Independent Living Center of the Hudson Valley

04/22/2026

Our 29th Annual Dessert Spectacular is Thursday, May 21, 2026! Buy tickets here: https://www.ilchv.org/dessert-spectacular/

04/13/2026

A sneak preview of one of our Silent Auction items! Common Roots Brewery very generously donated a gift basket for beer lovers, including a gift card! We love our community partners and can’t wait for the event! 🍻

04/09/2026

We have extended our deadline for the Honorary Committee for our 29th Annual Dessert Spectacular. If you'd like to join and have your name included on the even invitation, please contact us, send a check to us at 15 Third St. #17 Troy, NY 12180 or fill out our click, easy online form on our website: https://www.ilchv.org/dessert-spectacular/dessert-spectacular-2026-tickets/

Did you know? It's not too late to join the Honorary Committee for the 29th Annual Dessert Spectacular Committee! Go to our website or you can pay by check and mail it: 15 Third St. Troy, NY 12180

https://www.ilchv.org/dessert-spectacular/

04/09/2026

Tuesday, April 21, 6 to 8 p.m. and Wednesday, April 22, 10 a.m. to noon

• Troy: Lansingburgh Boys and Girls Club, 501 4th Avenue
• Yonkers: Yonkers Public Library – Grinton I. Will Branch, 1500 Central Park Avenue

In 2023, OMH traveled the state to get feedback from local communities after Governor Hochul’s historic investment in mental health. We followed up in late 2024 and are about to finish our second statewide tour. OMH is working with our county partners in the Hudson River region to host in-person community engagement sessions in Troy and Yonkers on Tuesday, April 21, and Wednesday, April 22.

The goal of these sessions is to learn how OMH can continue to improve mental health services at the local, regional, and statewide level as we plan new programs and policies. The sessions are open to all community members. Children, youth, adults, older adults, and families are welcome. We especially want to hear from people who receive or have received mental health services, and people who have wanted to get services but haven’t, for any reason. Light refreshments will be provided.

We need your help to spread the word about these free events. If you work with agencies in the region, please ask them to share this information with people in their programs so all voices can be heard. You can find printed flyers to post in your communities near the Central Office elevators, and PDF versions for both sites are attached. Please feel free to share the registration link and the QR code found below with people who want to register.

Registration link: https://tinyurl.com/4m98jwyk

04/07/2026

Did you know? It's not too late to join the Honorary Committee for the 29th Annual Dessert Spectacular Committee! Go to our website or you can pay by check and mail it: 15 Third St. Troy, NY 12180

https://www.ilchv.org/dessert-spectacular/

04/02/2026

Our offices will be closed on Friday April 3, 2026. We hope everyone enjoys a safe holiday! We will reopen on Monday April 6, 2026 at 9:00am.

03/30/2026

Happening tomorrow! Register Below.

Your voice matters, and it can help shape policy.

Join the Spina Bifida Association for From Awareness to Action: Turning Your Voice into Legislative Change, a virtual discussion on how advocacy can lead to real legislative progress.

🗓 March 31, 2026
⏰ 7 PM Eastern Standard Time
💻 Virtual Event

Featuring panelists:
• Julia Duff, Executive Director of the Spina Bifida Association of New York State and recipient of the National Spina Bifida Tom Baroch Advocacy Award
• Cliff Perez, longtime disability rights advocate and NCIL Max Starkloff Lifetime Achievement Award recipient

Register here:
https://give.sbaa.org/event/from-awareness-to-action-turning-your-voice-into-legislative-change/e776656

03/27/2026

April Food Distribution Schedule

April's food distributions will be held in Albany, Davenport, Glens Falls, Rensselaer, Lansingburgh, and Gloversville. For more details, please visit regionalfoodbank.net/food-distributions/

03/24/2026

✨ Support the 29th Annual Dessert Spectacular! ✨🍰

Promote your business and support a great community event by purchasing a program ad.

📣 Limited spots available—don’t miss out!
📩 Show your support for the disability community

Use our quick and easy form to purchase your program ad today!

https://www.ilchv.org/dessert-spectacular-2026-ad-form/ 💛

03/23/2026

Help Preserve the NHTD Waiver!
The NHTD Waiver provides vital community based services for people in or at risk of entering nursing homes — but an enrollment cap has shut off access completely. NYAIL and partners are fighting to restore access this budget season.
We’re calling for two critical changes:
1️⃣ Make the NHTD carve out from Medicaid Managed Care permanent
2️⃣ Create a regional waiting list so people can hold a place for future openings
Your voice matters.
Your advocacy matters.
Your action matters.
📣 Tell your legislators to protect the NHTD Waiver.
🔗 Click the link in the photo to take action today!

03/20/2026

https://www.ilchv.org/dessert-spectacular/