STIC Habilitation Services

08/21/2026

DSP Appreciation Week is Coming! 💙

September is DSP Appreciation Week, and we want to celebrate the incredible Direct Support Professionals who make a difference in the lives of people every day.

Do you have a story, memory, message, or words of gratitude for a STIC DSP? We’d love to hear it! Share your appreciation with us by sending us a message here on Facebook.

Your words will be shared as part of our DSP Appreciation Week celebration! 💙

Help us make September a month to celebrate the people who support, encourage, advocate, and empower others every single day. Let’s show our DSPs how much they mean to us! 🙌💙



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07/27/2026

🎶 Friendly Reminder! 🎶
Join us for our next Broome Bands Together FREE Summer Concert on Tuesday, July 28th from 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM featuring Katie Scott with Persuasion 🎤🎸

Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, family, and friends for another great evening of live music at the park! 🌳🎵 Thank you to Coughlin & Gerhart, LLP for supporting this event!

📅 Please Note: There will be no concerts on August 4 or August 11 as we take a short break to prepare for Spiedie Fest.

We'll be back to wrap up the summer with concerts on:
🎶 August 18 Hi-Way Fruit Market
🎶 August 25 Storm Front
🎶 September 1 (our final concert of the season!)

We can't wait to see you Tuesday and then again for our final three shows after the Spiedie Fest break!

07/23/2026

All day today, admission to the Ross Park Zoo is FREE!!

A huge thank you to for sponsoring our second Community Day! Come visit us from 10 am to 4 pm (with our last entry at 3 pm) and enjoy free admission! There will be face painting, crafts, and (of course) your favorite furry and feathered friends! We'll see you there!

06/30/2026

From Tuesday, June 30, through Friday, July 3, Broome County Transit buses are offering free rides to local cooling stations to help people stay safe and cool. https://www.wbng.com/2026/06/29/broome-county-transit-offers-free-rides-cooling-stations-during-heat-wave/

06/24/2026

UPDATE: The location changed to STIC, 135 E. Frederick St. Bingahmton.

📢 OPWDD Information Session Coming to Binghamton!

Have thoughts about the future of services and supports for people with developmental disabilities? Here's your chance to be heard.

OPWDD is hosting a public information session in Binghamton and is seeking input from individuals with developmental disabilities, family members, caregivers, providers, advocates, and community members.

📅 Thursday, July 16, 2026
🕚 11:00am – 1:00pm
📍 Southern Tier Independence Center, 135 E. Frederick St. Binghamton, NY 13904

Register today and make your voice heard!

Your voice matters! Help shape the future of OPWDD services. Join us at our upcoming future planning sessions.

The next session is Monday, June 22.

Find upstate and virtual dates, and learn more on our website: https://opwdd.ny.gov/strategic-planning

06/05/2026

😋ᵞᵁᴹᴹᵞ😋
The annual tradition is back!

🚩On 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟔𝐭𝐡, from 𝟏𝟏𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝐩𝐦 at BIG ZUES Barbecue on 213 Chenango St in Binghamton, come out and support our mission of empowering people with disabilities, while enjoying the mouthwatering BBQ of BIG ZUES Barbecue!

🚩A complete chicken dinner with mac n' cheese, salt potatoes, and a roll is just $17. A single half chicken is $11.

We will also be having a bake sale with delicious homemade sweets and treats to pair perfectly with your scrumptious meal! 🍗🔥🧁

06/04/2026

🚨𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐀𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐇𝐓𝐃 𝐖𝐚𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫!

🛑In January, a cap was placed on the number of enrollees in the Nursing Home Transition Diversion (NHTD) Waiver. The waiver immediately hit capacity, and they have stopped accepting any new referrals.

✅️The NHTD Waiver was developed by the disability community to provide a unique and necessary set of community-based services.

✋🏻A.10403 (Paulin)/S.9573 (Rivera) creates a region-specific waitlist for the waiver. If this bill is not passed this week, people with disabilities and their families will spend the rest of the year wondering if they will ever be able to access these services.

📢Click on the link below at take action now and help get this crucial bill passed!
https://ilny.us/advocacy/action-alerts

06/04/2026

🔥𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍! 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 𝐒𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐄 🍗

📢Our BIG ZUES Barbecue Fundraiser and bake sale has changed locations!

Before we share the details, we'd like to extend a heartfelt thank you to KeyBank for their willingness to host our event. While a last minute change required us to relocate, we greatly appreciate their support of STIC and our mission. We look forward to future opportunities to partner together!

📅Saturday, June 6th
🕒11am to 2pm (or until sold out)
📍BIG ZUES Barbeque, 213 Chenango St, Binghamton

😋Same delicious food, same worthy cause. Be sure to spread the word!

05/08/2026

We're thrilled to be holding another Animal Adoption Event with Kaleidoscope Health and Rescue next Saturday! Stop by for a bake sale, can and bottle drive, and CUTE CATS!

04/30/2026

⭐️📣We're hiring at Southern Tier Independence Center for a full-time Facilitated Enroller ABD in Broome County!

✅Visit the following link for a complete job description: https://tinyurl.com/ABDEnroller

📋For application information and to learn more about the other exciting career opportunities we have available, visit the following link: https://www.stic-cil.org/careers

💙🕊️Apply today to become a part of the STIC family!