Program Partners

Achilles NYC works with a number of service organizations to help their clients improve their health and fitness and have the opportunity to achieve.

ADAPT COMMUNITY NETWORK

ADAPT Community Network was founded in 1946 by parents of children with cerebral palsy during an era when no community or school-based services existed, and when institutionalization was one of the few available options for their sons and daughters. Since then, the agency has been at the forefront nationally in developing a comprehensive network of services for people with disabilities and their families. Our mission is to provide the highest quality services in health care, education, employment, housing and technology resources that support people with cerebral palsy and related disabilities in leading independent and productive lives. For more information on our programs and services, please visit: https://www.adaptcommunitynetwork.org/.

For more information, please call 877 UCP CONNECT (877-827-2666) or email at ProjectconnecT@adaptcommunitynetwork.org.

FRIEDMAN DIABETES INSTITUTE

The Achilles program at the Friedman Diabetes Institute provides weekly motivation workouts for those coping with diabetes or pre-diabetes. Weekly walks are held on Mondays at distances ranging from one to two miles. Attendees are also taken through movement exercises to help promote an overall healthy lifestyle. The group meets every Monday at 12:00PM at the Friedman Diabetes Institute at 110 E. 59th Street. Membership to Achilles is required and all members must RSVP to each workout. Volunteers are welcome! Email Michael Anderson for more information. 

HELEN'S ANGELS - HANDCYCLE PROGRAM AT HELEN HAYES HOSPITAL

The Adaptive Sports Program at the Helen Hayes Hospital in West Haverstraw, NY (Rockland County) conducts handcycle clinics and organizes rides several times each year. For more information, contact Peter Gagliardo, Adaptive Sports Coordinator and Patient Mentor at peter.gagliardo@helenhayeshosp.org or phone him at 845-786-4950.

IWD (INITIATIVE FOR WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES)

IWD helps empower young women with disabilities in partnership with the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases/Langone Medical Center. Weekly workouts in Stuyvesant Square Park across the street from the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases (2nd Ave and East 17th Street), Mondays from 4:30 to 6:00 pm. This program runs in the spring between April and June in preparation for Hope & Possibility.  E-mail abullaro@achillesinternational.org with IWD in the subject line for more information. Visit the website: IWDwellness.org

RUSK INSTITUTE FOR REHABILITATION MEDICINE

Achilles has two chapters at Rusk. The Brain Injury Day Treatment Program at NYU Medical Center’s Rusk Institute for Rehabilitation Medicine helps people with Traumatic Brain Injuries. Patients who benefit from training for and competing in running events are referred to Achilles International. Achilles also has a chapter within the physical therapy department of Rusk. Several members from both programs attend NYC Chapter workouts and have completed marathons. Please check out this great article!