Select Human Services (SHS) was founded by Debbie and Bill McGinness 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 2018 Select Human Services became an affiliate of New Hope Community, Inc. as a division. New Hope Community, based in Sullivan County and the Select Human Services Division, based in Westchester County together provide supports to over 1,000 people and their families.

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.

In May 2025, the SHS Division of New Hope Community moved from its former location at 17-19 Marble Avenue in Pleasantville to a newly acquired property at 409 Manville Road, Pleasantville. Having transitioned from tenants to owners, We now occupy a 13,500-square-foot facility that offers enhanced opportunities for expansion and future growth.