{"id":161,"date":"2026-02-09T08:53:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T08:53:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/?page_id=161"},"modified":"2026-02-20T13:23:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T13:23:48","slug":"media-people","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/media-people\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Events"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"161\" class=\"elementor elementor-161\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-617e0927 e-con-full adults e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"617e0927\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"adults\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-327e5052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"327e5052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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.elementor-element.elementor-element-aa8f4d2 .elementor-button{font-family:\"Proxima-Nova\", Sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:500;text-decoration:underline;line-height:22px;fill:#42B6CB;color:#42B6CB;background-color:#61CE7000;border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}.elementor-1770 .elementor-element.elementor-element-aa8f4d2{margin:0px 0px calc(var(--kit-widget-spacing, 0px) + 0px) 0px;padding:0px 0px 0px 0px;}<\/style>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"1770\" class=\"elementor elementor-1770 e-loop-item e-loop-item-1635 post-1635 shield-newsletter type-shield-newsletter status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0baefcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0baefcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fc68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81fc68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shield-Institute-Logo-Donate.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1638\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shield-Institute-Logo-Donate.jpg 400w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shield-Institute-Logo-Donate-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shield-Institute-Logo-Donate-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b1042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b1042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Standing in solidarity with advocates for equity within our nation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0e39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5d0e39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tThe challenges of the past several months have been unprecedented; racism, unrest and violence layered in the context of a global pandemic. Many of the communities served by The Shield have been hit the hardest by COVID-19 and by oppression. The Shield stands in solidarity with those who advocate for equity within our nation. Black Lives Matter and when that is acknowledged and understood then all lives will truly matter.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8f4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa8f4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/shield-newsletter\/standing-in-solidarity-with-advocates-for-equity-within-our-nation\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"1770\" class=\"elementor elementor-1770 e-loop-item e-loop-item-1632 post-1632 shield-newsletter type-shield-newsletter status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0baefcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0baefcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fc68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81fc68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1128\" src=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19-health-emergency.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1634\" alt=\"Covid 19 emergency\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19-health-emergency.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19-health-emergency-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19-health-emergency-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19-health-emergency-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/COVID-19-health-emergency-1536x866.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b1042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b1042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Coronavirus COVID-19 Announcement<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0e39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5d0e39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAfter careful consideration, following the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Health (DOH), The Shield Institute has suspended all programs for children, students and adults as of March 16th 2020. We are keeping a clear line of communication with the Department of Health (DOH), Department of Education (DOE), and Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) to monitor the situation\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8f4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa8f4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/shield-newsletter\/coronavirus-covid19\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e65e9 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has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0baefcf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0baefcf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81fc68a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81fc68a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2200\" height=\"1241\" src=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Backpack-Giveaway-Autism.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1732\" alt=\"Getting Ready For School\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Backpack-Giveaway-Autism.jpg 2200w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Backpack-Giveaway-Autism-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Backpack-Giveaway-Autism-1024x578.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Backpack-Giveaway-Autism-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Backpack-Giveaway-Autism-1536x866.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Backpack-Giveaway-Autism-2048x1155.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2200px) 100vw, 2200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b1042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b1042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Getting Ready for School<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0e39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5d0e39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn celebration of the new year, The Shield Institute is coming together with our elected officials to offer school supplies to our diverse community.\r\nJoin our Executive Director, Dr. Susan Provenzano, Board President Lori Reinsberg, and our Elected Officials as we help our families and students in the district prepare for school. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8f4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa8f4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/senTobyStavisky-1-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/senTobyStavisky-1-1536x866.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b1042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b1042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senator Toby Stavisky Visits The Shield Institute in Flushing<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0e39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5d0e39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIt was an honor and privilege to have Senator Toby Stavisky, Chairwoman of Higher Education, visit The Shield Institute in Flushing to see the great work we are doing with our pre-school children with special needs.  \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8f4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa8f4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/events\/senator-toby-stavisky-visits-the-shield-institute-in-flushing\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ac717 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decoding=\"async\" width=\"1125\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sbrown.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1601\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sbrown.jpg 1125w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sbrown-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sbrown-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/sbrown-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1125px) 100vw, 1125px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9b1042 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f9b1042\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Susan Brown<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0e39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5d0e39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tSusan Brown was born in 1957 in Copiague, New York and for many years has lived in Sayville, New York. Diagnosed with autism as a young child...\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8f4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa8f4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/fm-connect1.fortmindz.in\/Shield-wp\/faces-shield\/susan-brown\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More...<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"1770\" class=\"elementor elementor-1770 e-loop-item e-loop-item-1598 post-1598 faces-shield type-faces-shield status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" 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Sadowsky<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d0e39a elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"5d0e39a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPure Vision Artist, Eric Sadowsky was recently featured on NBC Dateline\u2019s \u201cOn the Brink.\u201d Over a three-year period the documentary chronicled the raw and emotional journey Eric and his family had to face, as he transitions out of the New York State public school system and into an uncertain future.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8f4d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"aa8f4d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" 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