Persons with Developmental Disabilities (PWDD) Subcommittee of the Community Services Board
The PWDD subcommittee can be a place to start in finding information and connections regarding agencies that provide services for persons with developmental disabilities. Membership includes individuals with developmental disabilities and/or their family members, advocates and representatives from local, state and not-for-profit organizations who share a common concern for the quality of PWDD services.

The committee is a subcommittee of the Mental Health Department Community Services Board and is composed of 3 members of the Community Services Board and 6 at large members. The committee meets monthly (except during July and August) on the sixth floor of the Broome County Mental Health Department, 229-231 State Street, Binghamton from noon until 1:30 PM. Most of the meetings are held the first Tuesday of the month but there are a couple of exceptions. Though the committee does not provide direct services it does serve as a clearinghouse of information and connections for people looking for PWDD services in Broome County. To this end the committee published a booklet entitled Broome County's Guide to Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families. Some of the services listed in the booklet include family support programs, services coordination, day programs and residential programs. The committee also advises the commissioner of Mental Health on a variety of service needs and issues.

For more information please call 607.778.2351.

• 2012 Local Services Plan for Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Developmental Disabilities
• Broome County & Local Government Plan for Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Services for New York State Fiscal Years 2005-2007 (pdf, 4,625k)
• Broome County's Guide to Services for Persons with Developmental Disabilities and Their Families, March 2011 (pdf, 94k)