LONG ISLAND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SERVICE OFFICE AGENCIES AND TYPE OF SERVICES PROVIDED IN THE LONG ISLAND REGION UPDATED 3/23/12 www.opwdd.ny.gov www.lifssac.com AGENCY SERVICES PROVIDED COUNTIES A-1 Universal Care, Inc. 293 Castle Avenue, Suite 1B Westbury, NY 11590 Phone: (516) 338-8777 Fax: (516) 338-9099 Novella Merriwether, Executive Director www.a1universalcare.org Residential Habilitation Abilities, Inc. 201 IU Willets Road Albertson, NY 11507 Phone: (516) 465-1400 Fax: (516) 465-1591 Jessica Gerschitz-Swirsky, Executive Director www.abilitiesinc.org Adelante of County, Inc 10 Third Avenue Brentwood, NY 11717-4640 Phone: (631) 434-3481 Fax: (631) 434-3496 Miriam M.E. Garcia, Executive Director www.adelantesc.org Adults & Children with Learning & Developmental Disabilities, Inc. (ACLD) 807 South Oyster Bay Road Bethpage, NY 11714 Phone: (516) 822-0028 Fax: (516) 822-0470 Aaron Liebowitz, Executive Director www.acld.org Aid to Developmentally Disabled, Inc. (ADD) 901 East Main Street, Suite 508 Riverhead, NY 11901 Phone: (631) 727-6220 Fax: (631) 727-6553 Don Rieb, Executive Director www.addny.com Angela s House P.O. Box 5052 Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: (631) 979-2620 Fax: (631) 979-2165 Bob Policastro, Executive Director www.angelashouse.org Supported Employment Children s Services Day Programs/ Health Services Residential Habilitation Care At Home East End - 1 -
Association for the Advancement of Blind and Retarded, Inc. (AABR) 1508 College Point Boulevard, 2 nd Floor College Point, NY 11356 Phone: (718) 321-3800 Fax: (718) 321-8774 Tom McAlvanah, Executive Director www.aabr.org Association for Children with Down Syndrome (ACDS) Children s Services 4 Fern Place Plainview, NY 11803 Phone: (516) 933-4700 Fax: (516) 933-9524 Michael M. Smith, Executive Director www.acds.org Association for the Help of Retarded Children of County (N.AHRC) 189 Wheatley Road Brookville, NY 11545 Phone: (516) 626-1000 Fax: (516) 626-1493 Michael Mascari, Executive Director www.ahrc.org Association for the Help of Retarded Children of County (S. AHRC) 2900 Veterans Highway Bohemia, NY 11716 Phone: (631) 585-0100 Fax: (631) 585-0233 William Leonardi, Executive Director www.ahrcsuffolk.org Bellport Area Community Action Committee (BACAC) 471 Atlantic Avenue Bellport, NY 11713 Phone: (631) 286-9090 Fax: (631) 776-7671 Tracy Van Dina, Executive Director www.bgcbellport.com Big Brothers Big Sisters of Long Island 70 Acorn Lane Levittown, NY 11756 Phone: (516) 731-7880 Fax: (516) 731-0486 William Tymann, CEO www.bbbsli.org Brookville Center for Children s Services 189 Wheatley Road Brookville, NY 11545 Phone: (516) 626-1000 Fax: (516) 626-1493 Michael Mascari, Executive Director www.ahrc.org - 2 - Clinical Services Children Services Children s Services Early Intervention Recreation Services
Catholic Charities, Diocese of Rockville Center 90 Cherry Lane Hicksville, NY 11801 Phone: (516) 733-7000 Fax: (516) 733-7099 Laura Cassell, Chief Executive Officer www.catholiccharities.cc Catholic Guardian Society Administrative Office: 1011 First Avenue, 10 th Floor New York, NY 10002 Phone: (212) 371-1000 Fax: (212) 758-5892 Long Island Office: 4 Springville Road Hampton Bays, NY 11946 Phone: (631) 728-8080 Fax: (631) 728-8088 John Frein, Executive Director www.cgshb.org Center for the Developmental Disabilities (CDD) 72 S. Woods Road Woodbury, NY 11797 Phone: (516) 921-7650 Fax: (516) 921-2723 Nick Boba, Executive Director www.centerfor.com Center for Family Support (CFS) 3337 th Avenue, 9 th Floor New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 629-7939 Fax: (212) 239-2211 Long Island Office: 900 Merchants Concourse, LL 5&6 Westbury, NY 11590 Phone: (516) 292-3000 Fax: (516) 292-4269 Steven Vernikoff, Executive Director www.cfsny.org Center for Rapid Recovery (CRR) 312 Greenwich Street Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: (516) 292-6449 Fax: (516) 292-5618 Renee D. Charles, Founder, President & CEO www.rapidrecovery.org Central Guidance & Counseling Services, Inc. 950 South Oyster Bay Road Hicksville, NY 11801 Phone: (516) 822-6111 Fax: (516) 396-0553 Barbara Bartell, Chief Executive Officer www.centralnassau.org - 3 - Residential Services Respite Residential School (Adults & Children) Fiscal Management Services Residential Habilitation Parent Training Residential Habilitation
Citizens Inc., 189 Wheatley Road Brookville, NY 11545 Phone: (516) 626-1000 Fax: (516) 626-1493 Michael Mascari, Executive Director www.ahrc.org Summer Camp Cody Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities 100A Putnam Hall, South Campus Stony Brook, NY 11794-8788 Phone: (631) 632-3139 Fax: (631) 632-3120 John Pomeroy, Founding Director www.stonybrookmedicalcenter.org/codycenter Community Enterprises of New York (CE) 1757-58 Veterans Memorial Highway Islandia, NY 11749 Phone: (631) 952-9529 Fax: (631) 952-4720 Gina Mangini, Executive Director www.communityenterprises.com Community Mainstreaming Associates (CMA) 99 Quentin Roosevelt Blvd., Suite 200 Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: (516) 683-0710 Fax: (516) 683-0711 Julie Samkoff, Executive Director www.communitymainstreaming.org Community Resources and Service for Children 90-04161st Street, Suite 401 Jamaica, NY 11432 Phone: (718) 206-3400 Fax: (718) 558-0559 Clara Alvarez, Executive Director Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) 99 Hollywood Drive Smithtown, NY 11787 Phone: (631) 366-2900 Fax: (631) 366-2997 John Lessard, Executive Director www.ddiny.org Down Syndrome Advocacy Foundation (DSAF) P.O. Box 12173 Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: (516) 983-7008 Mike Hoffman, President Phone: (516) 983-7008 www.dsafonline.org - 4 - Clinical Services Crisis Services SEMP/PreVoc Children s Services Clinic Services Early Intervention Transportation Services East End
East End Disability Associates, Inc. (EEDA) 107 Roanoke Avenue Children s Services East End Riverhead, NY 11901 Phone: (631) 369-7345 Fax: (631) 369-1494 Lisa Meyer Fertal, Chief Executive Officer www.eed-a.org Crisis Services East End Special Players P.O. Box 232 East Hampton, NY 11937 Phone: (631) 726-4477 Fax: (631) 726-4478 Paul Rogers, President www.eastendspecialplayers.com Eastern BOCES 201 Sunrise Highway Patchogue, NY 11772 Phone: (631) 289-2200 Fax: (631) 289-2381 Gary D. Bixhorn, Chief Operating Officer Dr. Julie Davis-Lutz, Deputy Superintendent www.esboces.org Economic Opportunity Council of County (EOC) 31 West Main Street, Suite 300 Patchogue, NY 11772 Phone: (631) 289-2124 Fax: (631) 289-2178 Adrian Fassett, Executive Director www.eoc-suffolk.com Eden II School for Autistic Children 150 Granite Avenue Staten Island, NY 10303 Phone: (718) 816-1422 Fax: (718) 816-1428 Dr. Joann Gerenser, Ph.D, Executive Director www.eden2.org Epilepsy Foundation of Long Island 506 Stewart Avenue Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: (516) 739-7733 Fax: (516) 739-1859 Thomas A. Hopkins, CEO & Executive Director www.efli.org Family Counseling Service (FCS) 40 Main Street, P.O. Box 1348 West Hampton Beach, NY 11978 Phone: (631) 288-1954 Fax: (631) 288-1955 Judith Margolis, Executive Director www.familycounselingsvc.org - 5 - Individualized Support Service Residential Habilitation Clinic Services SEMP Bi-County
