Personalized Support

 Begins with the Person

Not the Program

Connections of CNY is Devoted to Developing Individualized  Services

for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

How do you Connect? Connections are important to people. Connecting via phone, text, e-mail, voice mail, snail mail, and art. What? Connections through art? That’s right. Art connects all of us, it transcends time, place, culture, and ability.

Darin J. Yoder has accepted the position of acting director with Connections of Central New York. He and his family moved to Syracuse NY from Indiana on December 30, 2008. With over 22 years of social service experience he brings a wealth of knowledge from both his education and personal experience as well. Darin and his wife Amy have two children with developmental disabilities knowing the blessings and difficulties that are a part of everyday life. Darin himself has a disability and knows what it's like to live each day in a different way than most people.

Darin earned his Masters degree in Special Education in May of 2008. The focus of which was moving forward in services for folks with developmental disabilities through Public Policy, Transition from School to Adulthood, and Provider services. While attending Indiana University's School of Education in Indianapolis Darin served on the Governors MR/DD Commission until being invited to serve on the Governor's Council for People with Disabilities Board of Directors. Previously he had graduated from Indiana's Partners in Policy Academy and completed his Bachelors degree in Management and Organizational Development.

Please feel free to contact Darin with any questions or comments regarding Connections of Central New York Inc. His email address is This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or he can be reached by phone at (315) 434-9597 Ext. 202