Select Human Services (SHS)was founded in 2010 as a Provider that solely focused on holistic community-based supports for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Within our first decade, we became the leading provider of Community Habilitation and Respite services in the Hudson Valley.  

In 2015, SHS expanded the supports we provide by adding Self Direction services (Broker/Fiscal Intermediary) to families in addition to Traditional Waiver services. We also began to offer a wide variety of classes to our individuals through the R & R Program in the Judy Voron Life Skills Studio. Select Human Services is unique as all our programs are provided through community-based supports and services (HCBS).

In 2020 we joined New Hope Community, Inc. as a division and have continued to extend and deepen our person-centered impact in ways that empower people to be valued participants in every facet of community life. We are trailblazers for creating change that results in more choice, more independence and more opportunities.

In September of 2023, Select Human Services created Select Connects, an innovative site-based respite program. Select Connects offers a program 5 days a week year-round. First of its kind, Select Connects is designed for individuals who are transitioning out of high school and older and are successful in a 1:3 staffing ratio. Through collaboration with professional contractors and partnerships with neighboring communities, this respite program offers meaningful engagement within the community, volunteer opportunities, and dynamic recreational activities.