial goals, balancing saving, spending and borrowing to help achieve your goals, strategies for controlling debt and improving credit scores, practical savings options for now through retirement. Presented by: Isaac McCabe, Financial Advisor. Participants will receive $25 Amazon E-Gift Card for attending the full 1-hour workshop with camera on. This workshop is supported with public funds through the NYC Civic Engagement Commission’s The People`s Money participatory budgeting program.

Workshop: Spotting the Scammers – Financial Literacy Workshop
Wednesday, August 20, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

You have the power to outsmart the scammers. Incidents of financial fraud are on the rise — and are becoming increasingly harder to detect. While no one is immune, there are steps you can take to Outsmart the scammers. Join us for this presentation and learn about the following strategies: how to spot certain red flags that may indicate a fraudulent encounter, resources you can use if you become a victim of fraud, steps you can take now to help protect yourself and your loved ones Presented by: Isaac McCabe, Financial Advisor. Participants will receive $25 Amazon E-Gift Card for attending the full 1-hour workshop with camera on. This workshop is supported with public funds through the NYC Civic Engagement Commission’s The People`s Money participatory budgeting program.

Workshop: Power of Budgeting – Financial Literacy Workshop
Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Workshop: Simplifying Saving and Spending – Financial Literacy Workshop
Wednesday, October 15, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

CIDNY Gala 2025
Monday, October 27, 2025, 6 p.m. – 8 p.m.

Location: Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC)

Enjoy food and drinks with fellow advocates dedicated to ensuring that people with disabilities have the ability and opportunity to direct their own lives and live independently in the community. More information on CIDNY’s 2025 Gala coming soon!

Workshop: Spotting the Scammers – Financial Literacy Workshop
Wednesday, November 19, 2025, 4 p.m. – 5 p.m.

You have the power to outsmart the scammers. Incidents of financial fraud are on the rise and are becoming increasingly harder to detect. While no one is immune, there are steps you can take to Outsmart the scammers. Join us for this presentation and learn about the following strategies: how to spot certain red flags that may indicate a fraudulent encounter, resources you can use if you become a victim of fraud, steps you can take now to help protect yourself and your loved ones. Presented by: Isaac McCabe, Financial Advisor. Participants will receive $25 Amazon E-Gift Card for attending the full 1-hour workshop with camera on. This workshop is supported with public funds through the NYC Civic Engagement Commission’s The People`s Money participatory budgeting program.

OTHER EVENTS

Below is a list of events that may not be run by CIDNY, but where CIDNY will have a presence (a table, a speaker, etc.) or is a guest, or from a partner of CIDNY’s. Or, the below events may be private. You may need to contact the event host to register. Some events may be closed to the public.

LIFE PRESERVER: Impactful Environmental Activism Through Creative Expression for People With Disabilities
Thursday, June 5, 2025, 6 p.m. – 7 p.m.

Ever wanted to have more of a voice in how environmental, climate or pollution issues affect, worry or anger you as someone with a disability … and do that through your own personal artistic or written expression … and also possibly earn money from what you create? Thanks to funding from The Puffin Foundation and the support of Center for Independence of the Disabled, New York (CIDNY), LIFE PRESERVER, a free one-time virtual (Zoom) webinar and arts workshop, will allow you to share the importance of having your voice heard on environmental, climate and pollution issues using the tools of personal artistic and/or written expression. If you complete the 1-hour webinar and arts workshop AND submit (via email or in person) your communicative artistic or written expression together with your name for display at the October 27, 2025 CIDNY Gala by no later than Monday, September 15, 2025 at 5 p.m., you will also receive a digital Visa Gift Card for $25 usable anywhere where Visa is accepted to cover the cost of any materials you used, and that includes pens, paper and any display frames or easels for whatever you are submitting. ADDITIONALLY if someone purchases your artistic or written work during the Gala, you will also receive 50% of that payment, and the other half will go to towards the great work CIDNY is doing in order to support your health, well-being and longterm success! This contribution may also qualify as a personal tax deduction because CIDNY is a registered 501(c) (3) organization.

Please register on the Eventbrite app or website by searching for LIFE PRESERVER. For more information please email LadyScreenwriter@aol.com or call or text 917-930-3058. For CIDNY video phone calls (TTY capability) call 646-350-2681.

Other RSVP Information

If you need accommodation like large print, American Sign Language (ASL), or materials in other languages, please let us know at least two (2) weeks before the date of the event(s). The link to the meeting will be sent to you via email the day before the event. Please note that CIDNY events may be photographed or recorded for later use.

Please be sure to mention what event you would like to attend when RSVPing by phone or email.

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