Top 2 Support Groups for Disabilities on Facebook (Long Island)

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#1 — Long Island CSS & Friends

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Long Island CSS & Friends is the top rated group on Facebook for Long Island New York when it comes down to helping those with Disabilties as well as their Caregivers, Love Ones and Friends find the proper support and acitivies to keep their disabled loved one occupied and better supported by finding the support they need. You may be asking why is this group rated number one out of all the other groups when it comes down to helping people with disabilties. Well there is three reasons why:

1. Active Support Group

Long Island CSS has a very active support group that responds to any support or assistance that someone who is part of the disabilty community might need. In most cases it takes less than thirty minutes to hear a community member that is part of the community group on facebook give assistance or guidance to someone seeking support. For example when it comes down to say needing a OPWDD Broker, Community Habitation Staff, and fun and engaging community events for a disabled adult or child to take part in, etc. — there is a community member who would go out of there way to assist.

2. Strong Sense of Community

Long Island CSS has so much communication among its members to where no one in the community feels not heard in what they need or what they are looking for, there is a huge sense of Mutal Support as if a member of the group is struggling but then showing signs of perservance they are celebrated by the members etc.

3. Focuses on the Entire Long Island Area

If you live on Long Island or Know someone who does and they have a disability or know someone who has one — Long island Css and friends would be the perfect support group for them to look for support within the community due to the community centered approach of how it is long island focused to their needs within their community. There is a huge long island community presence in this group where its a asset.

#2 — East End Self Direction

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East End Self Direction is the Second Top Rated group on Facebook for Long Island New York when it comes down to helping those with Disabilties as well as their Caregivers, disabled loved one occupied and better supported by finding the support they need. East End Self Direction is more focused on one area of Long Island such as the East End but it connects a section of Long Island that makes for such a convenient resource for those who are located on the east end of Long Island allowing for those who are seeking assistance and guidance get more community centered attention. When it comes down to East End Self Direction here are the three reasons why you should join East End Self Direction if you or someone who you know and love is disabled:

1. Community Centered

East End Self Direction offers the East End of Long Island a strong sense of community support for the disability community — for those who are located in the East End of Long Island. If you are from the East End, the East End Self Direction group offers more direct support than what Long Island CSS and Friends offers. Rather than being supported by everyone on Long Island there is a community in your area that can give you the support that is in your area, so this way you can avoid the long car rides and focus more on the support.

2. Easy to find local Staff

East End Self Direction is such a asset for families as well as Individuals who have Disabilities who are trying to look for support staff but are constantly having the problem of not being able to find local and close by staff. Thankfully East End Self Direction allows for staff to be found and at a close nearby radius to prevent the inconvenience of finding someone good but than knowing they are too far — which really sucks.

3. Focuses on the East End of Long

East End Self Direction is more focused on you! Your Area! And what is going on there, compared to the entire geographic area.