Family Residences and Essential Enterprises (FREE) Clinic Services 191 Bethpage-Sweet Hollow Road Old Bethpage, NY 11804 Phone: (516) 870-1600 Fax: (516) 870-1660 Robert S. Budd, Chief Operating Officer www.familyres.org Crisis Services Residential Habilitation Fay J Lindner Center for Autism & Developmental Disabilities 189 Wheatley Road Glen Head, NY 11545 Phone: (516) 686-4440 Fax: (516) 686-4439 Dr. Natalia Appenzeller, Clinical Director www.fayjlindnercenter.org Federation Employment and Guidance Services (FEGS) 315 Hudson Street, 9th Floor New York, NY 10013 Phone: (212) 366-8400 Fax: (212) 366-8441 Long Island Office: 6900 Jericho Turnpike Syosset, NY 11791 Phone: (516) 496-7550 Fax: (516) 496-9156 Gail A. Magaliff, Chief Executive Officer www.fegs.org Friedberg Jewish Community Center (JCC) 15 Neil Court Oceanside, NY 11572 Phone: (516) 766-4341 Fax: (516) 766-0513 Arnie Preminger, President & CEO www.friedbergjcc.org Genesis School 270 Washington Avenue, Suite 6 Plainview, NY 11803 Phone: (516) 937-1397 Fax: (516) 937-1463 Erin Sparacio, Director www.eden2.org The Hagedorn Little Village School 750 Hicksville Road Seaford, NY 11783 Phone: (516) 520-6004 Fax: (516) 796-6341 Dr. Jon Feingold, Executive Director www.littlevillage.org Clinic Services MH Services Crisis Services Parent Training - 6 -
HASC Center, Inc. 56-1 First Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11220 Phone: (718) 745-7575 Fax: (718) 745-7596 Samuel Kahn, Executive Director www.hasccenter.org Haitian-Americans United for Progress (HAUP) 221-05 Linden Boulevard Cambria Heights, NY 11411 Phone: (718) 527-3776 Fax: (718) 276-5481 Elsie Saint Louis Accilien, Executive Director www.haupinc.org Halo Network, Inc. 221 Broadway Suite 206 Amityville, NY 11701 Phone: (631) 789-7373 Fax: (631)789-7383 Mr. Richard Falaye, Exec Director ww.halonetworkinc.com Hamaspik of Kings County, Inc. 69 South 9 th Street Brooklyn, NY 11211 Phone: (718) 387-8400 Fax: (718) 599-3261 Mr. Joel Freund, Executive Director www.hamaspikkings.org Head Injury Association (HIA) 300 Kennedy Drive Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: (631) 543-2245 Fax: (631) 543-2261 Liz Giordano, Chief Executive Officer www.lihia.org Hebrew Academy for Special Children (HASC) 59-0214 th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219 Phone: (718) 745-7575 Fax: (718) 853-0197 Rabbi Solomon Stern, Executive Director www.hasc.net Helen Keller Services For the Blind One Helen Keller Way Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: (516) 485-1234 Fax: (516) 538-6785 Lorraine LoCurto, Assistant Executive Director Thomas J. Edwards, President/CEO www.helenkeller.org - 7 - Residential Services Waiver Services
Helping Hands Behavioral Outreach (HHBO) 191 Sweet Hollow Road Old Bethpage, NY 11804 Phone: (516) 870-7826 Fax: (516) 870-7828 Vanetta LaRosa, Executive Director www.helpinghandschildren.com Hispanic Counseling Center, Inc. (HCC) 344 Fulton Avenue Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: (516) 538-2613 Fax: (516) 538-0772 Gladys Serrano, Executive Director www.hispaniccounseling.org Horseability 238 Round Swamp Road Melville, NY 11747 Phone: (631) 367-1646 Fax: (631) 367-1647 Katie McGowan, Founder & Executive Director Jamie Kolodziejski, Director of Operations www.horseability.org Human First, Inc. 128 Atlantic Avenue Lynbrook, NY 11563 Phone: (516) 823-9500 Fax: (516) 823-9600 Ms. Wafa Abboud, Chief Executive Officer www.humanfirst.org Independent Group Home Living Program, Inc. (IGHL) 221 North Sunrise Service Road Manorville, NY 11949 Phone: (631) 878-8900 Fax: (631) 874-4967 Walter Stockton, CEO www.ighl.org Independence Residences, Inc. (IRI) 93-22 Jamaica Avenue, 2 nd Floor Woodhaven, NY 11421 Phone: (718) 805-6796 Fax: (718) 805-6798 Raymond DeNatale, Executive Director www.in-res.org Independent Support Services (ISS) 95 Glen Wild Road, Suite 2 Rock Hill, NY 12775 Phone: (845) 794-5218 Alan Kulchinsky, Executive Director Waiver Services Respite Services Crisis Services Fiscal Management Services - 8 -
