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Springbrook's History of Growth

1925
Orphanage opened with support from American Baptist Churches
1932
Chellis Nichols brick education and office building erected
1966
Began accepting children with developmental disabilities
1967
Certified as a school by New York State
1973
Chellis Nichols building became a community home for adults (one of the first in New York State)
1974
Community home for adults opened in Oneonta, NY
1976
Phase one of the residential school building began
1977
Phase 2 of the residential school building began
1978
Community home for adults opened in Oneonta, NY
1979
Phase 3 of the residential school building completed
1984
Community home for adults opened in Oneonta, NY
1986
Community home for adults opened in Worcester, NY
1992
Community home for adults opened in Otego, NY
1993

Community home for adults opened in Milford, NY

Community home for adults opened in West Oneonta, NY

Community home for adults opened in Milford, NY area

Service Coordination Services began

Article 16 clinic established

Early Intervention Services and Preschool began at main campus

Respite and Residential Habilitation Services began

1994

Community home for adults opened in West Oneonta, NY

First Day Habilitation Program for adults opened

Second Preschool classroom opened on main campus

1995
Third Preschool classroom opened on main campus
1996

Community home for adults opened in Cooperstown, NY

Second community home for adults opened in Cooperstown, NY

Second Day Habilitation Program for adults opened

First home for children built on main campus

1998

Community home for adults opened in Morris, NY

Third Day Habilitation Program for adults opened

Two more homes for children built on main campus

Community Social Club and Recreation Programs began

Fourth Preschool classroom opened in Oneonta, NY

1999
Fourth home for children built on main campus
2000

Fourth Day Habilitation Program for adults opened

Two more homes for children built on main campus (total 6 homes)

2001
Community home for adults opened in Milford, NY area
2002

Community home for adults opened in Earlville, NY

Community home for adults opened in Norwich, NY

Fifth Day Habilitation Program for adults opened in Norwich, NY

2004
Community home for adults opened in Sherburne, NY
2005

Fifth Day Habilitation program in Norwich expands

NAME CHANGED to SPRINGBROOK

2006
Second community home for adults opened in Norwich, NY
2007

Community home for adults scheduled to open in April

Community home for adults scheduled to open in Chenango County

Expansion of our residential school to begin

 

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