Happenings & Stories
Bank of America Visits the Bay
Saturday, October 3 was an exciting day for our Social Skills Project class students. Most of them visited and met with Bank of America executives who were kind enough to give their time to Cypress Bay's ESE department on a Saturday. These...
JAFCO 2015 In My Shoes Lunch
JAFCO’s Children’s Ability Center kicked off the season with its most successful fundraiser, the 5th Annual In My Shoes luncheon at Boca West Country Club on October 2, 2015. With 750 people in attendance, the organization raised close to...
Money Management
On September 25, 2015 the HDS Foundation, along with executives from Bank of America, hosted a lunch workshop related to bank accounts, ATMs, and learning to manage money for students. Bank of America collaborated with the students, explaining...
Neighbors and Friends
This past month, the HDS Foundation had the opportunity to collaborate with the ESE Social Skills project class in a ‘getting to know each other’ lunch event. Cristina Miranda, President of the HDS Foundation, together with Ms. Donna...
Light it up Blue #LIUB
World Autism Day is April 2, 2015. At HDS we join thousands of companies who will Light it Up Blue #LIUB. Autism touches most of our lives; either we have a family member, a friend, a co-worker, or know of someone who lives with Autism. The HDS Foundation, Inc. was...
2015 Dan Marino Foundation WalkAbout Autism Fundraiser
HDS once again joined the Cypress Bay High School Lightning Team to raise funds in support of the Dan Marino Walkabout Autism event, January 24th, 2015. HDS has participated in this fundraiser since the very 1st DMF Walk-About-Autism. For the past couple of years,...
Start A Small Business
A Program for Persons and Families with Developmental Disabilities Picasso Einstein's E4i program provides solutions to families and individuals interested in exploring or pursuing self-employment. - PROJECT FAMILY - a course for parents/caregivers interested in...
Looking at the Whole Child not just a test score
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2014 Entrepreneurship Camp Starts Today!
After much hard work, the HDS Foundation and Picasso Einstein launch the Summer Entrepreneurship Camp. Seven young men have signed up for this hands on camp experience which promises to be both exciting and challenging, mixed up with a great deal of FUN. Nelson...
Picasso Einstein and HDS partner to bring Entrepreneurial Summer Camp
The HDS Foundation and Picasso Einstein have partnered to bring a Summer Camp dedicated to bringing Entrepreneurial Skills and Experiences to young men and women with Developmental Disabilities. The Camp will take place at the offices of HDS, providing a business...
End of Summer Lunch for STEPS Interns
As the summer comes to an end, the Dan Marino Foundation STEPS Interns were able to celebrate their time with a fun lunch and a movie day. Each of them contributed to the fun by bringing in a home-made item for our pot-luck lunch. The DMF STEPS Interns spent part...
Dan Marino Foundation Recognition Dinner
Meagan Bouscher-Miranda, HDS Foundation Program Manager, attended the DMF Recognition Dinner, held at the Hampton Inn, Fort Lauderdale. All the job coaches, interns, and job sites were praised for their efforts in helping the interns achieve their summer program...
1st Day of Summer Internship Program
A great deal of excitement and anticipation in the air at the HDS Foundation as our first Summer Internship Program kicks off. We welcomed four student interns from the Dan Marino Foundation Summer STEPS Program, together with their Job Coach and Supervisor. Our...
2013 Cheer Buddies Banquet
The Cypress Bay Cheer Squad and the Cheer Buddies held their yearly baquet at Weston Hills Country Club. They celebrated their accomplishments and said goodbye to the Senior class, awards were given out and comical "Superlatives." All the students had a wonderful time...
Orientation for Dan Marino Summer STEPS Program
The HDS Foundation staff attended Orientation for the Dan Marino Foundation Summer STEPS Internship Program this week. HDS is a new partner for the Dan Marino Foundation, and will be a summer job site for a small group of interns. As part of the Foundation’s long...
Cypress Bay High School ESE End of the Year Brunch
As the school year comes to an end, the Cypress Bay High School students were able to put their skills into practice at the end of the year luncheon. Students, teachers, members from the ESE department, and employers were all present as the students spoke about what...
Autism Day: The Marlins VS The Phillies
The HDS family visited the Marlins Park on Sunday, April 14th to watch the hometown Marlins take on the Philadelphia Phillies. The Marlins went above and beyond to focus the game on Autism awareness. They had volunteer recognization during the game, an Autism kiosk...
1st Visit to Artserve
The HDS Foundation Team did a presentation on software testing for dozens of STEPS Program Participants. Our staff presented plans for a summer internship program which was currently in the works with the Dan Marino Foundation STEPS Program staff. We had the...
Dan Marino WalkAbout Autism Walk at Sunlife Stadium
HDS joined Team Cypress Bay for the annual WalkAbout event at Sunlife Stadium. The actual event is held on the football field and the experience is like no other. This annual event raises more than $500,000 every year and all that money stays here in South Florida...
CBHS Program to Resume
The Cypress Bay High School Mentoring Program is resuming on October 9th, 2012 for the 2012-2013 Academic School Year. This year, the participants will be focused principally on utilizing Microsoft Office Software Applications in the workplace, and for personal...
Program Completion Lunch: Cypress Bay High School 2011-2012
Program Completion Staff & Program Participant Lunch "On Tuesday, May 15, 2012 the students in the HDS Mentorship Program were invited to Chili's restaurant to celebrate all of the hard work we have done for the past few months. We began the day by writing...
HDS FOUNDATION SPONSORS CHEER BUDDIES
The HDS Foundation recently had the opportunity to work with a local high school student in putting together a collaborative event between the school’s varsity cheerleaders and a group of special needs girls who also attend the high school. As a junior coach for the...