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Provides free seminars, podcasts and information about ABLE savings and investment accounts for people who have a disability that begins before age 26. ABLE savings up to $100,000 does not count as a resource for SSI. Any ABLE savings is not a countable resource for any type of Medicaid. Visit the Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/theABLENRC

Helps parents access resources for schooling and training, medical and dental care, and for basic needs (WIC, FAN Programs, etc.) and self help programs (AA, drug rehab, etc.). Provides educational programs on child rearing, nutrition, child abuse, etc. to help educate and inform parents. Encourages parent involvement as volunteers on committees and in classrooms. Teachers and FSW make several home visits to keep parents abreast of child's progress and to see how best to serve the families. Special needs services available on-site by referral.

Offers a toll free line that state residents can call to find resources within their own county, that offer free cancer screenings for breast, cervical and colorectal cancer, for those that qualify.

Immigration services include assistance with naturalization applications, relative petitions, work authorizations, legal representation in political asylum and deportation situations Green card petitions for battered and abused spouses and their children Access to immigration counselors by appointment and with fees based on sliding scale.

The Developmental Disabilities Services Division participates in planning, development and coordination of services to support people of all ages with developmental disabilities and their families. The division also provides advocacy, mediation, outreach, education and training for individuals with developmental disabilities, families, providers, educators, and the Orange County Community.

The Open Door Program assists people living in nursing homes and intermediate care facilities receive individualized home and community based services.The Transition Center helps people living in these facilities receive home and community based services. This includes information about the services and supports available in their local community. There are transition specialists at Independent Living Centers in counties all over New York State. Suffolk Independent Living Organization houses the Open Doors Transition Center and Peer Program for all of Long Island. Transition specialists will meet with you and/or your family members to identify what services you will need and help you in getting those services.Open Door's Peer Program is a group of people who have lived in a nursing home and intermediate care facility and are now receiving services and support locally available to them. Peers visit nursing homes and developmental centers to share their experiences with residents and support people who want to move to the community.

Provides information and referral to individuals, their families, health care professionals and others seeking research, treatments, and other support services for deafness and hearing loss.

Offers a specialized telephone and online service that provides information about mental health resources and referrals to community members, professionals, consumers and agencies. Professional standards of confidentiality are followed for every caller.

Provides resources such as a lending library on mental health issues, computer and internet services, recovery, consumer issues in book, video and audio cassette to both individuals with mental illness and mental health care providers. Resources support recovery based models of rehabilitation. Coordinates the Long Island Committee on Sexual Abuse.

Offers information on local events, current policy, and referrals to local resources for issues affecting women.

Provides education and public awareness to the community about domestic violence, through community speakers, interviews, conducting workshops, sending letters, legislative lobbying, etc.

Provides Information and Referral. Offers a wide range of programs which may include book discussions, senior citizen's advocacy, exercise classes, bus trips, lectures, driving courses.

Offers a location where older adults in the community can come and socialize and get involved in activities. Also provides information and referrals to resources in the community that they can utilize.

A volunteer movement to promote awareness within communities of the benefits of heart and lung surgical and medical procedures offered at Deborah Heart and Lung Center in Browns Mills, N.J. Newsletter, Educational Material, Agency Brochure.

Provides brief crisis intervention, short-term counseling, mediation, advocacy and/or referral for youth who are runaways or homeless or at risk of becoming runaways due to family conflicts. Referral to emergency shelter or group homes.

SAIL provides information and referral services for individuals with disabilities, family members, and other interested parties. The center staff is exceptionally knowledgeable concerning community-based services and supports, including supports available through local, state, and federal agencies. Linkage and referral is provided on a person-to-person basis as requested. Specific information available on Traumatic Brain injuries.

Provides information and referral for family caregivers to find answers to general questions or information on specific disability and health care needs. Also provides referrals for direct services such as paying for health care, equipment or transportation.

Offers support services, including information and referrals for specific needs, for women who have resumed their education at Westchester Community College.

Toll-free Information and Referral Line serves hundreds of family members and service providers each year. Staff has access to extensive resources across New York State to provide individuals with the information they need. Staff provides technical assistance to families, advocates, service providers and policymakers. Access Information and Referral specialist by sending an email to [email protected] or by calling 888-326-8644.

Provides one to ten days worth of food for someone in need for the first time. Also would meet with individuals and inform them of their local food pantries and other outreach services they might need.

RECOVERED provides unbiased, professional, objective information and referral support for individuals and family members faced with alcohol or drug problems ensuring that those in need have access to mutual aid/support groups and/or appropriate treatment services regardless of age, sex, race, religion, creed or socio-economic status.

Services including case management, information and referral, counseling, support groups, training and respite have been developed under Title III-E of the Older Americans Act. This program helps sustain family caregivers in their efforts to care for an older relative who has a chronic illness or disability. The Office for the Aging coordinates a variety of services. These services are designed to complement, not replace, family care. Priority is given to caregivers 60 years and older with the greatest social and economic need. Call the Office for the Aging for more detailed information.

Provides information and advisory services on all aspects of blindness, awards annual scholarships to outstanding blind post-secondary students in academic, professional and technical training programs, advocates on behalf of people who are blind or visually impaired, produces public service announcements promoting the independence, dignity and advancement of all people with impaired vision and provides legal advice and assistances on the rights, services and benefits available to blind people.

Oversees one of the nation’s largest Substance Use Disorder and problem gambling systems of care with approximately 1,700 prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery programs serving over 730,000 individuals per year. This includes the direct operation of 12 Addiction Treatment Centers where doctors, nurses, and clinical staff provide inpatient and residential services to over 5,000 individuals per year.