IRIE P.O. Box 216 Center Moriches, NY 11934 Phone: (631) 871-1916 Joy Rootkowski, Director www.iriehorses.org Therapeutic Horseback Riding Jewish Community Center (JCC) of the Greater Five Towns 207 Grove Avenue Cedarhurst, NY 11516 Phone: (516) 569-6733 Fax: (516) 569-6917 Rina Shkolnik, Executive Director www.fivetownsjcc.org Jewish Union Foundation (JUF) 11 Broadway, 13 th Floor New York, NY 10004 Phone: (212) 613-8104 Fax: (212) 613-0796 Jack Gourdji, Director Just Kids 35 Longwood Road, P.O. Box 12 Middle Island, NY 11953 Phone: (631) 924-0008 Fax: (631) 924-4602 Steven Held, Executive Director www.justkidsschool.com Kulanu Torah Academy 124 McGlynn Place Cedarhurst, NY 11516 Phone: (516) 374-1185 Fax: (516) 569-0483 Beth Raskin, Executive Director www.kulanukids.org Labor & Industry for Education (LIFE) 112 Spruce Street Cedarhurst, NY 11516 Phone: (516) 374-4564 Fax: (516) 374-4654 Rabbi Simcha Lefkowitz, Executive Director www.lifetech.org Life s WORC 1501 Franklin Avenue, P.O. Box 8165 Garden City, NY 11530-8165 Phone: (516) 741-9000 Fax: (516) 741-5560 Peter S. Smergut, Chief Executive Operator www.lifesworc.org Children s Services - 9 -
Lifespire Empire State Building 3505 th Avenue, Suite 301 New York, NY 10118 Phone: (212) 741-0100 Fax: (212) 463-9814 Mark Van Voorst, President & CEO www.lifespire.org Little Flower Children & Family Services 2450 North Wading River Road Wading River, NY 11792 Phone (631) 929-6200 Fax: (631) 929-6121 Grace LoGrande, Executive Director www.littleflowerny.org Day Care Elder Care Solutions Family Care Foster Care OCFS Children Treatment Center Respite Services Long Island Advocacy Center (LIAC) /Main Office: 999 Herricks Road, Rm 108 New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 248-2222 Fax: (516) 248-2290 Office: 490 Wheeler Road, Suite 165C Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: (631) 234-0467 Fax: (631) 234-4069 Linda Milch, Executive Director www.theliac.org Long Island Developmental Disabilities Service Office (LIDDSO) 415 A Oser Avenue Hauppauge, NY 11787 Phone: (631) 434-6000 Fax: (631) 434-6040 Bob Lopez, Deputy Director www.omr.state.ny.us Long Island Toy Lending Center for Children with Disabilities 116 Merritts Road Farmingdale, NY 11735 Phone & Fax: (516) 889-8287 Colleen Moseman, Executive Director Maryhaven Center of Hope 51 Terryville Road Pt. Jefferson Station, NY 11776 Phone: (631) 474-4120 Fax: (631) 474-4110 Lewis Grossman, President & Chief Executive Officer www.maryhaven.chsli.org Family Care Environmental Modifications Information & Referral Children s Services East End - 10 -
Mental Health Association of County Inc. (MHA) 16 Main Street Hempstead, NY 11550 Phone: (516) 489-2322 Fax: (516) 489-2784 David A. Nemiroff, Executive Director www.mhanc.org Respite Services Mercy Home for Children, Inc. 273 Willoughby Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11205 Phone: (718) 832-1075 Fax: (718) 832-7612 Sister Catherine Crumlish, Executive Director www.mercyhomeny.org Mid Island Y Jewish Community Center (JCC) 45 Manetto Hill Road Plainview, NY 11803 Phone: (516) 822-3535 Fax: (516) 822-3288 Joyce Ashkenazy, Executive Director www.miyjcc.org Mill Neck Services for the Deaf P.O. Box 193, 40 Frost Mill Road Mill Neck, NY 11765 Phone: (516) 922-4100 or 1-800-264-0662 Fax: (516) 922-3759 Loretta Murray, Director Dr. Mark R. Prowatzke, Executive Director www.millneck.org County BOCES 71 Clinton Road, P.O. Box 9195 Garden City, NY 11530 Phone: (516) 396-2500 Fax: (516) 396-2686 Dr. Thomas L. Rogers, District Superintendent/CEO Karen Ellis, Executive Director of Special Education www.nassauboces.org / Services for the Autistic, Inc. (NSSA) 80 Hauppauge Road Commack, NY 11725 Phone: (631) 462-0386 Fax: (631) 462-4201 Nicole Weidenbaum, Executive Director www.nssa.net North Shore Child & Family Guidance Center 480 Old Westbury Road Roslyn Heights, NY 11577 Phone: (516) 626-1971 Fax: (516) 626-8043 Andrew Malekoff, CEO/ Executive Director www.northshorechildguidance.org - 11 -
