Citizens Options Unlimited, a Plainview non-profit which provides disability services
Citizens Options Unlimited, a disability services nonprofit, was announced on July 1 as an awardee receiving $91,592 as part of the Nonprofit Infrastructure Capital Investment Program (NICIP), administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY).
The award will fund technology upgrades for Citizens’ Helen Kaplan Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) in Plainview, a program offering long-term care to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) who have a higher level of need related to medical or behavioral complexities.
This award will significantly improve the program’s IT capabilities through the purchase, installation, and quality evaluation of new routers, switches, fiber optics, and additional hardware.
“Thanks to this award, the mission-critical tasks performed at the Helen Kaplan ICF will be accomplished through a more, energy-efficient, high-performance data and telecommunications network,” said Stanfort J. Perry, CEO, Citizens Options Unlimited. “Such a grant will create a meaningful impact on service delivery, from improved workflow among clinical and administrative teams to increased connectivity for telehealth.” Additional project outcomes include increased accessibility, confidentiality, and security of electronic records and system analytics at the ICF.