Announcements
1. UCP/NYC
Housing Case Management services for individuals who are family support eligible with availability in all boroughs.
Family Reimbursement in SI only.
Contact: Project Connect at 1-877-UCP-CONNECT
2. YAI
Health Education workshops are sponsored in Brooklyn Queens, Manhattan and the Bronx.
Crisis Intervention in Manhattan offering short term case management and emergency respite. Call 212-273-6229
3. Lifespire
Is offering In Home Behavioral Management for individuals who have a documented developmental disability and live with a family member. For questions or referrals please call Jay Kleinman, LCSW, at 718-454-6940 or email at jkleinman@lifespire.org.
4. GHO
Announced that Family Support Coordination has openings in Case Management ; Weekend Respite (Waiver); and ongoing MSC Services which are available in Queens, Brooklyn or Manhattan. For more information contact us at 718.261.6552 or visit us at www.ghoinc.org.
5. New York Services for the Handicapped / Camp Oakhurst
Summer Sleep-Away Camp
Children ages 8-19 and adults ages 20 and over with physical disabilities.
Planned out-of-home Respite
From September to June. Physically disabled children and adults with physical disabilities.
From June to August for children and young adults on the Autism Spectrum
Our facility is fully accessible. For more information call Chris Bellacero at 212-533- 4020.
6. Janet Davis / Metro DDSO
11 new programs are being funded this year including the expansion of New and Expanded Respite programs, Socialization Supports, Holiday Programs and Innovative Programs
The total allocation is $375,000.
Funding is subject to OSC approval. Please see the attached listing.
The Metro DDSO has available Family Reimbursement dollars. Contact 212.229.3118.
Discussions
• There was a brief discussion about an article that appeared in the NY Times regarding Abuses at the NYState Institution. There were hearings last Friday where people were asked to provide testimony on this topic.
• Linda Irby and Elly Rufer, Manhattan parents represented the Manhattan DD Council at the recent EPIC Conference in Lower Manhattan.
• We had a brief discussion on the Waiver Series that the Family Support Committee held this past year. The feedback was positive, particularly from provider staff that do not process waiver applications.
It was reinforced that if a family only gets either
1. Respite Waiver Program
2. SEMP or
3. General Family Support Services
they do not need to get on the Waiver. You can only get one category of service (like respite) before you enroll in the Medicaid Waiver. If you have an MSC you have to be in the Waiver to get additional services.
Presentation
Preparation for the Fall Manhattan DD Council Family Support Fair
Projected date of the Fair: Thursday, December 1, 2011
Church of St. Paul the Apostle
We reviewed the budget and expenses from the 2011 Fair. The budget was approximately $10,000.
Topics for Workshops:
− Understanding the new IEP
− Future Care Planning
− Preparing for the Future of our Service System
− Travel Training
− Behavior Management
− Visual Communications workshop / sensory Integration workshop
− Housing Advocacy Workshop to include vendors
Information Table:
− We discussed that we need more publicity on the purpose of the Information Table
− We might consider having four people that wear a colored T-Shirt that states “How Can We Help You to Find A Service?”
− We need a strong person that will make sure we get evaluations returned
− We need to think of an incentive to keep the vendors to stay until 2pm
Next Meeting:
Tuesday, September 13, 2011 @ YAI
Speaker to be Identified and preparation for the December 1st Fair