Mark your calendars and join a longstanding community tradition. The Center for Disability Services Foundation’s 518Gives Telethon, a virtual event that will be held on March 3, 2026! Our proud media partners, NEWS10 ABC and FOX23 will feature our event during news casts from 4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m., showcasing the care, support, and sense of community that define the Center for Disability Services.
A longtime friend of the Center has once again pledged to match all gifts to this campaign up to $50,000! By giving to our 518Gives Telethon, you have the chance to double your impact, improving the lives of each and every individual cared for by the Center. Your gift to the 518Gives Telethon fuels opportunities, provides essential programs and services which foster inclusion, and ensures that individuals of all abilities are seen, valued and supported.
Help us reach our goal of $100,000
Donate online, mail a check, or call 518-459-7070 between 4:00p.m.-7:00p.m. on March 3rd.
This year will be especially meaningful because the 518Gives Telethon will coincide with the kick off of National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. For over 83 years, the Center has been the cornerstone of the Capital Region community, providing essential services and support to individuals with disabilities of all ages.
In 2025 alone, we served thousands-from infants to seniors-across our clinics, day and community programs, schools and residences. Yet the need is still great, and continues to grow. Each year more and more families turn to the Center for compassionate, specialized, and individualized care they so greatly need and deserve.
VIP New York Yankees Experience
Information to Enter Drawing
Make a gift of $100 or more by 6:15 p.m. on March 3rd to win a VIP New York Yankees Experience package which includes 4 VIP seats and an experience to a mutually agreed upon game during the 2026 regular season.
One chance per $100 gift
To enter the drawing please make your gift of $100 or more by March 3rd through one of the following ways:
- Mailing a check (check must be received by March 3rd)
- Making your gift via telephone by calling the Foundation at 518-944-2111
- Dropping off your donation to our Foundation Office (22 Corporate Woods Blvd 5th floor Albany, NY) between 9 a.m.— 4 p.m. M-F by March 2nd
- Calling our phone bank during the telethon at 518-459-7070 between 4:00 p.m.—7:00 p.m. on March 3rd
Gifts made by credit card on our website are not eligible to be entered into the drawing. To enter the drawing, you must pay by check or via telephone.
All gifts must be received by 6:15 p.m. on March 3rdto be entered into the drawing. The winner will be announced during the 6:30 p.m. news cast on NEWS10 ABC on FOX23
Donate Now!
Now is the time to turn your support into action. Let’s join hands to make a difference throughout our community.
10,000+ people supported each year
2,000 devoted and experienced staff members
Programs & services to support people in any stage of life
51 certified residential homes
Seven adult day program locations (including our community based Without Walls programs)
Safe, experienced, 24/7 respite services available at our two certified respite home and community based options
Educational services specifically designed for students with disabilities including two New York State Education Department accredited schools & two pre-school locations
Innovation integrated throughout our organization: applied research and patent-pending product development at HII-Tech, proprietary programming such as RAVVE and MOVE
Comprehensive, full accessible health care for the community, with specialized services for people with disabilities, including a full-service dental clinic and blood draw lab in partnership with Albany Med.
Empowering Lives, One Donation at a Time
Every donation to 518Gives directly supports our mission to empower individuals with disabilities. Your contributions help provide essential services, support, and resources, ensuring that each individual can lead a healthy and enriched life. Your generosity is the cornerstone of change and progress.
DRAWING RULES AND OTHER INFORMATION: The Center will conduct one (1) drawing that will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday March 3rd, 2026 (the “Raffle Date”) to determine the winner (the “Drawing”). Tickets will be sold exclusively through both telephone, in-person, and mail sales. The Center is not responsible for any delays or non-delivery of donations that are mailed.
ELIGIBILITY TO ENTER: Tickets may be purchased only by persons eighteen (18) years or older in accordance with these Drawing rules.
PURCHASING RAFFLE TICKETS: Tickets will be sold through 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026. Each ticket is $100. There is no limit to the number of tickets an eligible individual may purchase. No discounts or complementary tickets will be given. Purchased raffle tickets are valid only for the Drawing that takes place on the Raffle Date.
NUMBER OF RAFFLE TICKETS: There is no minimum and no maximum number of tickets that must or will be sold.
ODDS: The odds of winning the prize depends on the number of tickets sold.
PUBLICITY RELEASE: The winner will be announced on-air following the Drawing. Purchase of a ticket constitutes consent to being announced.