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Aspire of WNY’s Center for Learning Students Explore, Learn, and Have a Blast with Enrichment Groups!
This year at the CFL, our students are taking their Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) to the next level — and having a ton of fun while doing it! Enrichment groups are giving students new ways to explore, learn, and grow, and the results are inspiring. In our...
A Night in Bloom: Aspire of WNY’s 2025 Art & Wine Celebration Blossoms at the Buffalo Convention Center!
On Friday, September 12, Aspire of WNY welcomed over 400 guests to our annual Art & Wine Celebration. This year’s Night in Bloom theme sprang to life in every corner, with floral décor, a croquet station, and a build-your-own flower crown area. Guests even arrived...
Aspire of WNY’s Statement on Recent Notice Regarding Autism
FROM ASPIRE OF WNY'S LEADERSHIP TEAM: The recent public dialogue surrounding autism and its causes has brought a renewed focus to a topic central to our agency's mission. Aspire of WNY has always been committed to providing compassionate, person-centered support to...
Celebrating a Woman of Influence: Aspire of WNY’s Own Renee A. Filip
The team at Aspire of WNY is proud to announce that our President & CEO, Renee A. Filip, has been recognized by Buffalo Business First as a recipient of the prestigious 2025 Women of Influence Award. This well-deserved honor highlights Renee's outstanding...
How Grant Funding Turned Up the Volume for Universal Mind!
Every Monday night at Aspire of WNY’s 7 Community Drive location, the sound of guitars tuning, drums thumping, and voices warming up fills the air. It’s band practice night for Universal Mind, an all-abilities rock group made up of musicians with intellectual and...
Farrell Roofing & Jameson Roofing Donates Over $12,600 to Aspire of WNY Through Annual Golf Outing!
Aspire of WNY felt like winners long before the score cards were turned in! Our agency was incredibly honored to be chosen as the beneficiary of this year’s 2025 Farrell Roofing & Jameson Roofing Golf Outing at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, NY! Farrell Roofing...
Enterprise Mobility Foundation Helps Beleaf-Abilities Take Root at Aspire of WNY!
Some partnerships grow deeper with time—just like a well-tended garden. Aspire of WNY has proudly partnered with Enterprise Mobility for many years. Through both event sponsorships and generous donations from the Enterprise Mobility Foundation, Enterprise...
Chicken Sandwiches, Polka, and a Heart of Gold: Remembering Tom
Tom had a way of lighting up every room he entered. When he first moved into his residential home at Aspire of WNY, it didn’t take long for the staff to see just how much joy, personality, humor, and heart he carried with him. “He was bubbly,” said Josephine Hesse, a...
Out of Her Comfort Zone and Into the Conversation with Aspire of WNY’s VP of Day Services!
When Laura Beth Malkowski, Vice President of Day Services at Aspire of WNY, first heard the words “podcast project,” she wasn’t quite sure what she was getting herself into. “I don’t have podcast experience,” she admitted with a laugh. “But I thought—why not try...
Rolling Through Life with Joy: The Legacy of Henry Wesley
You could hear Henry Wesley before you saw him: Zipping down the hall in his wheelchair, a mischievous grin already forming, ready to spread laughter and light wherever he went. If he liked you (and he probably did), he’d pause just long enough to tease you, unleash a...