Ohel (Bais Ezra) 451016 th Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11204 Phone: (718) 851-6300 or 1800-603-OHEL Fax: (718) 851-2772 David Mandel Chief Executive Officer www.ohelfamily.org Day Habilitation Family Ed Training (FET) Respite OTSAR Family Services 2324 West 13th Street Brooklyn, NY 11223 Phone: (718) 946-7301 Fax: (718) 946-7966 Betty Pollack, Executive Director www.otsar.org Parent to Parent of New York State 415 A Oser Avenue Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: (631) 434-6196 or 1800-559-1729 Fax: (631) 434-6151 Valerie Stammelman, Regional Coordinator Valerie Reid, Regional Coordinator www.parenttoparentnys.org Peninsula Counseling Center (PCC) 50 West Hawthorne Avenue Valley Stream, NY 11580 Phone: (516) 569-6600 Fax: (516) 374-2261 Dr. John Kastan, Executive Director www.peninsulacounseling.org Programs for Living & Understanding Services (PLUS Group Homes) 1228 Wantagh Ave., Suite 201 Wantagh, NY 11793 Phone: (516) 409-9450 Fax: (516) 409-9455 Teresa Cancilla, Executive Director www.plusgrouphomes.org Quality Services for the Autism Community (QSAC) 253 West 35 th Street, 16 th Floor New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 244-5560 Fax: (212) 244-5561 Long Island Office: 872 Atlantic Avenue Baldwin, NY 11510 Phone: (516) 301-5786 Fax: (516) 378-0193 Gary Maffei, Executive Director & CEO Cory Polshansky, Deputy Director & COO www.qsac.com Educational Advocacy Children s Services Respite Bi-County - 12 -
Queens Parent Resource Center, Inc. (QPRC) 112-40 Francis Lewis Boulevard Queens Village, NY 11429 Phone: (718) 736-8690 Fax: (718) 736-8696 James Magalee, Executive Director www.qprc.net Quick Social Services (QSS) 50 Commonwealth Drive Wyandanch, NY 11798 Phone: (631) 643-7554 Fax: (631) 643-7510 Louise Hamlett, Executive Director www.quicksocialservices.org Resource Center for Independent Living 409 Columbia Street/P.O. Box 210 Utica, NY 13503 Phone: (315) 797-4642 Fax: (315) 797-4747 Mr. Burt Danovitz, Executive Director www.rcil.org SCO Family of Services 1 Alexander Place Glen Cove, NY 11542 Phone: (516) 671-1253 Fax: (516) 671-2899 Gail B. Nayowith, Executive Director www.sco.org School for Language and Communication Development (SLCD) 100 Glen Cove Avenue Glen Cove, NY 11542 Phone: (516) 609-2000 Fax: (516) 609-2014 Dr. Ellenmorris Tiegerman, Executive Director www.slcd.org Services for the Underserved (SUS) 601 West 26 th Street, 5 th Floor New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 268-5990 Fax: (646) 486-0020 Donna Colonna, CEO www.sus.org Sick Kids need Involved People of New York, Inc. (SKIP of NY) 601 West 26 th Street, Suite 522 New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 268-5999 Fax: (212) 268-7667 Margarette Mikol, Executive Director www.skipofny.org - 13 - Medicaid Residential Services (IRA) Advocacy Services Waiver Services Family Care Respite Care At Home Bi-County
