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WIHD Receives Donation from Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco

$2,000 gift will pay for toys for child welfare and laptops for assistive technology

Victoria Hochman, Community Contributor
L to R: Izel Obermeyer, Director Assistive Technology Program; Dr. Ansley Bacon, PCMK Women's Association Member and Treasurer (and Harry the dog); Danielle S. Weisberg, Director, Child Welfare Services & Children’s Advocacy Center;Dr. Susan W. Fox, Presi
L to R: Izel Obermeyer, Director Assistive Technology Program; Dr. Ansley Bacon, PCMK Women's Association Member and Treasurer (and Harry the dog); Danielle S. Weisberg, Director, Child Welfare Services & Children’s Advocacy Center;Dr. Susan W. Fox, Presi (WIHD)

VALHALLA, NY (December 2019) - In the spirit of the holiday season, Presbyterian Church of Mount Kisco Women's Association Member & Treasurer, Dr. Ansley Bacon delivered a $2,000 donation check to Westchester Institute for Human Development on December 18. The donation will be used to purchase toys for WIHD’s Child Welfare program and laptop computers for its Assistive Technology program. WIHD creates better futures for people with disabilities and for vulnerable children and their families and caregivers through professional education, comprehensive services and supports, community training and technical assistance, and innovative research and information dissemination.

Westchester Institute for Human Development

As one of 67 University Centers of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, the Westchester Institute for Human Development (WIHD) is dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities and vulnerable children through professional education, direct service provision, and innovative research. For over 45 years, WIHD has been a key regional resource providing a wide range of medical, dental, clinical and social services to individuals with disabilities, vulnerable children, families and professionals throughout Westchester County and the Lower Hudson Valley. At WIHD, everything we do is guided by our vision of a future in which all people, including people with disabilities and vulnerable children, live healthy and productive lives as full members of society. For more information, go to www.wihd.org.

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