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The Way We See It – June 2020

Dear SKIP of New York Family: In light of recent events, we at SKIP would like to take the opportunity to reaffirm that we value and embrace all our staff, families, and community members. We are collectively heartbroken and upset by the death of George Floyd and so many other unnecessary deaths and injustices felt […]

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Don Imus

The written word does not flow with ease when it involves loss. On December 27, 2019 SKIP lost a dear friend and a part of our family. Every loss lands hard so I pay tribute to all of us who experience this part of life. The man I knew since 2003 came to support SKIP, […]

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ALERT: Impending changes to OPWDD Medicaid Service Coordination program

Join SKIP in raising our collective voices against these disruptive changes. The New York State’s Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) is in the process of transitioning the care of individuals with I/DD to a new model called Coordinated Care Organizations which includes enrollment in Managed Care. These ...

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Spotlight on SKIP

Spotlight on SKIP is a new series that features stories on some of our team, services and advocates to share with you how we’ve helped sick kids in need all over New York. Posted on Facebook March 30th, 2017

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SKIP kids are back to school with backpacks and supplies provided by DTCC Employees

Susan Cosgrove, DTCC Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer, and Executive Sponsor of DTCC’s Asian Business Professional Network, and Kamrul Khan, SKIP of New York’s Junior Board member and Manager of Employee Surveillance and Reporting at DTCC presented Margaret Mikol , SKIP of New York’s Executive Director and Founder, ...

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How Bureaucracy Hinders Help For Disabled Children

On Monday, December 14th 2015 an article by SKIP’s Executive Director and Co-Founder Margaret Mikol was featured in the Wall Street Journal.

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RXR REALTY & UNDER ARMOUR Help SKIP of New York Empower Kids with Special Needs

RXR REALTY & UNDER ARMOUR Help SKIP of New York Empower Kids with Special Needs through The Starrett-Lehigh Sporting Goods Drive   On April 28th from 4-6 pm, RXR Realty and Under Armour celebrated young athletes with special needs at an afternoon of fun and games with children at the offices of SKIP of New […]

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