Sid Jacobson Jewish Community Center (JCC) 300 Forest Drive East Hills, NY 11548 Phone: (516) 484-1545 Fax: (516) 484-7354 David Black, Executive Director www.sjjcc.org Skills Unlimited 405 Locust Avenue Oakdale, NY 11769 Phone: (631) 567-3320 Fax: (631) 567-3285 Richard Kassnove, Executive Director www.skillsunlimited.org Special Olympics New York Long Island Regional Office 819 Grand Boulevard, Suite 3 Deer Park, NY 11729 Phone: (631) 254-1465 Fax: (631) 254-1469 Diana Colonna, Regional Director www.nyso.org St. Mary s Hospital for Children Care At Home 5 Dakota Drive, Suite 200 New Hyde Park, NY 11042 Phone: (631) 755-1800 Fax: (631) 249-5860 Jeffrey K. Freriches, President and CEO www.stmaryskids.org County Boy Scouts Council 7 Scouting Boulevard Medford, NY 11763 Phone: (631) 924-7000 Fax: (631) 924-7145 James Grimaldi, District Director www.sccbsa.org Tender Care Human Services, Inc. 92-21165 th Street Jamaica, NY 11433 Phone: (718) 526-6125 Fax: (718) 526-6128 Yolanda Vitulli, Executive Director www.tendercareny.org The Rehabilitation Institute (TRI) 123 B Frost Street Westbury, NY 11590 Phone: (516) 741-2010 Fax: (516) 222-2092 Robert Budd, CEO www.triworks.org - 14 - Vocational Training
Town of Babylon Department of Human Services 200 East Sunrise Highway Lindenhurst, NY 11757 Phone: (631) 422-7642 Fax: (631) 491-5894 Ms. Madeline A. Bayton, Commissioner www.townofbabylon.com Town of Brookhaven Department of Parks & Recreation 1130 Old Town Road Coram, NY 11727 Phone: (631) 451-6108 Fax: (631) 451-6125 Edward Morris, Commissioner www.brookhaven.org Town of Hempstead ANCHOR Program Hempstead Residents Department of Recreation Lido Beach Town Park 630 Lido Boulevard Lido Beach, NY 11561 Phone: (516) 431-6946 Fax: (516) 431-0665 Joe Lentini, Coordinator www.townofhempstead.org Town of Huntington Department of Parks & Recreation 100 Main Street Huntington, NY 11743 Phone: (631) 351-3089 Fax: (631) 351-3100 Frank Petrone, Supervisor http://town.huntington.ny.us Town of Islip Department of Human Services 401 Main Street Islip, NY 11751 Phone: (631) 224-5335 Fax: (631) 224-5316 Angel Santana, Director http://townofislip-ny.gov Town of North Hempstead Department of Parks & Recreation 1801 Evergreen Avenue New Hyde Park, NY 11040 Phone: (516) 327-3113 Fax: (516) 327-3120 Gerard R. Olsen, Commissioner www.northhempstead.com - 15 -
Town of Oyster Bay Department of Community Services 977 Hicksville Road Massapequa, NY 11758 Phone: (516) 797-7900 Fax: (516) 797-7919 Maureen A. Fitzgerald, Commissioner www.oysterbaytown.com Town of Smithtown Recreation Department 495 Landing Avenue Smithtown, NY 11787 Phone: (631) 360-7644 Fax: (631) 360-7656 Thomas J. McCaffery, Recreation Superintendent www.smithtowninfo.com United Cerebral Palsy of County (N.UCP) 380 Washington Avenue Roosevelt, NY 11575 Phone: (516) 378-2000 Fax: (516) 868-4089 Robert McGuire, Executive Director www.ucpn.org United Cerebral Palsy of County (S. UCP) 250 Marcus Boulevard Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: (631) 232-0011 Fax: (631) 232-4422 Stephen Friedman, President & CEO www.ucp-suffolk.org Variety Child Learning Center (VCLC) 47 Humphrey Drive Syosset, NY 11791 Phone: (516) 921-7171 or 1800-933-8779 Fax: (516) 921-8130 Janice Friedman, Chief Executive Officer www.vclc.org Wyandanch Day Care Center (WDCC) 50 Commonwealth Drive Wyandanch, NY 11798 Phone: (631) 643-7554 Fax: (631) 643-7510 Louise Hamlett, Executive Director Children s Services Clinic Services Children s Services Clinic Services Early Intervention Family Support Service Bi-County - 16 -
Young Adults with Special Abilities (YASA) 30-5521st Street Astoria, NY 11102 Phone :(718) 626-6700 Fax: (718) 626-6705 Dr. Elias Samas, President www.yasaonline.org Young Adult Institute -National Institute for Clinical Services People with Disabilities (YAI) 460 West 34th Street New York, NY 10001-2382 (212)273-6100 Stephen Friedman, Chief Operating Officer YAI-Long Island Service Office 96 Willis Avenue Mineola, NY 11501 Phone: (516) 742-9549 Fax: (516) 742-6367 www.yai.org Residential Services *PLEASE NOTE: For further information on Medicaid, please call (631) 434-6047. For a Family Support Service Grant list, please go to www.lifssac.com. - 17 -
