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www.viscardicenter.org > News & Events > News > Visualizing Our Response During COVID-19

Visualizing Our Response During COVID-19

August 13, 2020 by Mike Caprara

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The Viscardi Center quantifies its impact on the disability community since the start of the pandemic.

August 12, 2020

Educating, Employing, and Empowering During COVID-19: Our Response and Impact as of July 22, 2020. Viscardi Goes Virtual: 32,400 Distance learning hours, 4,722 Remote therapy sessions, 1,030 Check-in and resume/interview prep calls with program participants, 12 Innovators in the National Center for Disability Entrepreneurship’s first cohort. New Ways to Support and Celebrate: 75 Essential workers receive supported employment services, 60 Staff members, including facility dog Sunny, remind students to stay “Viscardi Strong”, 31 Drive-by graduation visits, 1,320 Views of the Henry Viscardi School’s graduation livestream. Staying Connected, Healthy, and Informed: 2,500 Tech support hours, 500 Pounds of food pantry goods distributed to families in need, 100+ COVID-19 Task Force meetings, 1 Video featured in Governor Cuomo’s Daily Coronavirus Briefing email.

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