Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Advocacy
Advocacy programs help individuals preserve their rights and increase their access to services.
Parent Training
Parent Training and Information Center provides workshops and individual support for families, youth, and professionals regarding special education rights and responsibilities, and promote meaningful involvement of families in their child’s education programs to produce positive outcomes.
Employment Services
Employment Services offers ways for youth and adults to develop or increase skills, search for internships/jobs, succeed on the job and manage benefits.
Community and Residential Living
Community and Residential Living offers supervised care tailored to meet each individual's needs to live healthy, productive and integrated lives in the community.
Fiscal Intermediary
Fiscal Intermediary (self-directed services) team supports individuals to pay for the staff and supports and services needed at home and in the community.
Family Reimbursement
Family Reimbursement Program assists families with some of the increased costs or special expenses related to caring for a family member with a developmental disability at home.
Together Including Every Student (TIES)
TIES promotes the participation of students with developmental disabilities in inclusive, organized extracurricular and community activities through the support of trained student volunteers.
Disability Awareness
Disability awareness and community-building programs increase the capacity of community members and professionals to interact with and include individuals with disabilities.
Where we work
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Financials
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
Connect with nonprofit leaders
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Starbridge
Board of directorsas of 03/08/2023
Mr. Stephen Schwarz
Faraci Lange Attorneys
Term: 2022 - 2023
Mr. Matt Perdue
Wegmans Food Markets
Term: 2022 - 2023
Anne Babcock-Stiner
Pathstone
Lori Barnard-Northrup
URMC
Lia Tinkelman-Festenstein
Rochester City School District
Juanita Lyde
Urban League of Rochester
Robert S. Moore
Community Bank
Matt Perdue
Wegmans Food Markets
Mary Richardson
iuvo Bioscience
Cheryl Riley
Retire Special Education Teacher
Stephen G. Schwarz
Faraci Lange, LLP
Mary Beth Speicher
Adapted Physical Education
Lisa Stephenson
URMC
Bonnie Watson
Retired School Counselor
Brandy Young
University of Rochester
Nakia Vargas
Vargas Financial
Allison Schraf
Cobblestone Capitol Advisors
Hanif Abdul-Wahid
Retired-Monroe County
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
The organization's leader identifies as:
Race & ethnicity
Gender identity
Sexual orientation
Disability
Equity strategies
Last updated: 03/06/2023GuideStar partnered with Equity in the Center - an organization that works to shift mindsets, practices, and systems to increase racial equity - to create this section. Learn more
- We use a vetting process to identify vendors and partners that share our commitment to race equity.
- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.
- We help senior leadership understand how to be inclusive leaders with learning approaches that emphasize reflection, iteration, and adaptability.
- We measure and then disaggregate job satisfaction and retention data by race, function, level, and/or team.
- We engage everyone, from the board to staff levels of the organization, in race equity work and ensure that individuals understand their roles in creating culture such that one’s race identity has no influence on how they fare within the organization.