GENERAL SERVICES DESCRIPTIONS A. RESIDENTIAL SERVICES (ISS) Funded by New York State. Provides funding to eligible consumers to assist these individuals to live independently in the community. An individualized support services grant supplements such expenses as room, board, and other support services. Services (Comm. Hab.) Funded through Medicaid (Home and Community Based Services Waiver). Provides community habilitation services from consumer s own home. Supportive/Supervised Apartment Certified by OPWDD and funded by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and N.Y.S. House or apartment providing an environment that fosters independent living with minimal supervision. Program includes socialization, supported or sheltered work and travel training. Supervision is limited. Supervised Community Residence (CR) Certified by OPWDD and funded by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and New York State. Program provides on-site supervision and clinical supportive services primarily for individuals who need some training and experience in activities of daily living, socialization, and independent living, but who require 24 hour supervision. This category includes any programs that are termed supervised apartments. Family Care (FC) Certified by OPWDD and funded by Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and N.Y.S. Certified Family Care homes provide a structured and stable home environment, and create an atmosphere of family living, including the support, guidance and companionship found within a family unit. The responsibility for ensuring treatment and support services remains with the agency. Individual Residential Alternative (IRA) Certified by OPWDD, and funded through Medicaid (Home and Community Based Services Waiver). Provides room and board. Supervision and programming determined by individual need. IRA s serve a variety of behavioral, medical or supervisory needs Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled (ICF) Certified by OPWDD, and funded through Medicaid. Provides room and board, twenty four hour supervision and active programming; including training in activities of daily living (toileting, bathing, dressing, and grooming), socialization training and independent living skills. Specialized Intermediate Care Facility s (ICF) serve individuals with a variety of behavioral and/or medical needs. - 18 -
GENERAL SERVICES DESCRIPTION B. EMPLOYMENT & DAY SERVICES Supported Employment Supported employment is paid competitive work performed by individuals with severe disabilities who require support services to obtain and sustain employment. It is performed in an integrated setting which provides regular interactions with individuals who do not have disabilities and are not paid caregivers. Day Habilitation (Day Hab.) Day habilitation services are aimed primarily at developing those activities and skills outside of a person s home that assist him/her in developing a full life in his/her community. The services help an individual become a contributing member of his/her community as well as develop satisfying and rewarding connections and relationships in the community. These services are very flexible and can be provided almost anywhere in the community where an individual wishes to learn new skills. Prevocational Services (Prevoc.) Prevocational services are aimed at preparing an individual for paid employment. Prevocational services teach such concepts as following directions, attending to task, task completion, problem solving, and safety. Basic understanding of job performance requirements is also important