Children and adults with epilepsy, seizure disorder, traumatic brain injury,stroke or
other brain injury, ordevelopmental disabilityface a variety of challenges.
So do their families.

Welcome to the human services agency
with the expertise to help them all.

Our programs and services include:

• Information, referral and intake: how to obtain our services
• Camp EAGR:a residential summer camp for children and teenagers
• Case managementand service coordination:Medicaid service coordination, residential habilitation, and related services
• Educational programsfor schools and the general community
• Employment solutionsand support for high school students and adults
• Familyservicesincludingcounseling, respite and financial assistance
• Support groupsfor individuals and for families
• Scholarship programfor high school students with epilepsy going on to college ora technical or vocational training school
• Residential livingfacilities and supervision
• Traumatic brain injury:counseling, training and support services for people with TBI, stroke,cancer patients with brain injury, and their families
• Research opportunitiesfor families and individuals to help researchers discover more about epilepsy.

The Epilepsy Foundation is a not-for-profit human service agency addressing the needs of area residents and their families affected by epilepsy, seizure disorder,and related disabilities including traumatic and acquired brain injury, stroke, and developmental disability.The agency serves individuals and families without regard to race, color, sex, age, or national origin.

Our Mission:The Epilepsy Foundation of Rochester-Syracuse-Binghamton will ensure that people with seizures are able to participate in all life experiences; and will prevent, control and cure epilepsy through services, education,advocacy and research.

Our Vision:Remove stigma, be first-in-mind for innovative programs, provide fast response and high-quality services for people with epilepsy and related disabilities so they may reach their potential.

To learn more about our history, please visit The Beginnings.

Our funds are provided by Medicaid contracts with New York State, the Counties of Monroe and Wayne, the Finger Lakes Developmental Disabilities Services Office (DDSO), Central DDSO, Broome DDSO, NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities (OMRDD), Department of Health (DOH), Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (VESID), Epilepsy Foundation National Office, Epilepsy Coalition of New York State, Inc., United Way, grants, foundations, planned gifts, general donations, and special event fund-raising.

Alternate website address: www.epilepsy-uny.org

Page Last Updated: April 30, 2008