aspect of prevocational services. The purpose of the service is habilitation rather than teaching a specific job skill. Day Treatment (DT) Day treatment is a planned combination of diagnostic, treatment, and habilitation services provided to persons with developmental disabilities in need of a broad range of clinically supported and structures habilitation services. Regulatory changes have been made to foster person centered planning and community inclusion in this program. Sheltered Workshops/Work Centers Sheltered workshops/work centers provide paid work to people with disabilities in a controlled and protective work environment. Attendees are considered client workers rather than employees of the workshop. - 19 -
C. OTHER SERVICES (FSS) Support services offered to developmentally disabled individuals that are living at home with their families. These services include: in home and out of home respite, recreational programs, crisis intervention, advocacy, sibling support, outreach, and resources. is provided by OMRDD, which assists persons with developmental disabilities and mental retardation in gaining access to necessary services and supports appropriate to the need of the individual. Service coordination promotes the concepts of choice, individualized service and supports, and consumer satisfaction. It is designated to help individuals strive for the highest quality of life. The focus is on assisting each person to achieve his or her unique goals and desires in terms of having a home, job, and a circle of friends, enjoyable activities and access to medical and clinical services. Medicaid (MSC) is an on-going Medicaid billable service. MSC is provided by qualified service coordinators and uses a person centered planning process in developing, implementing, and maintaining an Individualized Service Plan (ISP) with and for a person with developmental disabilities or mental retardation. The MSC program requires the Medicaid Service Coordinator to meet with the person that they have a service coordination agreement with at least once each month. Non Medicaid (Non-MSC) is a time limited service coordination provided for those individuals that do not have Medicaid but need assistance to access the appropriate services and supports available to them in the community. Agencies that provide Non-MSC are funded through a Family Support Services grant from OMRDD. Fiscal Employer Agent (FEA) A not-for-profit corporation that has a contract with a DDSO to perform billing, payments, reporting, and employment related functions for people using the Self Determination process. The people you hire will become employees of the Fiscal Employer Agent, who will pay them from your budget. Consolidated Supports and Services (CSS) HCBS Waiver service that has been approved by the federal Centers for Medicaid/Medicare Services (CMS). For OPWDD, it is the major component for funding and implementing individualized, self-directed services for people with developmental challenges. Start-up Broker (SUB) An independent contractor hired by the individual to apply for CSS. The Startup Broker can help develop a circle of support, conduct person-centered planning meetings, create a budget, and connect the person to services and supports in the community. Support Broker (SB) A Support Broker is someone who has a particular expertise in an area of your plan that you want to explore. A Support Broker works for you! This is different from a Case Manager or a Service Coordinator. Support Brokers are persons who provide expert information and assistance on a time limited basis (to help with a specific objective of the plan, such as training, employment coaching, circle maintenance, house hunting, support staff hiring). - 20 -